I had Ravens and the over; the Packers and the under. Four separate bets. So yesterday was an unsatisfying push.
2.
geg6
Heh. Me, too, Cole. I drank so heavily during the first half that I was a raving drunk by the end of the third quarter. When I woke up this morning, I thought I may have hallucinated the whole second half. Then I picked up the Sunday paper and saw a big pic of Ziggy Hood celebrating his fourth quarter sack and got a warm fuzzy. Here’s hoping a miracle happens and the Jets win so we can win the AFC Championship at Heinz Field.
Sourdough rising in the warm oven. Comics read, blogs ignored. (This isn’t a blog, dammit.) Toby has been scritched, dogs and cats all fed and walked. Sorry, no poop report today. USPS tracker says I have my printer ink waiting in the mailbox. So far Mrs J has ignored my hints and I feel I may have to rouse myself into action. Mmm…mailbox action. New! Improved! Order yourself a new life via the mail! Hah, fuck the corner bar, the UPS man knows my name! My real name, dammit, not the one I use for billing purposes.
6.
JPL
If a few politicians and tax evaders are forced into early retirement it would not bother me. The Guardian has an article about a swiss whistleblower that’s worth a read. link
It concerns me that the person hasn’t been silenced. I sure hope he has a backup of the disc.
7.
WyldPirate
I’m just exhausted.
You’re about 40, right John?
I started being exhausted at that time in my life. Was a fat body who got no exercise. Developed sleep apnea which makes you more tired and fucks with your blood pressure and weight and can contribute to depression. Had metabolic syndrome (diabetes precursor) with severe dyslipidemia. I drank, smoked and ate straight up bullshit every day. Was stressed out of my mind. Had every cardiac risk factor imaginable and ignored all of it even when I knew better. I ignored all of that shit and was still tired, stressed, depressed and exhausted constantly.
A mere nine years later, along with a crapped out pancreas that can’t make insulin and full blown diabetes and three bypasses of arteries in my heart, I realize how big a price I paid for ignoring being exhausted and the causes for my exhaustion. I was much luckier than some in that I had no damage to my heart, but I walk a tightrope the rest of my life and stick myself like an ‘effing voodoo doll every day.
The cool thing is that the body is an amazing thing. You can come back. I’m in better shape than at any point of my life since I got out of the Army at age 29. I weigh the same as when I was in the Army and less than I did in high school and college. It’s amazing what a little OCD over diet and exercise can do for your health.
Maybe you’re just exhausted because of the Steelers game yesterday. I dunno. I’m not preaching at you, just more “preaching to the choir”. I just don’t want to see what happened to me happen to anyone else when it is so avoidable. I know all about knowing what to do to avoid what happened before the fact and always finding an excuse to avoid doing what was right for myself.
8.
frosty
Exhausted? Gee, think how you’d feel if your receivers dropped a pass in the end zone. Or if some schmuck got a penalty and wiped out a 55-yard return. Another painful 4th-quarter Ravens loss. At least I don’t have to watch another one until next year.
I’ll be doing more “enjoyable” things today — balancing the checkbook, paying the bills, putting away Christmas decorations.
9.
Ross Hershberger
Traveling to visit both dad & mom today, separately.
Planning a tube stereo preamplifier project for Make Magazine, though they don’t know it yet.
Writing an article on electronics math for Make’s blog.
Eagle, Indian, Rabbit.
10.
JPL
I’m exhausted also, too. The Falcon’s game was a real downer so maybe it’s just depression.
My earlier comment @ 6..did not represent my feelings. Actually I am surprised that Elmer has not been silenced or least coerced into silence.
11.
eastriver
You’re exhausted, JC? Really? Hopefully that’s just code for hungover.
You know you didn’t actually play in the game, right? You just sat your ass on a couch and watched. And if you exhausted yourself doing that you’re not doing it right. Or buy a new couch.
But I’m going to stick with you being hungover, and not really being honest.
I find myself in rare agreement with WP. I knocked off the unhealthy living and now at age 51 I fit in my clothes from high school and work rings around the couch potato teenagers I supervise.
It’s not actually difficult to live a healthier life. Making the change from 75% of my ingrained habits of consumption and exertion was damn near impossible though.
13.
alwhite
OMG! I have written to Sunday Morning complaining about that dreadful Ben Stein pissing on their show. But I promise I will never complain about him again if they promise to never have anyone from American Sphincter on again.
All the charm of Doug Neidermeyer
Dean Vernon Wormer: Put Neidermeyer on it. He’s a sneaky little shit just like you.
Boon: How does it feel to be an asshole, Neidermeyer?
Making the change from 75% of my ingrained habits of consumption and exertion was damn near impossible though.
That was the toughest mountain to climb for me as well, RH. For most of us, life just seems to get in the way. It’s funny what a motivating factor facing your own mortality up close can be.
Glad you didn’t have to reach the point I did to take action. Good luck with keeping your lifestyle change permanent!
Rudy Giuliani talking about 9/11 on CBS. What a shocker.
Indeed. Suspect he’ll end the interview with a plug for a new book. Then Bob Schieffer will shake his head and say how sad it is that, “both sides do it”, blah blah blah, and wrap the show with a tribute to Ronald Reagan, born 100 years ago today.
I’m heading out to a rabbit adoption event to get some foster rabbits permanent homes. We have more adopters who’ve applied this month than we have in years. Then later this week I’m picking up a litter of week-old baby bunnies from the shelter to be our next foster rabbits.
I’ll be sure to send pictures — it will be the cutest early morning pet post EVAR!
19.
debit
Yesterday I finally decided to invest in a pair of proper biking shoes, cleats and pedals. Of course, then I had to hook the bike up to the trainer in order to test out the cleat positioning and twenty minutes later I was a wrung out mess. It felt great. I cannot wait for spring.
ETA: Whoa, icons?
20.
cathyx
What just happened here. The format just changed.
21.
cathyx
And now I have a picture.
22.
chopper
whoa, new blog. jesus, that happened out of nowhere.
23.
JPL
@cathyx: Several of us look exactly alike but you decided to be different. lol
24.
Carrie
WOW!
I love it!
25.
cathyx
I like it though. Now I can see what everyone looks like.
26.
WyldPirate
What i the hell happened to the blogs appearance? I refreshed and it has totally changed. Layout is different, fon’t different, little icons by our names.
Change. Change sucks! Boo change!
27.
cathyx
I look like I need to go on a diet.
28.
dr. bloor
Day’s just starting, Cole. You still have to deal with the dilemma of facing either the Jets endless trash talking or the silent but lethal Pats next week.
I demand an icon.
29.
RoonieRoo
Uhhhh…..is Balloon Juice freaking out?
30.
morzer
Up-buggered the format is, says Master Yoda. In Chrome and Firefox both also too yea verily and for-bloody-sooth.
31.
bk
weird!
32.
JPL
Google Chrome is different than Firefox also, too.
Time to go look at I.E.
(yeah, I’m mainly posting just to see what my icon is …)
42.
Svensker
Any chance of getting commenters’ names bigger? They sort of blend in to the mush now and if they blend in, how’m I gonna ignore folks like BOB and Bender?
And now it tells me “fatal error”. Well, there’s that.
The new font is at least 2 points too small. The names are way too small.
\
(CTRL) +
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Svensker
Also, too, space. Particularly after the posts, but between comment boxes would be nice, too. Or maybe between commenter name and comment. Iz 2 jammed up, babee.
48.
WyldPirate
Just got this crazy error message when I refreshed BJ in IE 8.0:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_multisite() in /home/jcole010/domains/golive.balloon-juice.com/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 505
This is not change I can believe in. But it’s getting there.
50.
schrodinger's cat
I can’t post comments and the blog looks different. What just happened?
51.
You Don't Say
I can’t post.
52.
Michael
How do I get a cool avatar?
53.
schrodinger's cat
I think Tunch has finally taken over.
54.
Svensker
Just to make poor Cole crazy (hey, the Steelers won, chill dude), but this is the Beta version of this re-do, right? Having the recent comments and posts on the lower left of the page is just dumb. And folks who comment in a grey box now have their blockquote stuff sort of disappear, as well. And the spacing around posts, comments, names and dates is just really unfriendly.
Now, I’m feeling unfriendly. Go Jets! Makes those Patsies suck yo’ toes!
55.
morzer
Will we all be issued with magnifying glasses to enable us to savor the new blog format more richly?
You know, if you weren’t a sucky, evil Jets fan, I could probably get to like you quite a bit. You are certainly sound where the Patsies are concerned.
58.
Superluminar
New format WAI? Or Cole’s OODA loop got crunk? Seems ok in Safari but some cudlips still using IE.
59.
henqiguai
Yeah, just did a move to the next post (playing catch-up from the week) and this new format appeared; screwed up, wacked margins, missing navigation links, the whole 9 yards.
Then there’s the paragraphing; doesn’t like a simple couple of carriage returns, no, needs the paragraph token pair.
And on the comment posts; can we get the TIMESTAMPs back ? Helps me figure out how far behind the curve of you hyperactive thinkers/posters.
Thanks…
ETA: And still got it all screwed up. (sigh)
60.
schrodinger's cat
In Soviet Rushya West Virginia kittehs has blogs
61.
robertdsc-PowerBook
Hmm… Let’s see how this works in FireFox 3.6 for Mac.
I’d like to put in a request to increase the font size and darken up the blue and green fonts to make them easier to read. Because apparently my eyes are leading the rest of my body into middle age.
63.
Rommie
I think the Mayans believed in change! And I am exhausted from this one-week cold I have. (Avatar check)
64.
morzer
So I now have a gravatar, and need a microscope to read the actual blog. Baby steps, my fellow-cudlips, baby steps!
65.
Ron
Whoa. I kinda like the new look though it takes some getting used to. I’m with the “how do I get an avatar?” crowd though.
66.
HRA
The revenge of Tunch?
67.
debit
This is going to take some getting used to. I’m going to have some breakfast and decide how I feel about it.
Planning a tube stereo preamplifier project for Make Magazine, though they don’t know it yet.
Interesting. I bookmarked the site and will watch for your article.
I read your article about waveguide speakers. I’ve got an old set of Pioneer CS-99A speakers that might be perfect for a waveguide retrofit. The crossover caps are long gone, but they’re such beautiful things (lattice grill w/pleated fabric, 15″ woofers w/cambric surrounds) that I can’t bring myself to get rid of them.
Go thou unto the site which is named http://www.gravatar.com, create an account using the email thou signest in with here, and then upload a picture to thy account. After so doing, clear thou thy cache and may thy days be long in the Land of Tunch.
I had CS99a’s a while back. They’re beautifully made. I don’t know if they would work as a 2-way, though. For the waveguide conversion the woofer has to be able to play cleanly up to 1600 hz. I don’t know the spex of the speakers, but the woofers may not have been designed for that range. I used the Advents because they’re originally a 2-way with good upper woofer performance.
I have to leave town for the day. I’ll check into the pioneer specs & post back here within the day.
The waveguide conversion is very worth doing.
Here’s a link to the discussion thread on my last Make build project, a chip-based stereo amplifier.
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HRA
I just went over to see what was happening with the latest news on Mr. Fuller, one of the Tuscon victims. I agree he needs help to get him through his experience. I came across the following and was really shocked. This is from a comment at BooMan.
“Another Ohio Democrat, Steve Driehaus, clashed repeatedly with Boehner before losing his seat in the midterm elections. After Boehner suggested that by voting for Obamacare, Driehaus “may be a dead man” and “can’t go home to the west side of Cincinnati” because “the Catholics will run him out of town,” Driehaus began receiving death threats, and a right-wing website published directions to his house. Driehaus says he approached Boehner on the floor and confronted him.
“I didn’t think it was funny at all,” Driehaus says. “I’ve got three little kids and a wife. I said to him, ‘John, this is bullshit, and way out of bounds. For you to say something like that is wildly irresponsible.'”
Driehaus is quick to point out that he doesn’t think Boehner meant to urge anyone to violence. “But it’s not about what he intended — it’s about how the least rational person in my district takes it. We run into some crazy people in this line of work.”
Driehaus says Boehner was “taken aback” when confronted on the floor, but never actually said he was sorry: “He said something along the lines of, ‘You know that’s not what I meant.’ But he didn’t apologize.'”
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alwhite
@Ross Hershberger:
Looks good in Opera also. but us Alta Kackers wouldn’t mind a larger font 8-{D
82.
frosty
Oh noes! I’m going to have to decide on an avatar?? I had enough trouble just coming up with a nom de blog. I think I’ll go back to bed.
I had CS99a’s a while back. They’re beautifully made. I don’t know if they would work as a 2-way, though.
Remember, though, that they’re 4-way speakers. On mine, the tweeters and the horn are dead, but the woofer and mids are fine. But in looking at them, it would be difficult/impossible to fit in a horn.
Yeah, I am sure 88% of the people saying the violent shit don’t mean for people to actually kill people. Its just that they don’t THINK! No one persons violent rhetoric lead to Tucson and 350+ million Americans didn’t shoot up a Congress members meeting. But the sum total of all the eliminationist and violent images and speech will result in some small number of unstable people do violent things. Its what decent people have been saying for years (since at least OK City) and it has been proven out again and again.
Mr. Boner may be telling the truth when he says he didn’t MEAN it that way. But he is either a fat liar or incredibly stupid if he says he didn’t know what can happen.
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Judy in SD
avatar check
87.
sneezy
Wow, it’s really hard to see how the new layout is an improvement. Basically, nothing about it is better than the old layout. The left and right margins are too wide and there is too little vertical space.
I am sure 88% of the people saying the violent shit don’t mean for people to actually kill people.
I’m glad it’s only 88%, because I’m about 99% sure that certain people saying or implying murderous shit do mean for people to actually kill people, and I’m looking at Sarah Palin and Sharron Angle as I say that.
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89.
Phyllis
It’s the first sunny, pretty weekend we’ve had here in ages. I’m fixin’ to put my greens on for supper, then have some quality front porch time.
90.
henqiguai
Ooh ! Timestamps. I’m happy now. Except for this damned Courier font in the Reply box. Y’all just gratuitously ‘ucking w’ me, aren’tcha ?
ETA: Okay ! Admit it y’ are; the Courier gets dropped at posting. Smartass software.
ETA 2: Who’s the smartass sticking in the avatars ? Granted the one supplied might be on point (cf. the nym), but still.
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Jeanne Ringland
@WyldPirate: I don’t know how my pie got here. It’s from a totally unrelated forum.
92.
Evolved Deep Southerner
Just wanted to see if I got an icon, too.
93.
Evolved Deep Southerner
I’ll be damned. Yes I did. A brown thing with one eye that looks like a Christmas tree made of shit, with two gangly arms out the side of it.
Headed to Google to try to find something more suitable.
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bk
I had Ravens and the over; the Packers and the under. Four separate bets. So yesterday was an unsatisfying push.
geg6
Heh. Me, too, Cole. I drank so heavily during the first half that I was a raving drunk by the end of the third quarter. When I woke up this morning, I thought I may have hallucinated the whole second half. Then I picked up the Sunday paper and saw a big pic of Ziggy Hood celebrating his fourth quarter sack and got a warm fuzzy. Here’s hoping a miracle happens and the Jets win so we can win the AFC Championship at Heinz Field.
Blackfrancis
This would be the only day I can say I am hoping to see a jet crash this afternoon.
jsfox
@Blackfrancis:
Personally better they don’t even take-off.
jeffreyw
Sourdough rising in the warm oven. Comics read, blogs ignored. (This isn’t a blog, dammit.) Toby has been scritched, dogs and cats all fed and walked. Sorry, no poop report today. USPS tracker says I have my printer ink waiting in the mailbox. So far Mrs J has ignored my hints and I feel I may have to rouse myself into action. Mmm…mailbox action. New! Improved! Order yourself a new life via the mail! Hah, fuck the corner bar, the UPS man knows my name! My real name, dammit, not the one I use for billing purposes.
JPL
If a few politicians and tax evaders are forced into early retirement it would not bother me. The Guardian has an article about a swiss whistleblower that’s worth a read. link
It concerns me that the person hasn’t been silenced. I sure hope he has a backup of the disc.
WyldPirate
You’re about 40, right John?
I started being exhausted at that time in my life. Was a fat body who got no exercise. Developed sleep apnea which makes you more tired and fucks with your blood pressure and weight and can contribute to depression. Had metabolic syndrome (diabetes precursor) with severe dyslipidemia. I drank, smoked and ate straight up bullshit every day. Was stressed out of my mind. Had every cardiac risk factor imaginable and ignored all of it even when I knew better. I ignored all of that shit and was still tired, stressed, depressed and exhausted constantly.
A mere nine years later, along with a crapped out pancreas that can’t make insulin and full blown diabetes and three bypasses of arteries in my heart, I realize how big a price I paid for ignoring being exhausted and the causes for my exhaustion. I was much luckier than some in that I had no damage to my heart, but I walk a tightrope the rest of my life and stick myself like an ‘effing voodoo doll every day.
The cool thing is that the body is an amazing thing. You can come back. I’m in better shape than at any point of my life since I got out of the Army at age 29. I weigh the same as when I was in the Army and less than I did in high school and college. It’s amazing what a little OCD over diet and exercise can do for your health.
Maybe you’re just exhausted because of the Steelers game yesterday. I dunno. I’m not preaching at you, just more “preaching to the choir”. I just don’t want to see what happened to me happen to anyone else when it is so avoidable. I know all about knowing what to do to avoid what happened before the fact and always finding an excuse to avoid doing what was right for myself.
frosty
Exhausted? Gee, think how you’d feel if your receivers dropped a pass in the end zone. Or if some schmuck got a penalty and wiped out a 55-yard return. Another painful 4th-quarter Ravens loss. At least I don’t have to watch another one until next year.
I’ll be doing more “enjoyable” things today — balancing the checkbook, paying the bills, putting away Christmas decorations.
Ross Hershberger
Traveling to visit both dad & mom today, separately.
Planning a tube stereo preamplifier project for Make Magazine, though they don’t know it yet.
Writing an article on electronics math for Make’s blog.
Eagle, Indian, Rabbit.
JPL
I’m exhausted also, too. The Falcon’s game was a real downer so maybe it’s just depression.
My earlier comment @ 6..did not represent my feelings. Actually I am surprised that Elmer has not been silenced or least coerced into silence.
eastriver
You’re exhausted, JC? Really? Hopefully that’s just code for hungover.
You know you didn’t actually play in the game, right? You just sat your ass on a couch and watched. And if you exhausted yourself doing that you’re not doing it right. Or buy a new couch.
But I’m going to stick with you being hungover, and not really being honest.
Ross Hershberger
@WyldPirate:
I find myself in rare agreement with WP. I knocked off the unhealthy living and now at age 51 I fit in my clothes from high school and work rings around the couch potato teenagers I supervise.
It’s not actually difficult to live a healthier life. Making the change from 75% of my ingrained habits of consumption and exertion was damn near impossible though.
alwhite
OMG! I have written to Sunday Morning complaining about that dreadful Ben Stein pissing on their show. But I promise I will never complain about him again if they promise to never have anyone from American Sphincter on again.
All the charm of Doug Neidermeyer
Dean Vernon Wormer: Put Neidermeyer on it. He’s a sneaky little shit just like you.
Boon: How does it feel to be an asshole, Neidermeyer?
WyldPirate
@Ross Hershberger:
That was the toughest mountain to climb for me as well, RH. For most of us, life just seems to get in the way. It’s funny what a motivating factor facing your own mortality up close can be.
Glad you didn’t have to reach the point I did to take action. Good luck with keeping your lifestyle change permanent!
Southern Beale
Rudy Giuliani talking about 9/11 on CBS. What a shocker.
Villago Delenda Est
Apparently, it was the best day of his life, from what I can gather.
Mike in NC
@Southern Beale:
Indeed. Suspect he’ll end the interview with a plug for a new book. Then Bob Schieffer will shake his head and say how sad it is that, “both sides do it”, blah blah blah, and wrap the show with a tribute to Ronald Reagan, born 100 years ago today.
Redshift
I’m heading out to a rabbit adoption event to get some foster rabbits permanent homes. We have more adopters who’ve applied this month than we have in years. Then later this week I’m picking up a litter of week-old baby bunnies from the shelter to be our next foster rabbits.
I’ll be sure to send pictures — it will be the cutest early morning pet post EVAR!
debit
Yesterday I finally decided to invest in a pair of proper biking shoes, cleats and pedals. Of course, then I had to hook the bike up to the trainer in order to test out the cleat positioning and twenty minutes later I was a wrung out mess. It felt great. I cannot wait for spring.
ETA: Whoa, icons?
cathyx
What just happened here. The format just changed.
cathyx
And now I have a picture.
chopper
whoa, new blog. jesus, that happened out of nowhere.
JPL
@cathyx: Several of us look exactly alike but you decided to be different. lol
Carrie
WOW!
I love it!
cathyx
I like it though. Now I can see what everyone looks like.
WyldPirate
What i the hell happened to the blogs appearance? I refreshed and it has totally changed. Layout is different, fon’t different, little icons by our names.
Change. Change sucks! Boo change!
cathyx
I look like I need to go on a diet.
dr. bloor
Day’s just starting, Cole. You still have to deal with the dilemma of facing either the Jets endless trash talking or the silent but lethal Pats next week.
I demand an icon.
RoonieRoo
Uhhhh…..is Balloon Juice freaking out?
morzer
Up-buggered the format is, says Master Yoda. In Chrome and Firefox both also too yea verily and for-bloody-sooth.
bk
weird!
JPL
Google Chrome is different than Firefox also, too.
Time to go look at I.E.
Ross Hershberger
This is strange. Do I get to upload a pic now?
WyldPirate
@dr. bloor:
LOL. I can’t figure out why I have an icon or how to change it. If I could, I would give you mine.
JGabriel
chopper:
I hate it. The new font is at least 2 points too small. The names are way too small.
And there are avatars next to people’s names. I don’t wanna fucking know what people look like. I’m anti-social that way.
What the fuck happened here? I thought Cole hated change as much I do.
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Suffern ace
I like the pics. But then I like anything today after the packers win.
JPL
Internet Explorer doesn’t have margins so the comments are difficult to read.
Redshift
@JGabriel: And we’ve lost the permalinks on comments, which makes me think this isn’t final.
JPL
@JGabriel: Did you notice that we are twins? In fact I look like several folks from here and I plan on keeping it that way..
Michael D.
Very baby blue. :-)
Jim C
Interesting look. A little dense, though.
(yeah, I’m mainly posting just to see what my icon is …)
Svensker
Any chance of getting commenters’ names bigger? They sort of blend in to the mush now and if they blend in, how’m I gonna ignore folks like BOB and Bender?
And now it tells me “fatal error”. Well, there’s that.
Michael D.
@WyldPirate: You probably created an icon on gravatar.com and its following you wherever you go.
Linda Featheringill
@JGabriel:
Avatars don’t have to look like the real people. You can make up anything, or insert an animal or something.
stuckinred
This blog is fuked up.
Ross Hershberger
@JGabriel:
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(CTRL) +
Svensker
Also, too, space. Particularly after the posts, but between comment boxes would be nice, too. Or maybe between commenter name and comment. Iz 2 jammed up, babee.
WyldPirate
Just got this crazy error message when I refreshed BJ in IE 8.0:
Michael D.
This is not change I can believe in. But it’s getting there.
schrodinger's cat
I can’t post comments and the blog looks different. What just happened?
You Don't Say
I can’t post.
Michael
How do I get a cool avatar?
schrodinger's cat
I think Tunch has finally taken over.
Svensker
Just to make poor Cole crazy (hey, the Steelers won, chill dude), but this is the Beta version of this re-do, right? Having the recent comments and posts on the lower left of the page is just dumb. And folks who comment in a grey box now have their blockquote stuff sort of disappear, as well. And the spacing around posts, comments, names and dates is just really unfriendly.
Now, I’m feeling unfriendly. Go Jets! Makes those Patsies suck yo’ toes!
morzer
Will we all be issued with magnifying glasses to enable us to savor the new blog format more richly?
Michael D.
@Michael: Go to Gravatar.com and upload a photo to use.
morzer
@Svensker:
You know, if you weren’t a sucky, evil Jets fan, I could probably get to like you quite a bit. You are certainly sound where the Patsies are concerned.
Superluminar
New format WAI? Or Cole’s OODA loop got crunk? Seems ok in Safari but some cudlips still using IE.
henqiguai
Yeah, just did a move to the next post (playing catch-up from the week) and this new format appeared; screwed up, wacked margins, missing navigation links, the whole 9 yards.
Then there’s the paragraphing; doesn’t like a simple couple of carriage returns, no, needs the paragraph token pair.
And on the comment posts; can we get the TIMESTAMPs back ? Helps me figure out how far behind the curve of you hyperactive thinkers/posters.
Thanks…
ETA: And still got it all screwed up. (sigh)
schrodinger's cat
In
Soviet RushyaWest Virginia kittehs has blogsrobertdsc-PowerBook
Hmm… Let’s see how this works in FireFox 3.6 for Mac.
TooManyJens
I’d like to put in a request to increase the font size and darken up the blue and green fonts to make them easier to read. Because apparently my eyes are leading the rest of my body into middle age.
Rommie
I think the Mayans believed in change! And I am exhausted from this one-week cold I have. (Avatar check)
morzer
So I now have a gravatar, and need a microscope to read the actual blog. Baby steps, my fellow-cudlips, baby steps!
Ron
Whoa. I kinda like the new look though it takes some getting used to. I’m with the “how do I get an avatar?” crowd though.
HRA
The revenge of Tunch?
debit
This is going to take some getting used to. I’m going to have some breakfast and decide how I feel about it.
Montysano
@Ross Hershberger:
Interesting. I bookmarked the site and will watch for your article.
I read your article about waveguide speakers. I’ve got an old set of Pioneer CS-99A speakers that might be perfect for a waveguide retrofit. The crossover caps are long gone, but they’re such beautiful things (lattice grill w/pleated fabric, 15″ woofers w/cambric surrounds) that I can’t bring myself to get rid of them.
Joey Maloney
The site is totally hosed in Safari.
•Left and right columns are rendering beneath the content area, both on the left.
•Some images are missing
•The post timestamps are showing date only, not time, and are no longer clickable.
“In short, you have a ghastly mess.”
Ross Hershberger
I’m using Chrome on Vista and it looks pretty good. Had to zoom the size one notch. I can live with this. Blog readability is a White People Problem.
morzer
@Ron:
Go thou unto the site which is named http://www.gravatar.com, create an account using the email thou signest in with here, and then upload a picture to thy account. After so doing, clear thou thy cache and may thy days be long in the Land of Tunch.
jeffreyw
Hah! Look Ma! I’m a sly ol’ dog!
Ron
Hmm, okay, went to gravatar and attempted to upload an avatar. Let’s see if it works.
Rommie
There’s Clyde – suitably cynical for BJ
Ron
@Ron: Woot! It works.
jeffreyw
@Montysano: I have those speakers! Ordered through the Pacific Naval Exchange from the PX in Teipei in 1969.
Ross Hershberger
@Joey Maloney:
Speaking as an IT pro, from the evidence I’d say Safari is hosed. Works great in FF and Chrome.
MoonBatista
I won’t make an unwelcome comment then.
Ross Hershberger
@Montysano:
I had CS99a’s a while back. They’re beautifully made. I don’t know if they would work as a 2-way, though. For the waveguide conversion the woofer has to be able to play cleanly up to 1600 hz. I don’t know the spex of the speakers, but the woofers may not have been designed for that range. I used the Advents because they’re originally a 2-way with good upper woofer performance.
I have to leave town for the day. I’ll check into the pioneer specs & post back here within the day.
The waveguide conversion is very worth doing.
Here’s a link to the discussion thread on my last Make build project, a chip-based stereo amplifier.
HRA
I just went over to see what was happening with the latest news on Mr. Fuller, one of the Tuscon victims. I agree he needs help to get him through his experience. I came across the following and was really shocked. This is from a comment at BooMan.
“Another Ohio Democrat, Steve Driehaus, clashed repeatedly with Boehner before losing his seat in the midterm elections. After Boehner suggested that by voting for Obamacare, Driehaus “may be a dead man” and “can’t go home to the west side of Cincinnati” because “the Catholics will run him out of town,” Driehaus began receiving death threats, and a right-wing website published directions to his house. Driehaus says he approached Boehner on the floor and confronted him.
“I didn’t think it was funny at all,” Driehaus says. “I’ve got three little kids and a wife. I said to him, ‘John, this is bullshit, and way out of bounds. For you to say something like that is wildly irresponsible.'”
Driehaus is quick to point out that he doesn’t think Boehner meant to urge anyone to violence. “But it’s not about what he intended — it’s about how the least rational person in my district takes it. We run into some crazy people in this line of work.”
Driehaus says Boehner was “taken aback” when confronted on the floor, but never actually said he was sorry: “He said something along the lines of, ‘You know that’s not what I meant.’ But he didn’t apologize.'”
alwhite
@Ross Hershberger:
Looks good in Opera also. but us Alta Kackers wouldn’t mind a larger font 8-{D
frosty
Oh noes! I’m going to have to decide on an avatar?? I had enough trouble just coming up with a nom de blog. I think I’ll go back to bed.
Montysano
@Ross Hershberger:
Remember, though, that they’re 4-way speakers. On mine, the tweeters and the horn are dead, but the woofer and mids are fine. But in looking at them, it would be difficult/impossible to fit in a horn.
xian
looks like we’ll be able to “like” posts on Facebook soon… can spread the balloon-juice gospel there too… w00t
alwhite
@HRA:
Yeah, I am sure 88% of the people saying the violent shit don’t mean for people to actually kill people. Its just that they don’t THINK! No one persons violent rhetoric lead to Tucson and 350+ million Americans didn’t shoot up a Congress members meeting. But the sum total of all the eliminationist and violent images and speech will result in some small number of unstable people do violent things. Its what decent people have been saying for years (since at least OK City) and it has been proven out again and again.
Mr. Boner may be telling the truth when he says he didn’t MEAN it that way. But he is either a fat liar or incredibly stupid if he says he didn’t know what can happen.
Judy in SD
avatar check
sneezy
Wow, it’s really hard to see how the new layout is an improvement. Basically, nothing about it is better than the old layout. The left and right margins are too wide and there is too little vertical space.
JGabriel
alwhite:
I’m glad it’s only 88%, because I’m about 99% sure that certain people saying or implying murderous shit do mean for people to actually kill people, and I’m looking at Sarah Palin and Sharron Angle as I say that.
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Phyllis
It’s the first sunny, pretty weekend we’ve had here in ages. I’m fixin’ to put my greens on for supper, then have some quality front porch time.
henqiguai
Ooh ! Timestamps. I’m happy now. Except for this damned Courier font in the Reply box. Y’all just gratuitously ‘ucking w’ me, aren’tcha ?
ETA: Okay ! Admit it y’ are; the Courier gets dropped at posting. Smartass software.
ETA 2: Who’s the smartass sticking in the avatars ? Granted the one supplied might be on point (cf. the nym), but still.
Jeanne Ringland
@WyldPirate: I don’t know how my pie got here. It’s from a totally unrelated forum.
Evolved Deep Southerner
Just wanted to see if I got an icon, too.
Evolved Deep Southerner
I’ll be damned. Yes I did. A brown thing with one eye that looks like a Christmas tree made of shit, with two gangly arms out the side of it.
Headed to Google to try to find something more suitable.