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by Sable
20 Jan 2016, 08:27
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bill.
Replies: 84
Views: 19979

Re: Bill.

I met Bill once, in the Summer of 2007, in Victoria. My then-girlfriend (now wife) and I ran into Paul and Graham at one of PAX's concerts, and, being the consummate gentlemen they are, they invited us to come see some of British Columbia afterwards, on what would turn out to be a memorable trip. A ...
by Sable
02 Feb 2011, 08:34
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IPv4 address exhaustion
Replies: 48
Views: 1556

Re: IPv4 address exhaustion

Hi. Network engineer, here. That means it's my job to deal with things like IP addresses. This is not the end of the world, or the end of the Internet. It will make being an ISP slightly complicated in the short run, and very complicated in the long run. The change from IPv4 to IPv6 will probably be...
by Sable
11 Oct 2010, 13:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: October Forum Contest: Pumpkin Carving!
Replies: 140
Views: 5803

Re: October Forum Contest: Pumpkin Carving!

I just bought a pumpkin, an Atomic Age washbasin, an aquarium pump, a jigsaw and 75 glow sticks.

WHAT COULD IT MEAN
by Sable
10 Oct 2010, 09:30
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: October Forum Contest: Pumpkin Carving!
Replies: 140
Views: 5803

Re: October Forum Contest: Pumpkin Carving!

Yes yes what I'm here yes hi.

I'm in Arizona now, so probably no fire this year.

I have other plans, though.
by Sable
26 Sep 2010, 14:10
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Desert Bus IV thread!!!
Replies: 516
Views: 26700

Re: The quasi-official Desert Bus IV thread

Very much looking forward to DBFH this year. Just thought I'd reiterate this. :)
by Sable
18 Sep 2010, 07:06
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Desert Bus IV thread!!!
Replies: 516
Views: 26700

Re: The quasi-official Desert Bus IV thread

You guys are awesome! Do you know how long it will actually take you drive from Tuscon to Vegas including stops, Sable? 7 hours, 23 minutes along the most direct route, according to Google Maps. I believe this also takes into consideration local speed limits. I don't plan on offering my $100 per po...
by Sable
15 Sep 2010, 09:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Desert Bus IV thread!!!
Replies: 516
Views: 26700

Re: The quasi-official Desert Bus IV thread

Elomin Sha wrote:Interesting. You'll have to phone DB as you're driving.


My car has an integrated Bluetooth system, calling in won't be a problem. It will buzz a bit, though.

"Racing" the crew...that's an interesting idea...
by Sable
15 Sep 2010, 09:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Desert Bus IV thread!!!
Replies: 516
Views: 26700

Re: The quasi-official Desert Bus IV thread

Emperor Gum wrote:You guys are awesome! Do you know how long it will actually take you drive from Tuscon to Vegas including stops, Sable?


According to Google Maps, going the speed limit the whole way is about eight hours. Stopping for snacks and gas, probably closer to 9-10.
by Sable
15 Sep 2010, 09:27
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Desert Bus IV thread!!!
Replies: 516
Views: 26700

Re: The quasi-official Desert Bus IV thread

I'm not sure if this is the best place to put this, but my better half and I have a Desert Bus challenge - to donators! If The Crew (tm) choose to integrate it into some sort of announcement, that would be peachy keen, we want to help. I live very near to Tucson, Arizona. I possess a driver's licens...
by Sable
02 Aug 2010, 20:52
Forum: LRR Video Discussion
Topic: Videogame Fighting Tournament
Replies: 31
Views: 4013

Re: Videogame Fighting Tournament

I hate to be the Voice of What The Hell, but something is hella screwed up with the Escapist's video player. My CPU spikes to 100% on both cores and the video judders really badly. I'm on a Macbook Pro from late 2008 (2.53Ghz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, only the browser open) running Snow Leopard 10.6.4. Y...
by Sable
25 Jun 2010, 09:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the fakest sounding real word/name you can think of.
Replies: 108
Views: 4400

Re: What is the fakest sounding real word/name you can think of.

I have met someone called J. Sterling Ditsworth.
by Sable
11 Jun 2010, 09:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Extremely Serious Fruit Discussion
Replies: 45
Views: 2850

Re: Extremely Serious Fruit Discussion

Did you know that pineapples only develop into...pineapples...when their natural pollinators, hummingbirds, are absent? This is why importing hummingbirds to Hawaii is a get-fed-to-the-pigs kind of infraction.

~The More You Know~
by Sable
10 Jun 2010, 05:49
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What TV Shows Did You Watch at Childhood Not of Your Time
Replies: 27
Views: 1371

Re: What TV Shows Did You Watch at Childhood Not of Your Time

I used to watch David the Gnome, Lost in Space and Doctor Who.

I grew up in a time capsule.
by Sable
09 Jun 2010, 13:14
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Psychoanalyze people based on their avatars
Replies: 78
Views: 2959

Re: Psychoanalyze people based on their avatars

Shifter went to find himself, but only left a crappy helmet behind as a replacement.
by Sable
04 Jun 2010, 06:48
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How or why did you pick your avatar (now with request)
Replies: 155
Views: 5366

Re: How or why did you pick your avatar

I want to yell at a lot of you, a lot of the time.

So I let The Spy do it for me.
by Sable
02 Jun 2010, 12:56
Forum: Video Games
Topic: EVE online
Replies: 23
Views: 1575

Re: EVE online

I have two accounts, one for small ship stuff and making money, the other for being a capital pilot (You really do wind up giving a character up to be a capital pilot, and you give it up forever if you make it to supercapitals.) Metcarfe, the game will not run on your Mac, at least not very well and...
by Sable
29 May 2010, 17:12
Forum: Video Games
Topic: EVE online
Replies: 23
Views: 1575

Re: EVE online

Yes, I play. I've been cruising around for about a year and a half now.
by Sable
29 May 2010, 08:10
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Getting to know you
Replies: 28
Views: 1489

Re: Getting to know you

The Crew actually came up to me and said hi - I didn't even know they were in the room at the time. They also got me a great place to get pictures of the PAX 2008 concerts, which was cool. Also, every last one of them is a goddamn giant, don't let anyone tell you differently. I have to actually jump...
by Sable
27 May 2010, 12:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can we intelligently discuss civilian gun ownership?
Replies: 277
Views: 8364

Re: Can we intelligently discuss civilian gun ownership?

I lived in a place for a long time (And I will probably go back) where it was entirely possible that nature was going to kill you. I lived in Southeast Alaska, which is kind of like British Columbia without roads. It's nothing at all like Seattle. As such, and in that fairly limited view, I'm in gen...
by Sable
24 May 2010, 08:24
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The "Change Tim's Mind About Blade Runner" Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 2773

Re: The "Change Tim's Mind About Blade Runner" Thread

I want to own a copy of Deckard's pistol. Adam Savage can help you with that. As far as Blade Runner as a film goes, I'll admit it's been a while since I've seen it. My recollections might be a little dusty. I've always liked the film, but I don't think it's the greatest science fiction story ever ...
by Sable
21 May 2010, 23:14
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Additive Technologies - Synthesized Parts
Replies: 16
Views: 1080

Re: Additive Technologies - Synthesized Parts

The MakerBot, from MakerBot Industries, is about a thousand dollars. It is a complete 3D printing device that can make very complicated things. It works with a great open-source modeling program, and you can download things to print from a site called Thingiverse. It makes them out of ABS plastic. I...
by Sable
21 May 2010, 14:50
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LrrMobile Mk. II
Replies: 120
Views: 3787

Re: LrrMobile Mk. II

From what I can read, "hyper-miling" is exactly the same as "driving responsibly." I regularly get 30mpg or more out of my 250-horsepower two-ton rear-wheel-drive sport sedan. I guess I'm awesome? I mean, I could push my eyeballs through the back of my head at every light, but I ...
by Sable
21 May 2010, 14:30
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Completed Games
Replies: 23
Views: 962

Re: Completed Games

I beat Team Fortress 2. I mowed down every single crying baby coward on a 16v16 map, and captured the last point all on my own.

CRY

SOME

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE
by Sable
21 May 2010, 08:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So I've noticed
Replies: 67
Views: 2326

Re: So I've noticed

I moved to Arizona back in October of last year. It's been a bit of a change. I also finally sold my beloved go-anywhere do-anything go-go-gadget Audi uberwagon. I was sad to see it go, but the roads here don't need to be subjugated and conquered the same way they do in Alaska. Edit: When I moved, I...
by Sable
21 May 2010, 08:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LrrMobile Mk. II
Replies: 120
Views: 3787

Re: LrrMobile Mk. II

I like both.

If I'm driving a big truck or a van, I like having an automatic, it makes handling an already-unwieldy vehicle a bit easier.

In my BMW, I cannot live without the manual. It is my favourite thing ever.

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