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Thinking of chucking cable TV
General | Posted 15 years agoIt appears that today's power failure has well and truly borked my last fully-functional TV-tuner, a VCR. Right now, I've got a fully dead VCR; a VCR that catches cable TV but has no sound and can't play tapes; a TV that doesn't have a working tuner of its own; and a DVD player that needs some re-jiggering of cords to be able to play sound.
I've also got a laptop that I've already been using to download TV shows to watch. Monday night's TV is already queued up on it. About the only TV I /don't/ get on it is TV-news and the weather channel... and I'm pretty sure I can live without those, and get that sort of info elsewhere.
I'm thinking of using this as an excuse to just chuck paying for cable TV entirely. Can you think of any real reason to keep it (and presumably buy myself some new TV-tuner-capable-device)?
I've also got a laptop that I've already been using to download TV shows to watch. Monday night's TV is already queued up on it. About the only TV I /don't/ get on it is TV-news and the weather channel... and I'm pretty sure I can live without those, and get that sort of info elsewhere.
I'm thinking of using this as an excuse to just chuck paying for cable TV entirely. Can you think of any real reason to keep it (and presumably buy myself some new TV-tuner-capable-device)?
Want to commission a rat-bot drawing
General | Posted 16 years agoTo anyone who happens to be reading this - do you know of any artists who would be willing to be commissioned to draw a rat-shaped robot?
New Orangina commercial
General | Posted 16 years agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AZt4yBnVQ8
... you know, if they actually sold that product in my country, I'd be willing to buy a bottle or two just to try to convince them to keep making that line of commercials.
Man, it must be a trip to watch broadcast TV in France...
... you know, if they actually sold that product in my country, I'd be willing to buy a bottle or two just to try to convince them to keep making that line of commercials.
Man, it must be a trip to watch broadcast TV in France...
Yet Another Internet Meme
General | Posted 17 years agoI Am A:
Lawful Good Human Wizard (3rd Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength- 10
Dexterity- 10
Constitution- 10
Intelligence- 17
Wisdom- 14
Charisma- 11
Alignment:
Lawful Good- A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion. However, lawful good can be a dangerous alignment because it restricts freedom and criminalizes self-interest.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Wizards- Wizards are arcane spellcasters who depend on intensive study to create their magic. To wizards, magic is not a talent but a difficult, rewarding art. When they are prepared for battle, wizards can use their spells to devastating effect. When caught by surprise, they are vulnerable. The wizard's strength is her spells, everything else is secondary. She learns new spells as she experiments and grows in experience, and she can also learn them from other wizards. In addition, over time a wizard learns to manipulate her spells so they go farther, work better, or are improved in some other way. A wizard can call a familiar- a small, magical, animal companion that serves her. With a high Intelligence, wizards are capable of casting very high levels of spells.
Lawful Good Human Wizard (3rd Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength- 10
Dexterity- 10
Constitution- 10
Intelligence- 17
Wisdom- 14
Charisma- 11
Alignment:
Lawful Good- A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion. However, lawful good can be a dangerous alignment because it restricts freedom and criminalizes self-interest.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Wizards- Wizards are arcane spellcasters who depend on intensive study to create their magic. To wizards, magic is not a talent but a difficult, rewarding art. When they are prepared for battle, wizards can use their spells to devastating effect. When caught by surprise, they are vulnerable. The wizard's strength is her spells, everything else is secondary. She learns new spells as she experiments and grows in experience, and she can also learn them from other wizards. In addition, over time a wizard learns to manipulate her spells so they go farther, work better, or are improved in some other way. A wizard can call a familiar- a small, magical, animal companion that serves her. With a high Intelligence, wizards are capable of casting very high levels of spells.
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