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Huh. It's National Cinema Day in the US this upcoming Sunday (August 27). All tickets for $4. Time to see if I can find Oppenheimer Gran Turismo in IMAX near me.
 

chronodekar

Obsessively signs his posts
Staff member
That ... ha, ha, ha.. is just sad. But, funny too! Very careless of them (to let the domain expire).

Can't believe the decision was "lets recall snacks" instead of "purchase domain". Then again ... domain squatters can be hard to deal with so, the former could actually be the cheaper option.

But, ha, ha! It's a very silly state of affairs. :D

-chronodekar
 
Oh gods, yet another thing from my childhood adolescent years, gone. TBF, the news articles about it came out in August, but now the final day is here!

Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
The DVD service that has been steadily shrinking in the shadow of Netflix’s video streaming service will shut down after its five remaining distribution centers in California, Texas, Georgia and New Jersey mail out their final discs Friday.

The fewer than 1 million recipients who still subscribe to the DVD service will be able to keep the final discs that land in their mailboxes.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
Meh... I remember the Blockbuster and related beta and VHS rental stores....
I used to work in a video rental shop.

Five years in customer service has taught me that the people behind the counter aren't trying to sabotage my day, it's just that things aren't going to plan.
 
Meh... I remember the Blockbuster and related beta and VHS rental stores....
I'm pretty sure my Blockbuster card is actually still somewhere in the apartment. I'm just not sure at the bottom of which box or in the back of which drawer.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
Since no one else said it.. Happy Holidays and Happy Thanksgiving For those in the U.S.

And while a bit early a happy St. Andrews Day and start of Advent (and traditional start of holiday shopping season) coming up in the next week or so in the U.K.
 
Her voice genuinely gives me a headache.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
Earlier this week, my 30 year old bed frame finally gave out... I seems one of the wheels i kept locked somehow unlocked, and tried to roll, causing the entire corner of the frame to twist, even if bent it back, it would not hold. I immediately ordered a replacement, and it arrived late yesterday. I put it in just now.

Not sure I like it yet, but I only finished it 5 minutes ago... the wheels are pure plastic, and the interlock seems like it could give out, but it might hold.

We shall see.
 
So I'm not sure why this Friday night ended on such a note for me, but earlier tonight I had the chance to try out some truly terrible, bargain-priced, bottom-shelf US whiskey: Seagram's 7.

Me: *sips*
Me: "Wait, this tastes familiar. And bad. But bad in a familiar way."
Me: *goes hunting for a bottle of truly terrible, bargain-priced, bottom-shelf US vodka buried in the back of my freezer*
Me: *does a shot of Rikaloff*
Me: "Oh gods, they taste IDENTICAL. :("
 
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AoMythology

Apparently a report-er
So I'm not sure why this Friday night ended on such a note for me, but earlier tonight I had the chance to try out some truly terrible, bargain-priced, bottom-shelf US whiskey: Seagram's 7.

Me: *sips*
Me: "Wait, this tastes familiar. And bad. But bad in a familiar way."
Me: *goes hunting for a bottle of truly terrible, bargain-priced, bottom-shelf US vodka buried in the back of my freezer*
Me: *does a shot of Rikaloff*
Me: "Oh gods, they taste IDENTICAL. :("
I don't quite know why, but this made me laugh hard. :p
 

seitora

Well-Known Member
Year of the Dragon now!


I make good money, so theoretically I should be able to afford good things, but I still have bad habits of either cheaping out or waiting until current items start to fall apart. This really hit home when I bought a pair of regular over-the-ear headphones yesterday (nothing fancy, just some Sony brand ones ~$40 USD), and the sound quality on them was a huge step up over the headphones I've probably been using for 6 or 7 years, to the point I was able to literally cut my PC volume in half.
 

Kenko

Well-Known Member
Does anyone know how to remove this thing on the back of my new tape measure?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/qxBAGZh8n19YwfFx5
If you mean the shiny metal thing, you might not want to. It's a belt clip and is very useful when you want to keep your tape close to hand but not carry it in said hand alla time.

And no, I don't know how you'd remove it.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
If you mean the shiny metal thing, you might not want to. It's a belt clip and is very useful when you want to keep your tape close to hand but not carry it in said hand alla time.

And no, I don't know how you'd remove it.
No, I meant the damn plastic tab meant to hang the tape from a peg in-store. I got it off this morning, but not without taking the clip with it. Luckily I could just remove the screw and and the clip back on. Damn thing was a pain in the ass.
 

Zetas

Lurking upon the deep
To be fair, you can get those plastic tabs off without taking the clip off, but its a royal pain in the ass to do. Just goes to show that they want to make things as much of a pain in the ass to remove as possible.
 

seitora

Well-Known Member
Speaking of tabs, I've spoken before about how I'm kind of the digital version of the hoarder or clutterer, where I have too many goddamn tabs open. I was back up to about 35, and I've finally been able to trim down to 20 in the last couple of months. Fanfics to read, some music tracks to listen through, an anime series to watch, a few videos I've been meaning to watch, some 'best of' video game lists to look at to see if there's anything I missed in the last couple of years that lookin interesting, and other random tools. Along with a few of my own fanfics that I've still been trying to write. I think I should be able to catch up and trim that down into the low teens within a month. It already feels a lot more 'clean' and organised now.

(my mobile tabs are still at 36 though)
 
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