MattPie

100 Proof Jack probably, I'm not as sure with 80 Proof Jack..

Friends doesn't equal like-minded, but I get your point. In any case, shouting at the wind isn't worth the trouble.

Part of the draw here is talking with "friends" and really respectful discussion. I have no desire to go get into a flame war.

WTF kind of Viking are you?

... Zemgus. Grant. Eichel. Grant. Kane (shoots the puck a foot wide and high). Evander, That's not the drill we were doing.

Nice video, haven't seen that one before.

That's correct. If you look at the historical chart here, you'll see the big bump that then dives for the gutter in January. So yes, this team is on pace with a team that went on a miracle run at this point in time. http://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/23748-charts-2015-16-edition/?hl=charts

I thought the new name was the Vegas Trademark Disputes. Pence.

Haha, yeah, I can see that. Same with the Doolittle Raid, if I even get comfortable enough with a Japanese person it'd be interesting to ask.

I read somewhere that guy in the latest link is 50 years old. Man, I hope I'm spry enough at 50 to be jumping off cars.

Isn't he played by Alec Baldwin in the lamentable "Pearl Harbor"? If you're trying to place the role, it's just before the point to movie probably should have ended and yet went on for another 45 minutes. Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (from what I just read) is much preferred by the surviving participants.. er... American participants. I'm not sure how the Japanese feel about either movie.

That doesn't stop most of us, don't be shy! Hahaha, nice.

It snowed a little here yesterday, but nothing stuck. It's above freezing and just stopped raining. This is what most of winter here is; I'd rather have the snow.

Arnicare is pretty awesome. I have the gel that I put on sore muscles from time to time.

Doolittle is a great example, thanks. For that matter, most people (myself included) can't name all the US presidents post-LIncoln up to FDR.

Someone on my FB feed was lamenting that some 30-year-old waiter at lunch didn't know who he was. That's kind of sad, but I don't see it as a huge deal. Heroes get lost to time. I'm guessing many people here don't know who Alvin York was (unless they saw the movie). I'm sure back in the 60s when he died people were complaining about how kids today don't know who he was.

I'm up to $2295. Woo!

I've been working my way through it the recently, including last night while working. I saw various episodes over the years when I was younger, but it seems there are a bunch that I've never seen or don't remember. I'm in the third season now, "And the Childern Shall Lead" and "Is there No truth in Beauty?" (featuring Spock in a red visor and Dr. Pulaski) last. The Netflix versions have the updated external shots with the computer-rendered ship and planets. I generally like it, but it'd be cool to compare to the original effects from time to time.

I assume that's the stuff that looks like hockey or gaffer tape that I see on athletes all the time now.

It does! I have a couple 5 1/4" ones at home that are the same size as a CD, just with a bigger hole in the middle. From the weight and color, I think it's aluminum with a coating of something ferrous for the magnetic heads to read and write. Later platters looked more like chrome mirrors, so I wonder if they started coating the outside with something for durability or whatever.

Floppy disks came up in the Complaint File, and I thought I'd share something cool I found at work. This is a 70s or 80s era hard drive platter. As you can see from the groovy guy in printout next to it, it's roughly 14" across. They came as a stack in the cake carrier that you stuck into a washing machine sized box to read it. 200MB, so 1/3 of the capacity of CD-ROM.

As in 5 1/4 or 3 1/2? The number of people that call 3 1/2 floppies a "hard disk" (Because it's hard plastic!) rankles me.

I used them for a bit a long time ago but I don't remember why I stopped. I do remember the adhesive emits some visible light when you pull the backing off if the room is dark (or d4rk, as the case may be). I may have to try them again as MrsPie complains about my noisy sleep too. Also, I think you can re-use them a couple times before they stop sticking.

If not, you may want to try BreathRight's new PatellaRight strips, a new adhesive product that you apply to keep that pesky floating knee in place!