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Glottis posted:Time to contribute, cause I buy a lot of poo poo Probably a bad time to mention that Vizio is now rolling out a 50" 4K UHD starting at 999. Their largest, 70" is 2.5k.
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My last round of pick ups for a while. From Powell's Indiespensable program.  The Bone Clocks  Magic for Beginners From The Strand two weeks ago after a walking tour  Acceptance  Making the Mummies Dance  Role Models (it's marked as used, but it's signed. So someone made a mistake) From The Brooklyn Book Festival  The Gods of Gotham  The Vacationers  New Jersey Noir  Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics  Brooklyn Was Mine  10:04  So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures  Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian  How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets I'm pretty much not grabbing any books until after the Holidays. I have a feeling that there's going to be another book from Powell's before the end of the year, but we'll see.
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Heresiarch posted:For those unfamiliar: He actually made Harvey Korman piss himself during the Dentist sketch they did.
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Great book. In my opinion, Lerner is in a league of his own right now. There aren't a whole lot of authors who can write both poetry AND prose at that level.
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Sep 24, 2014 19:37
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If my calculations are correct this will be the bad-assest pencil case. I've looked at many a small sized hard cases to find one that had an internal compartment of sufficient length, yet not too fat so as to be a hassle to lug around. Most were invariably too short for pens and pencils or too deep for carrying around.  S3 T3000 It's 20cm by ~10cm by 3.6cm internal dimensions which is roomy to fit all my drafting supplies; has a foam liner to keep stuff from banging around. The outside dimensions are not too big and it has the added bonus of being very durable against crushing! To go inside or instead or in addition I ordered this Saki pencil roll wrapping wallet deal:  
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Sep 24, 2014 21:36
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Jack's Flow posted:Great book. In my opinion, Lerner is in a league of his own right now. There aren't a whole lot of authors who can write both poetry AND prose at that level. I'm glad to hear that. I had the chance to hear him speak at the Brooklyn Book Festival this past weekend and was intrigued by his writing style. I guess that I should get his other book too.
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ive always wanted a nice rower, is it air resistance in that little bubble thing? e: guess not welcome 2 Clown Town has a new favorite as of 22:35 on Sep 24, 2014 |
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Sep 24, 2014 22:32
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I love the water noise these things make. 
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Sep 24, 2014 22:34
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You must be a real ambitious one to buy a rower like that. I'm guessing the presidency?
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oscarthewilde posted:You must be a real ambitious one to buy a rower like that. I'm guessing the presidency? *stares into camera with smirk*
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Sep 24, 2014 22:42
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oscarthewilde posted:You must be a real ambitious one to buy a rower like that. I'm guessing the presidency? I've got an overly complicated plan to become president of the local home owners association. I may have to throw a reporter in front of a golf cart.
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Sep 24, 2014 22:43
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tomstuart posted:ive always wanted a nice rower, is it air resistance in that little bubble thing? If you get a rowing machine basically you should get a Concept2 or nothing.
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Sep 24, 2014 22:56
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I bet you slammed your fists on your desk when it arrived.
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Sep 24, 2014 23:08
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Bip Roberts posted:If you get a rowing machine basically you should get a Concept2 or nothing. QFT. Those water-rowers aren't all they're cracked up to be unless you absolutely can't have the noise of a flywheel. I would say something like Rowperfect probably rocks the socks, but I haven't actually ever used one - I'm super jealous of anyone who's got that kind of setup. The idea behind it is very well thought out, though - making the flywheel a moving part supposedly emulates the momentum retention and decay that occurs in a boat when your technique varies. If you're flinging your weight back and forth in a boat, you'll be killing the boat's ability to run, because the boat is jerking back and forth equivalently - but on an erg you can just heave on the fucker and not really care, which is a bad habit. It doesn't really matter for cardio/strength conditioning, which is what most ergometers get used for... but hey. strangemusic has a new favorite as of 23:34 on Sep 24, 2014 |
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Sep 24, 2014 23:08
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All of these rowing jokes are going over my head. I'm guessing... House of Cards?
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DrBouvenstein posted:All of these rowing jokes are going over my head. House of Cards and enjoying the feel and sound of rowing machines.
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screenwritersblues posted:I'm glad to hear that. I had the chance to hear him speak at the Brooklyn Book Festival this past weekend and was intrigued by his writing style. I guess that I should get his other book too. Definitely. Leaving the Atocha Station is great, especially when you consider that it was his first novel after three books of poetry. And if you are into poetry and like linguistic pyrotechnics, you could give the The Lichtenberg Figures a shot. https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B4565B659-B8C4-4F59-9411-6214146127B8%7D
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Sep 24, 2014 23:35
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How is the rower for an actual workout?
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obi_ant posted:How is the rower for an actual workout? It depends on how long you go and how intense you make it. Ummm... Common sense?
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Sep 25, 2014 03:56
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 FIV test for this pretty lady. All other adoption fees and costs were waived, since apparently the city animal services shelter has way too many cats right now, so they were having a special promotion. I get to bring her home on Monday!
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psyopmonkey posted:It depends on how long you go and how intense you make it. This, and: Biomechanically it's very good for you. You will work your core, back, shoulders, legs, glutes, and somewhat your arms also (pro tip: don't yank the handle with your arms to try to generate power. It comes from the legs and stabilizing with the core.) There's not a lot of ways you can hurt yourself doing it other than hyperextending something, and it does not take a lot of effort to learn good technique. You must learn good technique. Generally this boils down to keeping your back at a stable/ideal range of angles, not letting your head and torso fly all over the place during the stroke, and maintaining co-ordination between your hand and leg movements. You are free to do long, steady workouts to build your endurance, or short, intense, repetitive workouts to build explosiveness and power. You can challenge yourself to build power by aiming for a fast split at a slow stroke rate, try for smoothness and consistency at a high stroke rate, or anything in between. Any rowing machine worth a drat has a computer that can show you all kinds of extremely useful metrics (split times, stroke rate, power, distance, calories...) for you to measure your performance and keep an accurate log of how you're progressing. And most machines have an adjustable damper to make the resistance easier or harder. strangemusic has a new favorite as of 05:21 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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I have a Concept 2 rower and it's a torture device. When it's raining or cold outside I really dread it since I can't jog, so I have to spend 30 minutes on the device and it hurts so much. My legs are pretty strong now though. e: Francis didn't read the manual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMGNv957Xg
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Mu Zeta posted:I have a Concept 2 rower and it's a torture device. When it's raining or cold outside I really dread it since I can't jog, so I have to spend 30 minutes on the device and it hurts so much. My legs are pretty strong now though. Rowing isn't supposed to be fun. It's about hurting, puking, and waking up at 4:30 in the morning.
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Xenoletum posted:Probably a bad time to mention that Vizio is now rolling out a 50" 4K UHD starting at 999. Their largest, 70" is 2.5k. (a) there is basically no 4k content, (b) it's virtually impossible to tell the difference at couch distance, and (c) the 4k version costs >2x what I paid for this one. I knew it was coming. From what I hear they made other sacrifices on picture quality to meet the price point, too. Meatwave posted:Dude. Do you not know about junkyards? It's not because I was missing one, it's because these stupid things wear out on this car pretty quick. This is the second time I've had to replace my gas cap in 9 years. I'm pretty confident that I don't want one that has been sitting out forever and will probably fail again in 3 months, if not immediately.
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I row when my gyms pool is closed and enjoy it a lot for a different kind of workout. I can row 5k faster than I can run it now 
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Sep 25, 2014 07:27
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The best purchase.
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Evelyn Nesbit posted:
What a fine and dignified young lady. 
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Bip Roberts posted:Rowing isn't supposed to be fun. It's about hurting, puking, and waking up at 4:30 in the morning. So like cycling? Awesome, I'm going to love this purchase 
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Bip Roberts posted:Rowing isn't supposed to be fun. It's about hurting, puking, and waking up at 4:30 in the morning. There's a 4:30 in the morning now?
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Sep 25, 2014 16:03
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New phone: New GPU:  RIP my wallet.
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KING EGG posted:How's that going for you? We got one to test at work and had real problems getting the Display Port to work. I'm using HDMI so no comment on that but I'm liking it so far. Very quick for what it is.
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 New bike! I got a 2002 Suzuki sv650 with 9,500 miles from a guy on craigslist. Got a killer deal on it, and it came with some nice extras like front and rear stands and a cover. This thing is awesome.
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:New GPU: I already know that I want a 970, but I just don't have any reason to get it before GTA5 comes out next year, and I feel like even if it doesn't go on sale by then maybe there'll be a bundle or f2p codes or something. Did yours come with any goodies?
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Sep 26, 2014 16:32
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A couple of t-shirts: 
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Sep 26, 2014 16:41
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Est 1981? I know that's when the Delorean came out, but Doc didn't build his time machine until 1985. 
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deepbluenowhere posted:
This was almost exactly my first bike, down to the year. Congratulations, the thing is great. I just sold mine last year, half thought it would be mine when the picture loaded.
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Bip Roberts posted:If you get a rowing machine basically you should get a Concept2 or nothing. This man is correct.
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Sep 26, 2014 17:51
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Shoes: Handtool made by a neanderthal man: 
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davebo posted:I already know that I want a 970, but I just don't have any reason to get it before GTA5 comes out next year, and I feel like even if it doesn't go on sale by then maybe there'll be a bundle or f2p codes or something. Did yours come with any goodies? No goodies at all! I'm a bit surprised there were no free games or anything now that I think about it, but it never really crossed my mind because I'm just blown away by how good this card is, and I haven't even got round to overclocking it yet! Alhazred posted:Shoes: Could I have a link for these please?
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