Recent content by Michael Pineo

My wife and I were in Jo-Ann's Fabric yesterday, and she walked up to me laughing, with a phallic shaped package in her hands with the brand name "Stiffy" on it. I'm not sure what the product actually was. Then there is the ever popular Massachusetts liquor store, "Bunghole Liquors".

Unfortunately, whether we like it or not, that is the point of the show. It isn't called "America's Best Singer", it is "American Idol". If being an American Idol was solely about singing, Britney Spears would be working at the Gap or something. I'm actually quite suprised that Scott has made...

Another projector to consider would be the Panasonic PT-AE700U. The projector was designed with shelf-mounting at the rear of a room in mind (it vents out the front) and has enough zoom to give you a choice of screen sizes at that distance. Projector Central's calculator shows that at a throw...

I created a spreadsheet that forecasts all of our regular bills for the next 3 months or so. I include estimates for groceries and gas as well. I track our accounts using MS Money and download account activity daily from our bank's website. When I am done with that, I adjust the current balance...

Great. Now I can't get the image of all of the Wiggles yelling "Wake the f*ck up Jeff!!!!" out of my head :) If this is such a big deal to these parents, they should have investigated Evanescence's lyrics before letting their daughter buy the CD. This is just another case of parents refusing...

Did it actually come out today? My wife tried to pick it up for me and was told it wouldn't be out until Thursday. I checked 4 different websites and found 4 different release dates :) MikeP

I found one article about it that said it was a title exclusive to Target stores. I searched their site, but they don't list it. According to that article, it was released a year and a half ago, so I guess it could have been discontinued since then. MikeP

You can get rid of it, but not until you have reached the 80% mark. From the way that it was explained to me, that is 80% of the original cost of the house, not what you can get it appraised for. So even though my house would sell for $60,000 more now than what we paid for it a year ago (I shit...

A lot of it is herd mentality as well. A lot of people that say that Nirvana or Eminem are geniouses only say it because that is what everyone else is saying. I'm not saying that everyone who feels this way only does because everyone else does, but it does happen often. The next time someone...

A visual explanation might help here. Here is a quick gif file I created that shows how 4:3 and 16:9 images look on different display types. I didn't have time to create the different aspect ratios, but this will give you a rough idea of how the different shaped panels will display different...

That might be a little big. You have the right idea though. Once you have the projector, just project it on the wall and find what seems comfortable for you. Here is a link to my screen. It is about 8 feet wide and I sit between 18 and 20 feet away. I find it to be comfortable, although I...

The only bad thing I have really read about the X1 is the rainbows. The ideal situation is to spend some time with one before you purchase one to see if you see the rainbows. Even if you do, you may be able to live with them. If not, you might want to go with either LCD, or a DLP projector with...

CRT is a great suggestion. Just make sure you are aware of what you are getting into if you do. There is much more setup involved. Also you need to be careful that you don't end up with a projector that needs to be re-tubed in the near future. That isn't to say that CRT is a bad way to go, just...

I usually hate it when someone posts a budget and then people come in with suggestions that don't fall within the budget, but I have to agree with these posts. I had a Sharp H37 and it doesn't even come close to what budget projectors can do today. I paid $500 for mine and then had to shell out...

Does anyone know if Chris DeGarmo is going to be involved? I really haven't been following the band very closely since Promised Land, but I didn't care for the guitarist on the last live album. I really think they need Chris's influence to make a good sequel to Operation:Mindcrime. This is one...