Recent content by Tony Whalen

I love that this thread is still around.I just returned to the Alberta prairies after a couple of weeks at various (humid) western coastal cities.I think I know how a silica packet feels. All the moisture has been leached outta my skin by the dry prairie wind. :)

It arrived today. Packaging blew me away... much less the machine. :) Got it hooked up in no time... and the setup was a breeze. (Had to get into the advanced settings to generate sufficient base... very pleased with the flexibility!) So far... it's a beautiful machine. Fast, feature-rich...

After several years, I just pulled the trigger on the Oppo BDP-93. To date, we've had a pretty poor experience with Blu-Ray. We have a fairly humble setup (46" Sharp Aquos with a fairly decent amp & 7.1) ... but our experience with BD players has been .... meh. Bought a Panasonic BD unit, and it...

Disagree on that. While I don't think it's their finest season, I'm still enjoying this. I've been arguing with my wife since the start of the season if Gellar was real since the beginning. She was convince he wasn't... I said "no, we've seen him interacting with physical stuff now and then."...

So, what we have in a nutshell is this: Studio wants a remake/sequel/prequel to a successful cult-hit. Writers & crew do their damndest to provide a worthy successor. Studio suits make/demand changes that remove character development, increase the pace, and put more CG in.. Thus pretty much...

Hantz is disturbing. Not to mention hypocritical. Good lord, you're going to vote someone off because they're a temptation? Really? I'm thinking there is some history of unfaithfulness there. His uncle was at least clever and entertaining, even if he was a villain. Brandon is neither. He's just...

Thanks Marko! It was close. I unpacked a new Christmas tree a couple seasons back... there were HUGE silica packets in there.. and I was close to my fish tank at the time. It was like getting caught in opposing g-forces... almost didn't make it. Luckily, my wife came out of the kitchen with...

I couldn't believe they dropped the price of a dog-n-drink to $1.50! Like it wasn't a good deal at 1.99! :) Costco has a separate chain of liquor stores in Alberta. (They sit outside the main stores.. almost like the tire centers, but with a totally separate entrace.) Provincial law requires...

I'm cautiously optimistic about this. HUGE fan of the 82 flick... Hope this is worthy of it. I read somewhere that they reverse-engineered the sets from the destroyed base in Carpenters film. Hope so.. Was always curious about the frozen body with the slashed wrists... Wonder if we'll get...

They actually DO Russell. It's just that those little packets allegedly also contain a small access point into N-space, so that the moisture is wicked away into another dimension, thus preventing the contents from swelling and maintaining the space/time continuum. Except it doesn't work on...

What do i get at Costco? Meat! Kitty litter! Liquor!! Sounds like a party! :) ;)

Gotcha beat Kevin. I remember taking a DATE to "Treasure of the Four Crowns". :D Worst. Movie. Ever.

Y'know... Costco sells giant tubs of salsa. I wonder if they come packed in boxes with silica? Or would that just open a singularity? Off topic a bit.... does anyone know what those little packets REALLY do? I fear I've forgotten...

Does this count? http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/831e/ Been trying to resist ordering one... :)

Got mine a few days ago. So far, I love it. No issues. That said... since I got my MBP, I find I'm not spending much time at my iMac! :) So I haven't used the MagicMouse a TON yet. So many Apple products in the home... :D