Voltron

Knob Creek martini sounds awful.

Agreed. It is teh seks. On the other end of the spectrum, I have been chubbed up since seeing the 4-SSD Thunderbolt array that is in the Light Peak demo video. Mamacita!

To quote Wired: Thunderbolt plugs have the same shape as the Mini DisplayPort connectors in all recent Macs, and it’s compatible with them, so you can plug an older monitor into a new Thunderbolt port (even using a DVI, HDMI or VGA adapter) and it will still work. You won’t have a data channel, but the video connection will function.

Tree fiddy and a cookie, here.

Awesome Shelly! Congrat.

I was definitely thinking the same way, along with "why not get it all" if the school is paying?

That's cool! It makes most sense to swap from the included HDD to a better SSD, right? JP just did that for my Mac Mini and it is such a great thing. I wonder if the RAM price difference is worth doing as well.

Like the Post-man said, the BDP-95 is very well packed and thoughtfully comes with all the cables you need and a USB wireless adapter that I wasn't even aware was included. It is a very sleek and solid unit and the basic setup was entirely painless. I set up Netflix streaming wirelessly for now, and it played an entire movie fine even though Netflix or Oppo threw up a warning that my connection was weak and there would likely be drop-outs (image quality admittedly wasn't top notch but would improve with ethernet connection or better wifi). I am looking forward to getting the Gallo Stradas set up to better hear what it can do on the audio front. Impressed so far, and already happy I made the leap to the 95.

Deerhunter -- Cryptograms

Ron Burgundy jazz flute gif is awesome!

The Link to AnandTech has a decent technical summary of the new models. I was planning on 8GB RAM and the 256GB SSD, but the annoying thing is that SSD is apparently priced off the charts compared to the 128GB, which is pretty much at market price. Still, I have to think that 128GB would feel limiting and I will definitely get AppleCare so replacing on my own is not an option. And Dinny, the 27" iMac is amazing. Not portable, but a great desktop/TV/etc.

Bensonhurst Cocktail 1 3/4 oz rye (Bourye) 2/3 oz dry vermouth (Dolin dry) Barspoon maraschino (Luxardo) Barspoon Cynar Stir with ice and garnish with oversized orange peel.

Continuing with the Cynar explorations: Choke Artist from The Art of the Bar, by Jeff Hollinger and Rob Schwartz * 1 ounce Cynar * 1 ounce Anejo tequila (I used Cazadores Reposado) * ½ ounce fino sherry (I used Amontillado) * 5 dashes Stirring's Blood Orange Bitters * Extra-wide orange twist for garnish Technique: Combine the Cynar, tequila, and sherry in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir. Add the bitters to a chilled snifter and roll around to coat the glass. Pour the Cynar and tequila mixture into the snifter. Garnish with the orange twist.

That looks fucking killer. I love rye bread and rarely eat it. Want porterhouse with rye NOW!

Haters gonna hate. Bastard fucks.

That sounds familiar.

We have an iSi syphon like this one, and quite liked it when we were actively using it. Maybe this is another reason to buy some CO2 cartridges and use it again.

Loch Lomond -- Little Me Will Start a Storm

Here's a little more help to get you going:

Toro y Moi -- Underneath the Pine The Low Anthem -- Smart Flesh

Betty had a blue period too:

Nasty mind.

Yep, I feel the same. The upcoming Macbook Air has been my main target but the loaded 15" MBP with SSD is going to give it a serious run for the money. I am going to the Store to check them out and see if I can deal with the weight difference.