spritzer Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 You bastard... I know. Gotta love local shops...
Pars Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 I know. Gotta love local shops... Was this the local shop with the please take these weird ass transistors off my hands...
Sherwood Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 This was the local shop/penis museum.
Dusty Chalk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 Are these your first front-loaders, Mike? We just got a front-loader in the house where I live -- they take some getting used to.
grawk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 Are these your first front-loaders, Mike? We just got a front-loader in the house where I live -- they take some getting used to. Yah, the way they use less soap, clean better, and use less water.
Dusty Chalk Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 Yeah, it's mostly psychologickal.
JBLoudG20 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Posted December 22, 2008 I happen to like wasting soap, and having dirtier clothes.
Grahame Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 When I first came to the US, I was surprised at the dominance of Top Loaders, which, from a European perspective, I considered to be obsolete technology, along with bleach - which is something your mother used, before the advent of enzymes or "biological" washing powders. [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry_detergent]Laundry detergent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] It is only recently that that high-tech European Style newfangled front loaders seem to have caught on over here. More information than you ever wanted to know over at [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machines]Washing machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] , or from this convert A Better Way to do Laundry - What Should You Know About Front Load Washing Machines? - Epinions.com
DigiPete Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 That APC deal looks good, but isn't that precisely the kind of thing you want to avoid as a refurb? Correction, not a refurb, a closeout (new, as far as I know)
Sherwood Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 Grahame, Interestingly, when I first went to Europe, I was surprised by the fact that washing machines seemed to be designed to fit under the u-bend in a kitchen sink drain.
Knuckledragger Posted December 22, 2008 Report Posted December 22, 2008 NyQuil and DayQuil Antihistamine and Decongestant 50 lbs of ice melt A new set of thinsulate gloves -- winter in New England.
Looser101 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 6HP, 24" Ariens snowblower. Those are very nice.
humanflyz Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Thorens TD 320 with a Sumiko MMT arm, mounted with a Sumiko Blue Point Special cart from a local seller, who will deliver and help me set it up next week. Finally, I get to play those records which are just sitting around right now, doing nothing.
Dusty Chalk Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Congratulations, and welcome to team analog. Alright, technically I'm not on team analog, I'm more on team almost on team analog. But I'm a fan of the sound, so there.
Looser101 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Assemblage DAC-2 (case only) for a future DAC build.
Augsburger Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Congratulations, and welcome to team analog. Alright, technically I'm not on team analog, I'm more on team almost on team analog. But I'm a fan of the sound, so there. X2. I am a charter member of team analog collectors of vinyl waiting for gear to turn it into music.
luvdunhill Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Couple of ECC99's, a 4A/6.3v filament transformer and some 2SK389/2SJ109's for pennies. nice. Feel free to send those worthless "V" grades to me
n_maher Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 oh boy, here we go... 3x 3/4 x 24 x 30 sheets of Baltic Birch Plywood 2x 3/4 x 6 x 36 pieces of Walnut The cicada drivers may finally find a home.
laxx Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 oh boy, here we go... 3x 3/4 x 24 x 30 sheets of Baltic Birch Plywood 2x 3/4 x 6 x 36 pieces of Walnut The cicada drivers may finally find a home. Waiting on pics. I'm not a handy DIY person, so looking at what others make is all I can do.
n_maher Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Waiting on pics. I'm not a handy DIY person, so looking at what others make is all I can do. Unfortunately time will not permit me to be the one making use of this wood. But pics will certainly be posted when I've got the cabinets and started assembly.
postjack Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 MSI Wind U120 nice. i was thinking of picking up a dell mini 9, but let me know how you like the wind.
padam Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 If you want a Dell, buy a Mini 12. According to the specs it is much more usable and also has a new hardware. I suppose it will worth the extra cash. The MSI Wind U120 is probably the best at this moment, but the U115 is coming and that will have a newer, more advanced hardware like the Mini 12, but with hybrid storage (faster and more efficient) so I think worth waiting for it. We had to buy one laptop before the end of the year so it was a fairly easy decision. The U120 is almost the same as the U100 but looks less cutsy The keyboard and screen is really good, the touchpad less so. The thing that it is built for a price does show in a few places. The noise levels are kept low. Overall I think it's good value.
grawk Posted December 23, 2008 Report Posted December 23, 2008 Seems to me that a 12" netbook stops being an ultraportable, tho. From my perspective, the 8" form factor is almost perfect. By the time you're at 12", either get an old powerbook, or go to a 13" macbook...
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