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Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

I'm going to take a second to rant. Please ignore if you don't want to read a rant and if you do read it, it isn't directed at you. It's not directed at anyone here, just general people we run into on an almost daily basis.

Rant 1:
If you haven't already been made privy to a young couple's situation regarding life plans, especially in the area of children, then chances you are never going to be or they just don't know you well enough yet. Constantly asking when the couple is going to have children or why they don't have children yet does several things, but none of them are good. It sure doesn't get you any more information than what you already have regarding that situation. You aren't going to make the decision for them and you won't push them along any quicker than they are going. So just stop. There are reasons they don't have children. Those reasons could include: they aren't ready financially, they aren't ready because of relationship problems, they don't have a stable job, they plan to adopt instead of have their own, they are having trouble conceiving, they just simply don't want children. You don't know that reason and if they haven't told you, they don't want you to know yet or just don't want you to know period. It's not your business so stop asking.

Rant 2:
We all know children complicate things. We all know children can also be a joy. You don't have to spend every breath declaring those things. Appropriate responses to someone telling you why they were late do not include "Just wait till you have kids!". Appropriate responses to someone complaining about bills is not "Just wait till you have kids!". Appropriate responses to a couple telling you how happy they are together do not include "Just wait till you have kids!". Just stop. We already know about kids and trouble and joy they can bring. We've heard it a million times, just stop. If you're kids did something to make you happy or tick you off or make your life difficult, feel free to share that, but DO NOT respond to our every sitation with some remark about how we don't have kids and how we don't know how hard it can be or how happy life can be.

Sorry for the rant, but I had to vent.

On another note. That cold front pushed through and todays highs are in the low 70's and lows tonight in the mid 40's! Fall is here :D
 
Geek, I sorta understand. (my personal rant, I'll hide)
Two of my siblings are big into kids. One has 2 the other ready for their 3rd.
My older sister just got married a few years ago and not sure if she'll have any. I personally am not looking for any anytime soon. Time spent with them, especially concerning my work schedule, would be completely insufficient and I would never want to rob them of that. I really don't think the wife and I could give enough time dedicated to a pet let alone a child, so until work situations change, it won't happen.
My folks have never pressured us considering they have 4 and soon 5 grandchildren to visit! My wife's folks, on the other hand, as she's an only child occasionally feels some slight pressure so I can understand what's going on. Hopefully they can understand your best wishes! :)
 
morning all...just checking in.

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I wanted to say something about the kids thing...wanted to add one:

Please do not tell me how my kids would be better off with (insert real life and adult explanations of life here) if only I would tell them....seriously. I will talk to them how I CHOOSE instead of what someone else tells me is the best way. Seriously...my kids, their life, parents choice...... /rant [/spoiler]

Thanks, and sorry. I ended up having that discussion with multiple people in the last several weeks and months regarding my upcoming marriage....which BTW is in 4 days...woo hoo!!!!! Been crazy, is crazy, will be fun!!!!
 
MSUgEEk said:
Chief, the only problem I'm running into with deal shopping and waiting till thanksgiving is I'm looking at two specific series of tvs. The Panasonic P50st50/gt50 or the Samsung PN51e6500/7000. All of those are becoming more scarce by the day
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You've done your research and I don't want to diss your due diligence, Geek, but if I may throw something in there about plasma:

Plasma is nice, but IMO it was a gap-filler technology at the time because LED screens couldn't be produced above a certain size. Plasmas are heavier, run hotter and are FAR more power-hungry: so please keep power consumption in mind when choosing a TV. Our LED TV's on night and day; and it costs just a dollar or two a month to run.

Unless, that is, you plan to sit at an extreme angle to the TV rather in front of it... in which case plasma rules the roost.

But it's your choice in the end, Geek; and regardless of the technology, you'll love the end result. Sounds like you're ready to make the leap into 3D and I say GO FOR IT! :D

BTW I snuck a look at Titanic 3D last night. Curiosity just got the better of me. The movie is so long (and the data on the discs can only be compressed so much) that the 3D version is on 2 Blu-Ray discs ( standard Blu-Ray is on one disc... but who cares about that one? :D ). I popped in Disc Two and watched a bit of screaming passengers scrambling to get off the sinking, splitting ship. And I must say this:

The movie is positively gab-smacking. Not only is every creak and groan, every scream and cry in excruciating clarity... but the imagery is haunting. It truly puts you ABOARD THAT SHIP, in that panicked scene, on that night.

So absolutely: put Titanic on the list as a 3rd must-have 3D movie for your collection alongside Hugo and Avatar. I don't know what your tastes are in movies, but these three have near universal appeal.

Okay, enough about 3DTV so early in the morning... BTW hi Gnexers!



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Hence the hiding/show Chief!!!

I must say I feel comfortable with this group to even say those things "out loud"....

Hope everyone has a great day!!!!

Today is the day we notify our management:

We are choosing to go to Austin.

But.....basically what that choice means to us is this: the company will not fill our positions in Austin. We still have until January 1, before we report to Austin. If we find that PERFECT job between now and December that keeps us here....they will get our resignations if it comes to that (which they understand...and partially accept/are willing to discuss at least), otherwise the weekend of the end of December...we move to Austin.

Difficult decision...yes. perfect solution....no. best option...maybe....a better option than unemployment....definitely.
 
The_Chief said:
You've done your research and I don't want to diss your due diligence, Geek, but if I may throw something in there about plasma:

Plasma is nice, but IMO it was a gap-filler technology at the time because LED screens couldn't be produced above a certain size. Plasmas are heavier, run hotter and are FAR more power-hungry: so please keep power consumption in mind when choosing a TV. Our LED TV's on night and day; and it costs just a dollar or two a month to run.

Unless, that is, you plan to sit at an extreme angle to the TV rather in front of it... in which case plasma rules the roost.

But it's your choice in the end, Geek; and regardless of the technology, you'll love the end result. Sounds like you're ready to make the leap into 3D and I say GO FOR IT! :D

BTW I snuck a look at Titanic 3D last night. Curiosity just got the better of me. The movie is so long (and the data on the discs can only be compressed so much) that the 3D version is on 2 Blu-Ray discs ( standard Blu-Ray is on one disc... but who cares about that one? :D ). I popped in Disc Two and watched a bit of screaming passengers scrambling to get off the sinking, splitting ship. And I must say this:

The movie is positively gab-smacking. Not only is every creak and groan, every scream and cry in excruciating clarity... but the imagery is haunting. It truly puts you ABOARD THAT SHIP, in that panicked scene, on that night.

So absolutely: put Titanic on the list as a 3rd must-have 3D movie for your collection alongside Hugo and Avatar. I don't know what your tastes are in movies, but these three have near universal appeal.

Okay, enough about 3DTV so early in the morning... BTW hi Gnexers!



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A few responses to your points, Chief. I honestly think LED and Plasma are both gap-filler techs until large OLEDs come along. That being said, back to the Plasma/LED debate.

The only LED tvs that can match the picture quality of a good Plasma are full-array local dimming LED sets which are much more power hungry than the edge-lit LEDs (and thus not many out there). Still less than Plasma, but the energy efficiency reasoning gets cut drastically there. Besides, I make tons of power here at work :D

Secondly, even the best full-array local-dimming sets experience some blooming and picture issues if there isn't some really good processing going on to control that dimming. By the time you get to that level of quality you're looking at a $2,500+ TV. The Panasonic and Samsung models I'm looking at have some of the best picture quality ratings ever and are in the $1,000-$1,500 price range now :) Hence the reason I'm looking at those. My only concern about going plasma is when we sell our current house and get our new one built and moved in it. It's going to be much better lit with ambient lighting than our current house and I worry a little about the picture getting washed out, but the models I'm looking at handle it fairly well and are some of the brigher plasmas out there. I'll just have to make sure we get some blinds to block out that ambient light if watching during the day (which is rare).

Bottom line: I'm going for the best picture quality bang for my buck. Plasma is a no-brainer.
 
MSUgEEk said:
A few responses to your points, Chief. I honestly think LED and Plasma are both gap-filler techs until large OLEDs come along. That being said, back to the Plasma/LED debate.

The only LED tvs that can match the picture quality of a good Plasma are full-array local dimming LED sets which are much more power hungry than the edge-lit LEDs (and thus not many out there). Still less than Plasma, but the energy efficiency reasoning gets cut drastically there. Besides, I make tons of power here at work :D

Secondly, even the best full-array local-dimming sets experience some blooming and picture issues if there isn't some really good processing going on to control that dimming. By the time you get to that level of quality you're looking at a $2,500+ TV. The Panasonic and Samsung models I'm looking at have some of the best picture quality ratings ever and are in the $1,000-$1,500 price range now :) Hence the reason I'm looking at those. My only concern about going plasma is when we sell our current house and get our new one built and moved in it. It's going to be much better lit with ambient lighting than our current house and I worry a little about the picture getting washed out, but the models I'm looking at handle it fairly well and are some of the brigher plasmas out there. I'll just have to make sure we get some blinds to block out that ambient light if watching during the day (which is rare).

Bottom line: I'm going for the best picture quality bang for my buck. Plasma is a no-brainer.
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Glad to hear it. And your decision is sound.

Just as an aside, our 3DTV is local micro-dimming and back-lit, all the bells and whistles, with a retail price tag of $3600. Hence my shock when Amazon had it for $1935 shipped. I agree that OLED will be the way to go... but that will be the 4KTV you & I will be buying in about 5-6 years :)

Let me know how you like your 3DTV when it comes in!
 
The_Chief said:
Glad to hear it. And your decision is sound.

Just as an aside, our 3DTV is local micro-dimming and back-lit, all the bells and whistles, with a retail price tag of $3600. Hence my shock when Amazon had it for $1935 shipped. I agree that OLED will be the way to go... but that will be the 4KTV you & I will be buying in about 5-6 years :)

Let me know how you like your 3DTV when it comes in!
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Will do :) Still holding off but I probably might as well bite the bullet and go buy it. I don't foresee either getting much cheaper in the next month or two.
 
Unforgiven said:
I'm keeping an eye on them here. We'll see.


Hi Anti:wavey:
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Hi Pup! :wavey:

MSUgEEk said:
FYI folks. Tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Anyone who goes to your nearest participating Krispy Kreme and talks like a Pirate, gets a free glazed doughnut. To anyone that dares to go extreme and dress like a pirate, they will give a whole dozen for free!

http://krispykreme.com/Upload/Pdfs/TalkLikeaPirate.pdf
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Wow, I wish I had a krispy kreme nearby. Who am I kidding, I would weigh 800 lbs.
 
MSUgEEk said:
FYI folks. Tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Anyone who goes to your nearest participating Krispy Kreme and talks like a Pirate, gets a free glazed doughnut. To anyone that dares to go extreme and dress like a pirate, they will give a whole dozen for free!

http://krispykreme.com/Upload/Pdfs/TalkLikeaPirate.pdf
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Oh man, I would totally do that if there were any Krispy Kremes near me! :(

P.S. Congrats Anti!
 
8k??? HOLY COW! Congrats!

Edit: Off-topic: I just got an e-mail from the user who identified a bug in my app saying my latest update had fixed it. She went to the Play Store and gave the app 5-stars and left a positive comment about the app and my willingness to work with her to resolve the bug. Things like that absolutely make my day :D
 
Rock formations have never been so exciting!

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