It's a tough ordeal for me because I am constantly tempted to throw in everything I spot. In the end, everything I make starts to resemble everything else. It's not good for the cooking soul.
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08/06/2011 20:46 #54886
Secondary FuelCategory: eating in
08/06/2011 17:29 #54884
Primary FuelCategory: eating out
Considering I just wiped off the entire shelf of the Lindt 85% at the store, I probably have the biggest stash in a mile radius now.
Wonder how many hours these will now drive me.
Wonder how many hours these will now drive me.
metalpeter - 08/06/11 19:18
Fire Dancing at Days Park.... Might have to try and see what the camera gets we shall see......
Fire Dancing at Days Park.... Might have to try and see what the camera gets we shall see......
tinypliny - 08/06/11 17:42
- lame smile coupled with same old excuse* The level of chocolate in above is proportional to the level of nervousness and uncertainty I am dealing with right now... You will have to forgive me once more.
heidi - 08/06/11 17:35
So, you'll be joining me at 9:30 at Day's Park for fire dancing? *arched eyebrow*
So, you'll be joining me at 9:30 at Day's Park for fire dancing? *arched eyebrow*
08/06/2011 10:24 #54877
KeyboardsCategory: i-tech
I am always looking for quieter keyboards that don't sound like the train is rattling through my flat as I type. I type a lot and keyboard rackets really bother me. So I recently bought this unbranded chiclet-keys-type keyboard: 
I reviewed it on Amazon. In short, I like how the keyboard feels and sounds (not quiet but tolerable). But I mistype on this keyboard often because the spacing is somewhat non-standard.
I tried out this Azio keyboard and hated it.
The noise factor was okay but the keyboard was too hard to type on and fatiguing. Plus it was glossy and retained fingerprints.
Then I got this logitech K120 yesterday.
It is just a classic keyboard with well spaced out keys so that mistakes are minimum and you get everthing right at the very first type. But it is not quiet as they say. Its not quiet at all. All the clackety clatter is very much there. I think it has got noisier from yesterday. That is exactly what happened to my earlier M$shit keyboard. The racket steadily increased over the years till I had to drown the sound out with heavy metal or full orchestras. Chopin was completely out of the question. I am afraid this keyboard might be headed the same way.
I am pretty torn. Do I care more about precision or do I care more about the sound. Or should I just hold on to the noisier but more precise keyboard and just suffer through the noise?
Both keyboards are a pleasure to type on though. They hardly require any effort. Both are not entirely quiet but I prefer the sound of the chiclet keyboard rather than the clackety noise of the logitech k120 (I wonder what the people who think this is quiet were smoking!).
For now, I have two of the unbranded silky chiclet keyboards and the classic logitech k120. I returned the Azio. I think I am holding on to the chiclet keyboard but I am not sure what to do with the logitech keyboard yet. I am typing on it now, hardly making any mistakes but I am not liking the noise at all.
I reviewed it on Amazon. In short, I like how the keyboard feels and sounds (not quiet but tolerable). But I mistype on this keyboard often because the spacing is somewhat non-standard.
I tried out this Azio keyboard
and hated it. 
The noise factor was okay but the keyboard was too hard to type on and fatiguing. Plus it was glossy and retained fingerprints.
Then I got this logitech K120 yesterday.
It is just a classic keyboard with well spaced out keys so that mistakes are minimum and you get everthing right at the very first type. But it is not quiet as they say. Its not quiet at all. All the clackety clatter is very much there. I think it has got noisier from yesterday. That is exactly what happened to my earlier M$shit keyboard.
The racket steadily increased over the years till I had to drown the sound out with heavy metal or full orchestras. Chopin was completely out of the question. I am afraid this keyboard might be headed the same way. I am pretty torn. Do I care more about precision or do I care more about the sound. Or should I just hold on to the noisier but more precise keyboard and just suffer through the noise?
Both keyboards are a pleasure to type on though. They hardly require any effort. Both are not entirely quiet but I prefer the sound of the chiclet keyboard rather than the clackety noise of the logitech k120 (I wonder what the people who think this is quiet were smoking!).
For now, I have two of the unbranded silky chiclet keyboards and the classic logitech k120. I returned the Azio. I think I am holding on to the chiclet keyboard but I am not sure what to do with the logitech keyboard yet. I am typing on it now, hardly making any mistakes but I am not liking the noise at all.
tinypliny - 08/06/11 15:46
That small paragraph took me 3 minutes to type correctly on this keyboard with 3-4 tea sips in between. That's not very productive.
That small paragraph took me 3 minutes to type correctly on this keyboard with 3-4 tea sips in between. That's not very productive.
tinypliny - 08/06/11 15:45
I have now switched from logitech to the chiclet and my typing has slowed down A LOT. I am making a ton of mistakes. I keep going back to correct words. But there is no irritating racket. It sounds like I am typing on a laptop. If only they had spaced out this chiclet keyboard a little more... it could have been the most perfect keyboard. I don't know why they had to jam all the keys together in non-standard formats.
I have now switched from logitech to the chiclet and my typing has slowed down A LOT. I am making a ton of mistakes. I keep going back to correct words. But there is no irritating racket. It sounds like I am typing on a laptop. If only they had spaced out this chiclet keyboard a little more... it could have been the most perfect keyboard. I don't know why they had to jam all the keys together in non-standard formats.
tinypliny - 08/06/11 15:42
Hmm... I don't know if I can deal with those silicone membrane keyboards because there is no tactile feedback when you type. In a regular keyboard, you can be confident that you have hit a key even when you are not looking at the keyboard or the screen but on a membrane-like keyboard, it could be tough to be certain of whether you have typed correctly or not without looking.
I really don't know. I like the chunky feedback of a keyboard like logitech but I hate the noise.
Hmm... I don't know if I can deal with those silicone membrane keyboards because there is no tactile feedback when you type. In a regular keyboard, you can be confident that you have hit a key even when you are not looking at the keyboard or the screen but on a membrane-like keyboard, it could be tough to be certain of whether you have typed correctly or not without looking.
I really don't know. I like the chunky feedback of a keyboard like logitech but I hate the noise.
metalpeter - 08/06/11 13:21
Silly Question? Back in the days of some recent time ago you had two kinds of keyboards the standard kind that click like a type writer a bit where each letter is a key stroke then you had (picture the ateri video game quickly with keyboard) where you don't have keys that go up and down you hold down and get the letter.... Now granted those it was very easy to hold downnnnnnnnnn and it used to be with these other type of key boards if you wanted double letter or numbers you had to type again but now if you hold it down you get multiples.... the question I have is can you get the kind that makes no sound because there is no button that goes up and down you just press it and depress it? I thought I saw and add someplace for a key board like that and it unrolls... Just an idea not sure if they still make that kind..........
Silly Question? Back in the days of some recent time ago you had two kinds of keyboards the standard kind that click like a type writer a bit where each letter is a key stroke then you had (picture the ateri video game quickly with keyboard) where you don't have keys that go up and down you hold down and get the letter.... Now granted those it was very easy to hold downnnnnnnnnn and it used to be with these other type of key boards if you wanted double letter or numbers you had to type again but now if you hold it down you get multiples.... the question I have is can you get the kind that makes no sound because there is no button that goes up and down you just press it and depress it? I thought I saw and add someplace for a key board like that and it unrolls... Just an idea not sure if they still make that kind..........
08/05/2011 21:45 #54873
Mayor abducted by aliens...Category: the odes
Multiple eyewitness accounts confirm that the beam-me-up-scotty-mobile was spotted hovering menacingly over his office just after nightfall.
The hostile mothership was last seen speeding over the Erie lake towards the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
The hostile mothership was last seen speeding over the Erie lake towards the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
tinypliny - 08/06/11 15:47
heh, yes I guess blimps are subject to immigration checks as well. But who knows maybe the crew is half canadian.
heh, yes I guess blimps are subject to immigration checks as well. But who knows maybe the crew is half canadian.
metalpeter - 08/06/11 13:11
Well they had better be careful "The US/Canada Boarder Nazis" might fly up there and let them know they have to check in..... This is a nod to the fact that in past Canada wants notification if you are in the water and on a boat that you are in their country even if you aren't going to dock (bout a month ago maybe)....
Well they had better be careful "The US/Canada Boarder Nazis" might fly up there and let them know they have to check in..... This is a nod to the fact that in past Canada wants notification if you are in the water and on a boat that you are in their country even if you aren't going to dock (bout a month ago maybe)....
tinypliny - 08/05/11 22:18
The kind that travel by vodka blimps.
The kind that travel by vodka blimps.
paul - 08/05/11 22:17
What type of aliens would want our mayor.
What type of aliens would want our mayor.
08/05/2011 21:12 #54872
Cue "The X-Files" tune!Category: the odes
I am having way too much fun with this blimp.
The truth is OUT THERE!
It's some vodka called Hangar One and it's on a multi-city tour. Today was its Buffalo day. Seems like you will get a chance to see it eerily floating over Erie tomorrow as well as Sunday.
The truth is OUT THERE!
It's some vodka called Hangar One
and it's on a multi-city tour. Today was its Buffalo day. Seems like you will get a chance to see it eerily floating over Erie tomorrow as well as Sunday. tinypliny - 08/06/11 15:50
LOL. That is an evil goosy thought.
LOL. That is an evil goosy thought.
metalpeter - 08/06/11 13:08
Interesting I have heard of it but don't think I've ever tried it.... Maybe in a wise but could wind up very bad move the grey goose people should let out a 1,000 geese and see what that blimp does..HA...
Interesting I have heard of it but don't think I've ever tried it.... Maybe in a wise but could wind up very bad move the grey goose people should let out a 1,000 geese and see what that blimp does..HA...
Not that I cook but I guess you know what stuff you like so just use that stuff.... I use the word spices and seasonings as the same word by the way.... so ad what ever spices you like.... One thing that I have noticed that some foods (can't think of a good example maybe meet stuff) is in multiple cultures but just with slightly different seasoning..... For example when one eats Chinese food they aren't eating it for "The Chicken" ;) or not they are eating it because of how it is spiced {that caused a nice debate at work}... Hunan or sweet and sour or what ever... I assume this is true also of those veggies you like enjoy...