I'm perplexed how Radio Shack survives. I pass by the one in my area and its
alwys empty. You go there for batteries and little do dats but little else.
Then
along the way the staff became very aggresive to say the least.
From: Mr. Worf
I think that their days are numbered. They still haven't figured out their
niche in the market. They keep updating their stores to appeal to the masses
but have forgotten about the geek crowd. I went there a couple of weeks ago
for a fuse and they only had very small selection. Despite that I
Having seen the latter, Keith, I'm sure. Makes me wonder how a network as
incompetent as Siffy can field anything like Haven. It's smart,
nicely-paced and has characters I want to know more about. Siffy will move
it, once it becomes a hit, to anchor another night. And I'll follow it.
As for
Mr Worf, I've been browsing there for about three years now. Picked up a lot
of Tom Swift novels, which hearken back to my childhood.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
*
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Project Gutenberg* is the place
rave, I don't care about the looks. If I owned it, and did one take-off or
landing in a public place, I've got dates for the next six months. That, on
top of the joy of flying... I'm going to get my license.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
The across-the-board reaction I'm hearing in this is that, in the public
eye, LeBron had lost a lots of fans over this. And not because he left
Cleveland. I've heard that event described, most charitably, as an
infomercial. Doesn't bother me only because I watch so few NBA games (a
grand total of
What the Wise Man said.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
I'm reminded of the well stated theorem that, given enough time and
chances, a monkey could type out the completed works of Shakespeare. Of
course, you might have to fill the observable
Honestly, the only reason that I know that two of those ten still exist is
because my mother gets Reader's Digest and BP -- well, need I say? Now, if
BP decides to go away of its own accord after ceding all of its corporate
coffers to those affected by the spill, I won't cry...
On Fri, Jul 9,
Mr Worf, it's anything BUT that for Radio Shacks in my area. Once, I went
into the one nearest where I live, and there were all of five people in the
store.
And three of them were employees. Of course, I must say that, less than 100
meters away, is a Wal-Mart Supercenter. [?]
On Sat, Jul 10,
I've got even money saying that, if I had the time to chase this story down
through search engines long enough, I'd find a publishing date at least
fifteen years old. That's about the length of time it takes documents to
work down the chain. More known stuff that could've saved millions of lives,
Don't have U-Verse, Mr Worf, but I've heard the rumor on the whisper-stream.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 1:03 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
On my tv right now they are scrolling across the screen that ATT Uverse is
threatening to drop IFC from their service. Has anyone else seen
I like that... the fear of bike theft is the only reason I don't have one.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 1:11 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
July 9th, 2010 | Tech http://www.toxel.com/category/tech/ |
[image: Bendable Bicycle Concept]
Innovative
I think what is really going to kill Radioshack is the Disposable product
culture. Very few people will bother to fix things nowadays. If it stops
working throw it away and buy a new one.
Just tonight I saw a 42 inch flat screen on freecycle. The people were
trying to get rid of it because it
Won't argue with you there. When my mother's computer started glitching, she
never considered a repair shop. She just had me disconnect it from the
fiber-optic cable and got on the phone with Dell. And yes, you did pass
around Freecycle.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Mr. Worf
This shouldn't hurt BP that much overall. They have been around a long time
and have thousands of wells. What they have spent so far on the clean up is
only about 1/3 of what they make in a quarter just from oil in this region.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Martin Baxter
I had a friend do the same thing. Her laptop is only a couple of years old.
(less than 3) She was complaining about the speed. Instead of cleaning off
the hard drive she unplugged it and bought a new one. Wasteful.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
This shouldn't hurt BP that much overall.
Unfortunately. I'm watching my local news right now, about a restaurant that
may have to lay off workers because they specialize in Gulf Coast seafood,
which they aren't getting because one of their primary suppliers had to shut
its doors indefinitely
Absolutely. To say nothing of the eco-impact, of all of that plastic parked
in a landfill.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
I had a friend do the same thing. Her laptop is only a couple of years old.
(less than 3) She was complaining about the speed.
I'll bet that is something, rave. I've got a friend who lives there. I'll
reach out to her, see if she's seen it yet.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/08/trek-in-the-park-cla.html
Classic Star Trek episodes performed
I saw something on tv a few days ago in Paris. They have a bike rental
program that has caught on there. They have a bike rental stand every 300
meters where you can rent a bike for $1 a day or $25 a month. (day, week,
monthly rentals) Its a huge success there because it cuts down on traffic
and
There was a fledgling rental program the last time I was in Paris, back in
'93. Got to see a lot of the city using one.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
I saw something on tv a few days ago in Paris. They have a bike rental
program that has caught on
Have you seen that new commercial that they have been running? They have a
claim hotline headed by a brotha. Dude may want to do a good job but that is
just ASKING for trouble.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
This shouldn't hurt BP that much
I remember hearing in the early 1990s that some people had a natural resistance
to AIDS. They would get the HIV virus. It would be detectable. But even without
treatment, they never acquired full-blown AIDS.
On Jul 10, 2010, at 1:38 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
That would
Was the first thing on my screen Thursday and Friday morning but, oddly, not
today. All systems go through this song and dance when contracts expire.
Unfortunately I doubt there will be as much clamor to save IFC as there were to
save ESPN, Disney, TV Land and the like.
~(no)rave!
--- In
Hmmm maybe its the same one? You could easily see where additional bike
stands were in the camera shot. The closest thing that they have to that in
San Francisco is the Zipcar system. Its basically a short term rental car
agency. I see a lot of people using the Scion mini van to pick up furniture
Maybe you should call them 20 times today and tomorrow rave! Someone has to
save that channel for you.
Comscum switches channels here almost every quarter now. The last quarter
they changed 6 or 7 channels. Now I have 2 syfy channels with the same
programming. I think one may be in HD but most of
She's nice, Mr Worf. But still, seeing that, my heart is drawn to this...
Bugatti Veyron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron
Picture of
onehttp://dreamingrils.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/bugatti-veyron-mahal-3.jpg
Sure... it's Eco-EVIL. (8 MPG) But it goes 0-60 in 2.2 seconds.
Indeed, rave. Deity forfend anything that might possibly educate or uplift.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
Was the first thing on my screen Thursday and Friday morning but, oddly,
not today. All systems go through this song and dance when contracts expire.
As I've stated previously, I find it both interesting and disheartening that
people are okay when corporations (the NBA, the New York Athletic Club, the
Kentucky Derby) put on one of these bloated hour-long programs with two minutes
of content but are aghast when an individual does it. Like
Could be. Don't remember the name of the place, because the young lady I
went there with made the arrangements. (Back then, I had my health and loved
walking everywhere. She wasn't as keen on that.) And we've got Zipcar here
in Atlanta since last year. I can even get a discount through MARTA, our
Oh, yeah, I've seen that. I really don't believe for a second that he
volunteered for the detail. That's like volunteering to search a minefield
while astride a pogo stick.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
Have you seen that new commercial that they
Now that would catch on easily with kids, especially here in Atlanta.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
Treadway Mobility concept puts personal electric transport at your feet
By Paul Ridden http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/
*00:59 July 9,
You can burn rubber from gas station to gas station. :)
I think the Shelby Ultimate Aero is sexier and almost as fast. Take a look:
http://www.itechnews.net/2009/01/28/shelby-ultimate-aero-ev-electric-sportscar-does-0-to-60-in-25-seconds/
You can get it all electric or gas powered. 1000hp.
On
I need to come down that way and take a look around one of these days. So
far I have only seen the airport on my stop overs.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
Could be. Don't remember the name of the place, because the young lady I
went there with
I wonder what they would replace it with?
It reminds me of what almost happened to public television back in the Bush
sr. years. They were trying to shut it down completely at one point. There
was a good hour or two before people were enraged to do something.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 4:17 AM,
That could compete... [?]
I'm not normally a gear head, but Top Gear has ignited a love of things
fast in me. When they did the segment on the Veyron, James May, said that,
while he was driving it, he almost got out while it was still doing 70 MPH.
It ran so smoothly and quietly that he actually
Mr Worf, in all honesty -- Fox Reality Channel. (Which, I'm proud to say,
DirecTV dumped two weeks ago.)
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder what they would replace it with?
It reminds me of what almost happened to public television back in the
Definitely more to the place than that.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
I need to come down that way and take a look around one of these days. So
far I have only seen the airport on my stop overs.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Martin Baxter
Some of the game shows on that channel seemed more like psych experiments
from a B scifi movie.
I remember one show in particular that kept three people in isolation for
several days without sleep, then had them perform strange tasks for rewards.
I think that they also had a segment where they
Absolutely. When I first found that on my dial, I screamed. Literally,
because they didn't give me G4 because of this crap.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
Some of the game shows on that channel seemed more like psych experiments
from a B scifi movie.
For over $1 Million it would have to sing to me gently while I sleep. :)
It is a beautiful car but my inner hippy has problems with the lewdness of
its extravagance.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
That could compete... [?]
I'm not normally a
From the outside the entire process just seems convoluted and wacky. The
same cable company can have a different line up for neighboring cities and
sometimes completely different lineups in the same city!
Sooner or later the feds will need to step in.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 5:09 AM, Martin
I'm glad you said this. Reading your comments allowed me to realize that the
other TV events are completely off my radar. I only had a vague notion of these
broadcasts except for the drafts. I don't think I've seen one--at least in
adulthood.
I now watch sports only occasionally after
And like i said, i hate it when done by corporations or individuals. There is
too much of this self-promoting, self-aggrandizing, famous because you're
famous culture going on nowadays. This was bloated and unnecessary. You hear
people talking about it who could care less about the NBA and
I listened to an interview with him and he says he definitely volunteered for
it because he wanted to help his home. Buddy is a geologist by trade, I
believe, so isn't exactly groomed for the job of PR spokesman, but wanted to
help. He hasn't lived in the area for years, but his family is still
I have not been in side a video store for at least five years if not more. The Netflix model and tapping into streaming ended that nightmare. Everyone can't get to a Blockbuster on a Tuesday morning when the new titles come in .So you go on Friday or Saturday night and you are SOL.
I still marvel
And I still think the scariest thing in America is a free black man.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
And like i said, i hate it when done by corporations or individuals. There is
too much of this self-promoting, self-aggrandizing, famous
(((Swet!)))
Brent
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/08/trek-in-the-park-cla.html
Classic Star Trek episodes performed outdoors
An amazingly awesome small theater group in Portland, OR called Atomic
Arts is about to
Mr Worf, I got my first experience with True Speed back in '83, when I met a
fellow student at Virginia State. He was one of the lesser Saudi princes
(not likely to inherit more than more money), and he wasn't shy about hosing
it around. That semester, he was three days late in reporting to school
No problem with it either, rave. Just glad that I didn't watch.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
As I've stated previously, I find it both interesting and disheartening
that people are okay when corporations (the NBA, the New York Athletic Club,
the
(standing ovation)
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Keith Johnson
keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
And like i said, i hate it when done by corporations or individuals. There
is too much of this self-promoting, self-aggrandizing, famous because
you're famous culture going on nowadays. This
Keith, I just hope that it doesn't blow up in his face the same way it did
with Tony Whatzisface, BP's CEO. Granted, he is getting hit harder because
he's one of the top dogs, and his behavior just after his being relieved of
the detail (going to a yachting race) wasn't exactly sympathetic, but
Sooner or later the feds will need to step in.
I expect that will happen roughly ten minutes after Dick Shotgun Cheney
begins praising President Obama, Mr Worf.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
From the outside the entire process just seems convoluted
I watched (as did the majority of the television watching public at that hour -
you know who you are) and the whole undertaking was so bland and innocuous that
I am amazed at all the reprobation the enterprise has engendered. From all the
strum and drang, you would think this was the end of
You're right about that.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
Sooner or later the feds will need to step in.
I expect that will happen roughly ten minutes after Dick Shotgun Cheney
begins praising President Obama, Mr Worf.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at
If it wasn't for Kmart, Sears would have been on the 2008 list. I think that
they are still in trouble a bit despite the recent remodeling. They may need
to make their business model more like Target and Walmart.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:44 AM, George Arterberry
brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com
Sorry, I have to disagree in relation to this particular case. I think this is
less about white outrage at him being black, and simply people who need to get
lives upset because a sports hero deserted him. If it were just about a
uppity negro, blacks like me--who thinks he overhyped this, as
You are so right about that
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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 2:43:43 PM
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Keith, I just hope that it doesn't blow up in his
I'm in Charlotte. We just sent the Browns a QB named Jake Delhomme.
If you think you all are mad NOW...
On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:27 AM, Tracy Curtis wrote:
I'm in Cleveland right now. It's my hometown. I can assure that
black people are (over)reacting to this news. The city, after all,
is
actually fellows, i enjoyed the last one: War Zone. the killing was just
plain fun.
--- On Fri, 7/9/10, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
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