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Re: I finally caved
« Reply #40 on: February 17, 2015, 06:11:17 PM »
Erlanger is really ghetto. Actually most of Kentucky is. When I was there, it was like they were trying so hard to join the first world, but didn't quite get there.

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« Reply #41 on: February 17, 2015, 06:35:13 PM »
They're too busy getting drunk on shitty corn spirits.
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Re: I finally caved
« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2015, 07:15:18 AM »
It's about time:



These timestamps are all kinds of wonky. According to eBay's tracker, it arrived in Ohio before leaving New York, and has now been shipped out from Kentucky at a time which is (even by Sydney time) in the future.
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« Reply #43 on: February 19, 2015, 06:53:15 PM »
Apparently being shipped to "International Destination" involves more bouncing around America first:

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Re: I finally caved
« Reply #44 on: February 19, 2015, 06:58:36 PM »
You're never getting the laptop...

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Re: I finally caved
« Reply #45 on: February 20, 2015, 06:10:50 AM »
I think it's Groundhog Day:

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« Reply #46 on: February 20, 2015, 05:38:00 PM »
8 days and it still isn't even in your country yet. It seems your laptop is actually taking its own vacation and made its way to Graceland where it is now having an extended stop to enjoy the music and memorabilia. It'll probably arrive with a large set of pork chop sideburns and boot up with messages like "uh-huh" and log off saying "thank you, thank you very much". Then again that laptop was probably around when Elvis was still alive and likely has a few archived images of him on its hard drive. When your laptop arrives ... you should name him Elvis.
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Re: I finally caved
« Reply #47 on: February 20, 2015, 05:50:43 PM »
That was quality Thork babbling I just read.

Re: I finally caved
« Reply #48 on: February 20, 2015, 08:51:28 PM »
Elvis doesn't comply with Parsifal's computer naming convention.
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« Reply #49 on: February 20, 2015, 08:52:05 PM »
I'm pretty sure there was an Ewok called Elvis. The little brown furry one.

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« Reply #50 on: February 20, 2015, 10:03:08 PM »
That was quality Thork babbling I just read.
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« Reply #51 on: February 21, 2015, 12:49:48 AM »
It'll probably arrive with a large set of pork chop sideburns and boot up with messages like "uh-huh" and log off saying "thank you, thank you very much".

My OS doesn't make sounds unless I tell it to.

Then again that laptop was probably around when Elvis was still alive and likely has a few archived images of him on its hard drive. When your laptop arrives ... you should name him Elvis.
Elvis doesn't comply with Parsifal's computer naming convention.
I'm pretty sure there was an Ewok called Elvis. The little brown furry one.

I've actually switched my naming convention to Star Trek characters, since I prefer it to Star Wars. My ThinkPad is spock, for instance, because it runs OpenBSD where everything is logical.

I'm not sure what I'll call the iBook. Perhaps gath.
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« Reply #52 on: February 21, 2015, 12:53:17 AM »
I'm not sure what I'll call the iBook. Perhaps gash.
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Re: I finally caved
« Reply #53 on: February 21, 2015, 12:58:08 AM »
You should name it Right Hand of Darkness. That's what I named my netbook. My Wi-Fi name is Left Hand of Darkness. They work together.

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« Reply #54 on: February 21, 2015, 01:00:10 AM »
You should name it Right Hand of Darkness. That's what I named my netbook. My Wi-Fi name is Left Hand of Darkness. They work together.
I'll bet your right hand of darkness is very busy.

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« Reply #55 on: February 21, 2015, 01:03:50 AM »
You should name it Right Hand of Darkness. That's what I named my netbook. My Wi-Fi name is Left Hand of Darkness. They work together.

gath is such a fitting name, though. He's the ruler of a planet called Sikaris, encountered by Voyager, which allures them by its abounding luxuries and eagerness to please, with no signs of poverty or crime. As the episode progresses, it's revealed that everyone on Sikaris is really only interested in their own pleasure, and Gath really just wants the crew of Voyager to stay around forever and indulge in their utopia instead of returning to Earth.

Perfect for an Apple laptop.
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« Reply #56 on: February 21, 2015, 01:05:12 AM »
You should name it Right Hand of Darkness. That's what I named my netbook. My Wi-Fi name is Left Hand of Darkness. They work together.

gath is such a fitting name, though. He's the ruler of a planet called Sikaris, encountered by Voyager, which allures them by its abounding luxuries and eagerness to please, with no signs of poverty or crime. As the episode progresses, it's revealed that everyone on Sikaris is really only interested in their own pleasure, and Gath really just wants the crew of Voyager to stay around forever and indulge in their utopia instead of returning to Earth.

Perfect for an Apple laptop.

You're right. That's better for an Apple product. I thought I had seen all of Voyager, but I am drawing a blank on this one.

I'll bet your right hand of darkness is very busy.

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« Reply #57 on: February 21, 2015, 01:06:19 AM »
You're right. That's better for an Apple product. I thought I had seen all of Voyager, but I am drawing a blank on this one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Factors_%28Star_Trek:_Voyager%29
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« Reply #58 on: February 21, 2015, 01:33:41 AM »
At least it's moving in the right direction, though it still seems to be in the future.

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« Reply #59 on: February 21, 2015, 01:40:13 AM »
Meanwhile, the SSD for it is moving in the wrong direction:

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