New Year's Resolution Thread!

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UPDATED: Tuesday, January 4, 2005 15:10
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HARDWARE

Saturday, January 1, 2005 8:38 PM

I once resolved to make no more resolutions. See how resolutions never stick?

This year I'm going to resolve to enjoy life more, not get hung up on what's wrong, but try to focus on what is right in my life.

The more I get to know people the more I like my dogs.

CORNCOBB

Saturday, January 1, 2005 9:20 PM

I resolve to treat my girlfriend a LOT better. I've been a total to her recently. I used to think i was a pretty nice guy, but I've been forced to reconsider. Time to be nice again.

"Gorramit Mal... I've forgotten my line."

NOOCYTE

Saturday, January 1, 2005 10:40 PM

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Department of Redundancy Department

MELEAUX

Sunday, January 2, 2005 1:51 AM

This is lame but I resolve to lose 40#'s by my 40th birthday this year. I mentioned this to several friends and I REALLY thought they'd all say "Oh you don't need to lose THAT much" but instead they all said " Great, good for you!'

She understands, she doesn't comprehend

ZOID

Sunday, January 2, 2005 1:56 AM

Noocyte:

That's a pretty good resolution, as long as your refesh rate is at least 75 Hz. Otherwise you should resolve to get a better monitor/video adapter to cut down on flicker-induced eyestrain. Leaving your monitor set at the Windows-default 60 Hz refresh rate can lead to permanent vision impairment.

That's right: Just like Mama always said, "If you don't change, you'll go blind"...

Videographically,

zoid

ZOID

Sunday, January 2, 2005 2:03 AM

meleaux wrote:

Quote:
This is lame but I resolve to lose 40#'s by my 40th birthday this year. I mentioned this to several friends and I REALLY thought they'd all say "Oh you don't need to lose THAT much" but instead they all said " Great, good for you!'

Here's a great weight-reduction tip: Start by losing your friends. Sounds like they're a bunch of dead weight you could live without.

I mean, who needs honest friends anyhow? That's what you've got a mother-in-law for...

v/r,
-zed

NOOCYTE

Monday, January 3, 2005 8:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by zoid:
Noocyte:

That's a pretty good resolution, as long as your refesh rate is at least 75 Hz. Otherwise you should resolve to get a better monitor/video adapter to cut down on flicker-induced eyestrain. Leaving your monitor set at the Windows-default 60 Hz refresh rate can lead to permanent vision impairment.

That's right: Just like Mama always said, "If you don't change, you'll go blind"...

Videographically,

zoid

Resolving to thank you heartily, Zoid! I'd been unaware of the refresh rate issue. Over the last few months, I've dramatically increased my time reading news, etc. (cf. my ages-ago "Fact checking for poli threads" thread [which I'd link here, if I did not lack the savvy I now resolve to acquire]). I've also become aware of a bit more difficulty focussing at close range. I'd attributed this to age (and the jury is still out, alas, on that one!). Upon reading your reply, however, I adjusted the refresh rate to 75 Hz, and already note a "smoother" viewing experience (a stopgap; I've begin pricing new monitors; the Viewsonic VP912B is looking shiny).

In short, I have summarily hijacked this thread to raise a glass of Jameson's 1780 to Zoid, for taking a load off my glazzies!

Keep flyin' (second star from the right and straight on till Spetember!!)!

Department of Redundancy Department

ZOID

Monday, January 3, 2005 10:55 PM

Noocyte:

Glad you found the advice useful. Here's another slice: Look into the SCEPTRE X9g-Komodo-II 19-Inch LCD Monitor with Speakers, as on sale at BestBuyPlasma ( http://tinyurl.com/6788k) for $399, rather than c. $575 for the Viewsonic 19" you mentioned. Analog inputs allow you to access boot video for changes to BIOS and to enter Windows in safe mode, in order to set the graphics adapter (video card) to a mode the monitor can handle.

Now the tricky part: If you don't have a graphics adapter with a DVI (digital video interface) output, you'll only be able to run a 'digital' LCD if it also has an analog input; both of these monitors have both, so no prob there. But if your video card doesn't have a DVI out (typically right next to the standard 15-pin VGA, but thinner, rectangular and with white-colored pin guides) then you won't get the full benefit from these monitors. If you need a new video card w/DVI, you can get one at a reasonable price (try pricegrabber.com).

Response times for the Viewsonic and Sceptre are comparable; but the Sceptre's 700:1 contrast ratio is superior by a considerable margin to the Viewsonic's 450:1, which would be considered low by current standards for a 17" LCD, let alone a 19".

If you insist on the Viewsonic name, you might want to be sure you're buying this year's model, rather than one which may be a couple of years old, and still selling at last year's inflated prices. Sometimes you can get this year's model -- with this year's improved features -- for less money than an older model of similar manufacture.

I bought my Sceptre X9 in August 04 and it does everything my card will allow: gaming, video playback, the works. No 'ghosting' in games like Prince of Persia; no 'shredding' in video playback across the gamut of codecs. I highly recommend it, at a fraction of the cost of a Viewsonic.

Comparatively,

zoid

P.S.
Although I bought mine online, my local Sam's Club have got Sceptre X9's on the shelf now, for less than $400.
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"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me." The Ballad of Serenity

THATWEIRDGIRL

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 12:16 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:

Also I will learn some poetry off by heart.

here's one for you, it's called 'after you'. It's a bit of the unrequited stuff, but I like it.
lying beside you, here, in the dark corners of my mind
feeling your breath brush across my neck
seeing the softness of your face behind my closed lashes
absorbing your warmth pressed against my chest
swimming with you through the passion in my heart
believing that you will become one with me in reality

btw, what kind of poetry are you looking to memorize? One of my favorite authors is Peter McWilliams, he was good at stating the simple truths. Here's a sample : Saying goodnight you leave,
sentencing me to a bad one.

www.thatweirdgirl.com

ZOID

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 3:13 AM

thatweirdgirl sed:

Quote:
...lying beside you, here, in the dark corners of my mind
feeling your breath brush across my neck
seeing the softness of your face behind my closed lashes
absorbing your warmth pressed against my chest
swimming with you through the passion in my heart
believing that you will become one with me in reality...

Ummm... *gulp!* ...er, Baseball! I know! Let's talk about baseball now! And we can think about ERAs and RBIs and OBPs and...

Expansively,

zoid

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