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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Totally Unlistenable
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on: May 08, 2013, 08:00:03 PM
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WGN-AM just featured Yellon in the 7:30p-8p Sports Night segment. Fortunately, I was too distracted by an independent wave of dysphoria to realize what was happening until the very end.
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: I admit it...
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on: April 15, 2013, 10:06:20 PM
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... I found a bag of a dozen shoe trees around the corner from the Magic Alley yesterday but for some reason only took one. And I didn't figure out the error until several hours later.
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Morning in America: Butthurt Achieved
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on: April 08, 2013, 05:01:16 PM
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The reason it works so well for government employees is because so many of them aren't close to optimally productive, so nobody notices if you're gone an extra day here or there.
Proof? Yeah, that's a pretty outrageous claim made without a scintilla of evidence. Comp time is the only recourse I have in this office when I work past 5, which is every fucking day, typically to 8; bear in mind I start at 7. We have three attorneys in this office and the caseload of a mid-sized law firm; one would be hard-pressed to prep witnesses, prepare briefs, and conduct all of the necessary pre-trial work without incurring comp time. Moreover, because of said work, I hardly utilize the comp time that I do incur. Given all of this, I'd much rather take the overtime, but alas, here I am. It's almost as if comp time winds up costing your employer less money for the same amount of work. But that flies in the face of the economics of employee opportunity cost as told by CFiHP. I don't think anybody outside of HR was particularly pleased the day the U. of C. forbade both comp time and use of vacation time in less than full-day increments for staff while conveniently overlooking their freewheeling classification of positions as exempt. |
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General Category / The Old Feedbag / Re: E & O
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on: April 08, 2013, 07:41:31 AM
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(Mostly for Flannj)
Nice new place in Mt. Prospect from the people who brought you Sunda. Located in Randhurst Village (now an outdoor mall), they feature a rage of foods from Earth and Ocean. They encourage sharing, so expect your entree to come with a serving spoon.
We had 4 appetizers and 3 entrees. The sushi rolls were very tasty, the spicy tuna being the best of the three. Popcorn shrimp was also quite good. The gaucho steak with egg was nothing special, but the prawns over rice and mushrooms were terrific. Dessert was small crunchy cookies with vanilla and chocolate dipping sauce. Meh. But the mini churros were excellent.
I, for one, am shocked that Chuck ate here with a Costco nearby. Thanks Chuck - this place is on the list. And to Fork's point, how do the churros compare? Not a fan of Costco churros (Little Girl Murton, that's her thing). These were more like mini donut holes flavored like a churro. Churros aren't flavored. It's fried choux paste. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: I admit it...
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on: April 08, 2013, 03:31:17 AM
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... and also, I will never, ever let anything called "nut milk" past my lips.
...until Tonker's post I had never made that connection. Protip: Never, ever, make vegan sour cream from cashew milk and umeboshi paste. Not only does this stuff go bad fast, it was the worst odor-based retching that I've ever experienced.You know, I think if you're going to be a vegan, at some point you just have to accept the fact that there isn't a acceptable substitution for every animal product and go without. Oh, I wasn't a vegan at the time, but I was willing to experiment. Here's another hint, courtesy of Brother Ron Pickarski's "Soysage" recipe: If you're ever tempted to cook whole dried soybeans at home, you won't be again afterward. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: I admit it...
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on: April 07, 2013, 05:59:47 AM
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... and also, I will never, ever let anything called "nut milk" past my lips.
...until Tonker's post I had never made that connection. Protip: Never, ever, make vegan sour cream from cashew milk and umeboshi paste. Not only does this stuff go bad fast, it was the worst odor-based retching that I've ever experienced. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: The only site I'll ever need...
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on: April 04, 2013, 02:23:30 AM
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[Edit.--But so, Pen, you're looking for bookshelf speakers that you're going to put in a bookshelf?]
Plan was to mount the TV over the fireplace, and put all audio equipment and TV components on the top shelves. Bad idea? No, you can do it; the question is one of rear-ported speakers. If they're pushed right up against the back of the shelf, you can get some odd results. You could also consider wall-mounts. Is the reason you can't use the floorstanders the symmetry of the seating, or are they really acoustically "too big" for the space? [ Edit.--If you can get a 19.8 inch speaker on those shelves, there's a slightly dinged pair of Axiom M22 v2's on Ebay for $200. The M2 v2's are also reputed to be quite good, but we're talking $338 at this point for the M2 v3, although you do get to audition them. The old saying is that the bulk of your audio budget should go into the loudspeakers.] Audiophiles, is the top shelf too high? It was always my understanding that speakers are supposed to be placed at ear level. Might be wrong. Look at the ceiling; that's not an "audiophile" space to start with. The question isn't exquisite soundstage or separation, it's value for money. Four or five feet up isn't going to make a difference when we're talking monitors in the first place. What you want is efficiency and respectable frequency response. (I almost suggested an omnidirectional, but they're too expensive.) Of course, what we don't know is what Pen's going to be driving them with. But this is not in the cards:  |
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