My father's looking to replace his old television, because the cable company wants to charge him for a converter box once analog signals go away (despite (a)cable having nothing to do with over-the-air and (b)his contract with them saying they won't do that, but that's another thread).

He knows he's not getting another CRT - it'll be a flatscreen. The last two he tried were unsuitable - the first had poor electronics to the point where it couldn't hold a colour balance over a day, and the second kept prompting him to connect it to the internet (which he sees as a security hole, considering he doesn't yet have internet input to the TV).

So... something that won't malfunction before the warranty period ends (and preferably won't malfunction for decades, the way most old-style electronics last), and something that doesn't need (or nag) to be connected to the internet to work.

Brands: "Panasonic still makes TVs, right?" He won't have an LG. I haven't bought a TV in over a decade, so I don't know what's good and what isn't nowadays.

Size: What he has now is a 25" 4:3-ratio tube, so anything larger than a 30" flatscreen would probably be too big.

Location: Central Canada, relatively near Eastern Seaboard USA

What's worth looking at?
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Clash
Darling you got to let me knowShould I stay or should I go?If you say that you are mineI'll be here 'til the end of timeSo you got to let me knowShould I stay or should I go?
It's always tease, tease, teaseYou're happy when I'm on my kneesOne day it's fine and next it's blackSo if you want me off your backWell, come on and let me knowShould I stay or should I go?
Should I stay or should I go now?Should I stay or should I go now?If I go, there will be troubleAnd if I stay it will be doubleSo come on and let me know
This indecision's bugging me (esta indecision me molesta)If you don't want me, set me free (si no me quieres, librame)Exactly whom I'm supposed to be (digame que tengo ser)Don't you know which clothes even fit me? (no sabes que ropas me queda)Come on and let me know (me tienes que decir)Should I cool it or should I blow? (me debo ir o quedarme)
Split
Should I stay or should I go now? (yo me enfrio o lo soplo)Should I stay or should I go now? (yo me enfrio o lo soplo)If I go there will be trouble (si me voy va a haber peligro)And if I stay it will be double (si me quedo sera el doble)So ya gotta let me know (me tienes que decir)Should I cool it or should I blow? (me debo ir o quedarme)
Should I stay or should I go now? (tengo frío por los ojos)If I go there will be touble (tengo frio por los ojos)And if I stay it will be doubleSi me quedo sera el dobleSo ya gotta let me know me tienes que decirShould I stay or should I go?
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A little something Doug may have unsuccessfully tried as a gate song. Based on the lyrics, he'd have figured it likely involved travel or divination, but would've been stumped as to the actual effect without extensive testing.
I figure it winds up as a type of Weal or Woe augury effect. Doug has to start the song while thinking hard about a goal and a plan for reaching that goal. If the plan is not likely to result in successfully reaching the goal, the augury tells him to stay. If the plan is likely to result in successfully reaching the goal, the augury tells him to go.
Of course this doesn't tell Doug if it is a good plan or if there are better ways to achieve his goal.
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV

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SO, I've seen it and the preview for the rest of the season.

For the preview, I said the following...

Spoiler

Oh Jesus Fuck the are two Masters!

Spoiler

Simms!Master and Mistie!!!!

More specifically, how identifiable is your specific browser? Take a test to find out: http://extensions.inrialpes.fr/

Me? I'm at the far end of the scale, on the unidentifiable side.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

The White House scramble to host a Trump Easter bash

Quote:That might sound fine for "a smaller, low-key event," says Melinda Bates, who as a former director of the White House Visitors Center planned eight White House Easter Egg Rolls during Bill Clinton's administration. But "smaller" and "low-key?" Not exactly attributes generally associated with the Trump brand.

More likely, Bates says, is that the inexperienced team at the White House may not have fully appreciated how much the Easter Egg Roll serves as a display of its organizational prowess.

I put my mom's house on the market on Monday.

I just got a call from our realtor, who says we have two offers already -- and they're both very good.

If anyone here wants a house in Ocean County, NJ, now's probably your last chance to get an offer in.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Steaming dumplings by daylight
Making sure it all tastes right
It is the place called


-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Just what it says on the tin. The ads are popping up again, or at least the spaces for the ads, since I have AdBlocker running.
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com

"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."

...as in, "and Roll".
So I've been interested in writing a crossover between Worm, the superhero Web serial, and Drunkards walk.  I've got a basic plot outline- Doug arrives in Brockton Bay and sets himself up as an independent superhero in between trying to find what song moves him to the next world.  It is then he meets Taylor Herbert, an insect controlling metahuman and would-be superhero.  Now, Taylor Herbert all but screams "troubled kid trying to escape her problems by superheroing", at least when she's not being terrifying, and she's got no interest in joining the local kid superhero team, which is also worrying.  So Doug decides to act as her mentor- at least for a while, and hopefully keep her from falling in with one of the gangs.

However, I'm still trying to wrap my head around Doug's character somewhat, so I was hoping I could ask you some questions, Bob.  
One, what is Doug's "Superhero Persona" like?  We see a little of it in DWII, but we haven't actually seen a whole lot of Doug as "Loony Toons"; mostly, he's just Doug.  Given I'm planning to have Doug actually do the superhero thing quite a bit, I'd like a few tips for writing him as "Loony Toons".
Two, any tips for writing Doug in general?  I'm re-reading some of your work, but I'd like a few characterization tips on your view of who he is, so I can keep him in character and build a good model of him in my head.
Three, can you give me a sketch of Emi's personality?  I'm leaning towards including her,  but there's  not quite enough about her written to get a good grasp on her personality and character.
Four, the plot summary I gave.  I think this is fairly in character for Doug to act as a mentor for an aspiring superhero, but I wanted to make sure with you first.

P.S: I noticed you tend to title the various steps in the vein of the crossed-into work, when a title convention exists.  So I'm playing off Worm's one-word titles with a musical reference with a double meaning.  Like it?