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Monday, April 28. 2008Doc's Computin' Tips: That ever-burgeoning disc collection I now have over 950 discs. Admittedly, the luster wore off pretty fast. And I keep them in seven of these: Each carousel holds 150 discs. You operate a database program on the computer and when you want a certain disc, click on 'Eject' and out it comes. They're only $129, which seems fairly reasonable. I've owned my original three for almost four years and have never had a problem with either the units or the software. Home site is here. Most of my discs are DVDs, and there's a great program out called MovieCollector that not only organizes your movies every which way, but automagically downloads the jewel box cover pics, names of actors, IMDb rating, etc. Here's the standard layout:
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i use an advanced heuristic system -- reach up and grab a disc off the shelf, blow the dust off it, stick it in the player, and let it be the one you wanted.
Ah, the "humanistic" approach. Very brave of you. I went through disc cases and jewel box trees and great big 264-disc binders and finally bailed out and bought my first carousels. Been in hog heaven ever since.
I updated the page, as you saw. The Editor's comment reminded me that I hadn't been clear about differentiating between CDs and DVDs. He's certainly right about audio CDs -- I ripped all of mine to the 'puter years ago. The carousels are mainly for DVDs. Is that a hummingbird sucked into the front cooling fan. Mean!
I have five DVDs. I've watched two of them twice. I wonder what the difference is in people who watch movies once and those who buy them? Is it like my library stuffed with books that I know I'll not read again but just gotta have? I ripped all my music CDs onto iTunes and then to iPod. Did I throw away the hard copies? naw........ :) Doc, do those things stack? i ususally pick mine up from the desk top and lick the french fry salt residue and spotty coke (drink) off, put itin and try to play it. some days i can't lick enough to get what i want.
It's an abbreviation of "DeVoiD" (which oddly the English language is an abbreviation for "abbreviation" of).
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"Is that a hummingbird sucked into the front cooling fan. Mean!" By that logic, it's "mean" to kill turkeys and chickens, too, right? If I want a little hummingbird sauce on my burger, how the hell else am I supposed to get it? Or are you arguing that it's more humane to shoot or poison it, rather than slowly slice it into hummingbird pureι with the dull fan blades? "I have five DVDs. I've watched two of them twice. I wonder what the difference is in people who watch movies once and those who buy them?" FWIW, I've never bought a movie in my life. But there are definitely those types who never watch a movie or read a book again, and those that do. Neither of my parents had ever watched a movie over again in their lives, yet I've watched "Smokin' Aces" five times over the past two weeks. "Doc, do those things stack?" You bet. Five high, although I thought that was a bit much so I put a small table above the bottom two carousels and then stack four on top of the table (another one's sitting in a different place). Anonymous: "some days i can't lick enough to get what i want." Try coarse sandpaper, or perhaps acetone. On the disc, I mean, not your tongue. You're obviously not cutting through the 3/4" of grime, mold and sludge effectively. A good sharp chisel might also do the trick, and I've found a #3 blowtorch to work miracles on balky discs. And no need to thank me for sharing my expertise. That's what I'm here for. "I've never bought a movie in my life. "
And all your CDs are on your computer. But you have five hummingbird suckers. Do you pilfer DVDs from Wal-Mart? At formal affairs, I serve the full hummingbird on a saltine. The guests just love the crunch! I use a tennis racket to whack 'em. They are the most rude and uncaring birds. Second to starlings, that is. When one hits the deck another one buzzes by to laugh and scorn. Whack! Hey! I love hummingbirds. I find though, that I have to shoot a pretty tight pattern to hit one. That's why I love turkey season. I don't have to change the choke on my shotgun to hunt the little ones. I just aim like it's a rifle and BLAMM. Mostly though, they move so fast it's more like BLAMM, BLAMM, BLAMM, BLAMM. Can't say I've hit many of 'em, but the flowers are paying for it like hell! (Don't tell my wife--I told her it was the groundhog, which is how I got into the garden in the first place).
Jephnol, if you're not serving up hummingbird hoe doerves, just get your friends to come over for a few cold ones and tell them to bring their rackets. You use a backhand for this as you don't have to have the hummers land in the bucket on your deck for later. Draw some lines like they do in football only out in your yard. Whack the hummers with a serve strike and whoever gets the most to the farthest white line wins. You pick what they win. A baby polar bear or a baby harp seal is always nice. You don't want to give them an adult because they are obstreperous. Or a nice penguin is fun for the kids. If you golf, your four iron is good for whacking, but ya gotta be fast. Don't use penguins for skeet. When you holler 'PULL' they just fall out of the little house.
ok, you people turn in your keyboards and line up over there by electroshock machine
Buddy, does that mean you are going to stick one of those snake like things with a camera on the end up my bun hole;to see if I got that cancer diease? If so I think I'll take my chances with that barber friend of yours in Texas. : )
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