Herve's Bar & Grill

**tismey** · March 21st, 2002, 03:14 AM

Sorry about that, was anyone waiting to be served? That damn monkey was more trouble than alexandert after a half of shandy...

My question. Why would anyone WANT a 23" cinema display, or a 10GB iPod? All far too excessive if you ask me... (yup, that's right. I'm jealous....)

**symphonix** · March 21st, 2002, 03:37 AM

Hmm, I am envious, but I hope he's kidding. For that kinda money, you could get yourself a HOUSE! or a new CAR! or a nice sports-tourer-motorbike with every bell and whistle ever invented. or set up your own recording-studio in a spare room. or go around the world for a year.

And thanks for the shake, Ed, I really needed that.

**edX** · March 21st, 2002, 04:01 AM

symphonix - are you sure you weren't raised in the bush? i doubt there are many places where you can buy a house for $7200. i can say that i don't think you could find one in the US for anywhere near that. but the car idea is smart - especially for a guy who is 15. If BB were to spend that much money on a computer and accessories, he will not be able to afford gas for his parents' car, much less a car of his own

he will have to see the world from his desk.

so, i just got thru having to run Diskwarrior to bring my desktop folders back. first i had a crash like i have never seen while trying to play Giants for the 1st time. then i had a kernal panic installing the itunes update. then when i launched itunes to see if it still worked, i lost every file and folder on the desktop (which is a lot for me). Diskwarrior had a list of red type for repairs that ran off the screen. but all is well now.

never underestimate the advantage of paying for a good diagnostic and repair program.

**symphonix** · March 21st, 2002, 04:05 AM

Ed: I was thinking in terms of the repayments. $300 is a helluva lot, and I'm sure you could make a mortgage on payments like that. To be honest, I'm not sure how the housing prices are in the US, but still ...

But, yes, a car is probably a good thing to aim for.

So, BB, what do you need with all that power and screen real-estate? What do you actually use your computer for?

**ksuther** · March 21st, 2002, 06:16 AM

Hey guys, iTunes 2.0.4 is out! Now to see if it hogs less than 18-25% of the processor!

The new display is very cool also

**AdmiralAK** · March 21st, 2002, 08:58 AM

crazy crazy day, and I still have not had my morning caffeine!

on the bright side I met the president of the university...what d'ya think ?

tismey! Ein Kaffee fuer den DJ bitte

Admiral

**ksuther** · March 21st, 2002, 10:46 AM

Hey guys, good news! iTunes 2.0.4 now only takes up about 10% of the CPU! Much better than before! By the time they get to 2.1 or whatever, it might not be a CPU sucker. Fun times

**edX** · March 21st, 2002, 01:50 PM

ok, for all who have had to put up with my "gardening" reports, here are some pics of the backyard before i started work and progress up to yesterday. click here to see the before pics. then click on 'Yard Now' to see the fuits of my labors. (well, the fruit trees aren't don't really have any fruit on them yet but there is a pear, an apple, two lemons and an orange tree in the yard

)

if you look closely, you will see that all the old plants are still there, just in different spots.

my big project for today is just to fill the pond with water and see if my hole patch worked.

there is still plenty of work yet to be done, but at least i am done digging my way to China