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Wetdogeared · 04-11-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i used to have a neighbor who was a violin maker (before he moved back to italy... *sigh* i still miss that guy) and he took me one day to visit his workshop and show me how he made a violin. he had a whole series of planes going from approximately regular size down to tiny (smaller than my thumb, and i have small thumbs) ; they were so gorgeous and cute i wished i could keep one. instead i just took a photo of them. i love tools, especially old ones ; i think they're beautiful objects.

We could use a violin repairman. One of our 2 violins has cracked due to the constant changes in humidity here. My father, gone 20 years now, used to play the violin and repair them as a hobby, so he is dearly missed.

WDE.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-11-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

We could use a violin repairman. One of our 2 violins has cracked due to the constant changes in humidity here. My father, gone 20 years now, used to play the violin and repair them as a hobby, so he is dearly missed.

WDE.

oh yes, i know what you mean. violins are incredibly sensitive to temperature and humidity changes and sometimes even if they don't crack the sound will change and they need to be readjusted. making and repairing violins is an amazing craft ; i'm impressed that your father knew how to do it.

yvanleterrible · 04-11-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Good luck, Yvan!

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

That's good news, Yvan! I hope you get the job. Even if you don't like it a lot it sounds like an interesting change. And you can always find something else later (in better times, I mean).

The work itself is very interesting but it is not a job per se. No regular pay means you can't borrow and face with certainty all that follows.

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Originally Posted by mjh215

The independent thing does have its drawbacks. But the creativeness of the job would be nice... It is the biggest thing my father misses about the work on these large pieces, very little of the fine details he loved doing by hand. Though his Stanley 151's are still the most common tools he uses in the shop, go figure...

Hope it works out for you, good luck!

-MJ

Thank you! You are right by noticing that the creativity part is the nicest thing. Otherwise, woodworking would be just next to a tedious chore.

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i used to have a neighbor who was a violin maker (before he moved back to italy... *sigh* i still miss that guy) and he took me one day to visit his workshop and show me how he made a violin. he had a whole series of planes going from approximately regular size down to tiny (smaller than my thumb, and i have small thumbs) ; they were so gorgeous and cute i wished i could keep one. instead i just took a photo of them. i love tools, especially old ones ; i think they're beautiful objects.

Those old woodworking tools are so nice that people snatched them up as decorating pieces and created a collector hobby. Because of this, fabricators of period furniture have difficulty procuring themselves the true tools needed, or just forfait the search by paying high prices to acquire them. If they can find them.

Dylrob · 04-12-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

They make it for Apples, though. And if you're only going to be shooting the Windows media and not the PC, there's this sort of thing:http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-...800-321913.php

Crazy. I had no idea you could do this. Hmm, but how well would the Mac OS work for a system that doubles as a HTPC?

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

The Gimp...which I suspect you've already given a burl, so I merely raise it for your response. Myself, I mostly work with my photos in Apple Aperture, and if I need to take one further than Aperture or its plugins can provide, I take it to The Gimp. I wish I could afford Photoshop CS ("Costs Shitloads"), or, rather, see the worth in it (<---subjective opinion here: that is, worth it to me). I'm considering Elements again, though from what little I have seen it looked like, instead of enhancing it, they were dumbing it down.

Yeah, I used GIMP for a long time. Ultimately I found it to be too limited compared to Photoshop.

Heh, it is pretty insane what Adobe charges for this stuff. I actually got my copy of CS3 while it was on sale. It was actually a deal where Elements users could upgrade for cheap. Though even including the cost of Elements I ended up saving like 250 dollars.

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

For those on Ubuntu (at least on 8.10) you can run Photoshop from 7 to CS2 and Possibly CS3 under Wine. When I was using Ubuntu I had my old copy of CS2 running fine under Wine, just double click the .exe and install as you would any other application. Bonus is that CS2 is relatively cheap to pick up.

No troubles with the DRM Adobe is using with the newer versions? How is the performance with CS2?

Moejoe · 04-12-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylrob

No troubles with the DRM Adobe is using with the newer versions? How is the performance with CS2?

Performance was fine using 7 and CS2 (my CS3 wouldn't work at the time but I think that's been fixed by now, couldn't be sure as I'm not running Ubuntu at the minute). You get some glitches, especially if you have Compiz and Desktop Effects running. I ran it on a Sempron 2800 with 2gb Ram and it did everything I wanted it to. Can't remember what version of Wine it was though. I'll see if I can rustle up some info.

EDIT: Here's the official Wine entry on Photoshop http://wiki.winehq.org/AdobePhotoshop

mjh215 · 04-12-2009, 07:11 PM

I have just read a product label that left me mildly scared. Apparently cartoons are coming to life, as this product contained Vitamin 3. On further examination it was just a clever marketing technique in that they have a proprietary blend of three (real) vitamins they include. But it isn't stopping me from thinking of Malk, now with Vitamin R!...

-MJ

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-12-2009, 07:15 PM

Currently listening to jazz, and eating choccie, in preparation for nearly two days of clear liquids only

Moejoe · 04-12-2009, 08:12 PM

Currently cancelling my Amazon account. Suck it, Amazon!

nekokami · 04-12-2009, 11:24 PM

Just finished spending much of the weekend completely reinstalling my system. Again.

I now have a dual-boot system with Ubuntu 9.04 as the primary OS, and WinXP as an option (but no network configured on WinXP). I was quite close to getting everything I needed running on Ubuntu, but with an ATI graphics card, the support for 3D graphics just isn't quite there yet. Maybe later this summer.

Meanwhile, XP is not allowed to talk to any networks. (I'll be physically turning off the wireless when I boot to XP). This isn't a perfect solution, as malware can still spread through USB storage devices, but if I have to re-install XP again, no major loss, as my "real" work will almost entirely be done on Linux.

Wetdogeared · 04-13-2009, 06:10 AM

Just took the dog out for a walk at 2:30 AM. The trains were shunting and blowing their whistles at a nearby rail yard at this ungohdly hour. These noises made the puppy skittish and distracted her from her tasks at hand.

WDE.

vivaldirules · 04-17-2009, 10:41 AM

I'm thinking of lunch already - and dinner! Lunch will be an Indian buffet. But for dinner, I'd like to take my wife to some place where we could just get some fresh mushroom soup with crusty bread, roasted asparagus, tomatoes, maybe a little wild rice, and perhaps some strawberries and ice cream for dessert. Why can't I find such a place? I mean, it's not like it's hard to cook or anything.

Wetdogeared · 04-17-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I'm thinking of lunch already - and dinner! Lunch will be an Indian buffet. But for dinner, I'd like to take my wife to some place where we could just get some fresh mushroom soup with crusty bread, roasted asparagus, tomatoes, maybe a little wild rice, and perhaps some strawberries and ice cream for dessert. Why can't I find such a place? I mean, it's not like it's hard to cook or anything.

Why that place is right here at MR, enjoy!

WDE. (or enjoy the thought at least)

vivaldirules · 04-17-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Why that place is right here at MR, enjoy!

WDE. (or enjoy the thought at least)

Thank you!

nekokami · 04-17-2009, 11:25 AM

I think there are some restaurants like that in Portsmouth, NH. I suppose that probably doesn't help you, though.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-17-2009, 11:27 AM

that looks delicious. can i come have dinner with you, vr ?

04-12-2009, 07:11 PM	#4041
mjh215 Guru Posts: 988 Karma: 12653 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: None of your business	I have just read a product label that left me mildly scared. Apparently cartoons are coming to life, as this product contained Vitamin 3. On further examination it was just a clever marketing technique in that they have a proprietary blend of three (real) vitamins they include. But it isn't stopping me from thinking of Malk, now with Vitamin R!... -MJ Last edited by mjh215; 04-12-2009 at 07:26 PM.

04-12-2009, 07:15 PM	#4042
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Currently listening to jazz, and eating choccie, in preparation for nearly two days of clear liquids only

04-12-2009, 08:12 PM	#4043
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Currently cancelling my Amazon account. Suck it, Amazon!

04-12-2009, 11:24 PM	#4044
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Just finished spending much of the weekend completely reinstalling my system. Again. I now have a dual-boot system with Ubuntu 9.04 as the primary OS, and WinXP as an option (but no network configured on WinXP). I was quite close to getting everything I needed running on Ubuntu, but with an ATI graphics card, the support for 3D graphics just isn't quite there yet. Maybe later this summer. Meanwhile, XP is not allowed to talk to any networks. (I'll be physically turning off the wireless when I boot to XP). This isn't a perfect solution, as malware can still spread through USB storage devices, but if I have to re-install XP again, no major loss, as my "real" work will almost entirely be done on Linux.

04-13-2009, 06:10 AM	#4045
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,780 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Just took the dog out for a walk at 2:30 AM. The trains were shunting and blowing their whistles at a nearby rail yard at this ungohdly hour. These noises made the puppy skittish and distracted her from her tasks at hand. WDE.

04-17-2009, 10:41 AM	#4046
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I'm thinking of lunch already - and dinner! Lunch will be an Indian buffet. But for dinner, I'd like to take my wife to some place where we could just get some fresh mushroom soup with crusty bread, roasted asparagus, tomatoes, maybe a little wild rice, and perhaps some strawberries and ice cream for dessert. Why can't I find such a place? I mean, it's not like it's hard to cook or anything.

04-17-2009, 11:25 AM	#4049
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I think there are some restaurants like that in Portsmouth, NH. I suppose that probably doesn't help you, though.

04-17-2009, 11:27 AM	#4050
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	that looks delicious. can i come have dinner with you, vr ?