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Post by mrc1214 on Jul 16, 2014 19:26:14 GMT -5
That's so awesome mrc ! I would have a similar set up if I could. When we upgrade to a different house it's mandatory I have a den so I can do the same thing. Thanks hondo, I'm going to label them as well at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 19:27:32 GMT -5
I still use Firefox on a pc which has 6GB DDR3 SDRAM...can someone tell me why I should use another browser? Don't seem to get any issues. When you have that much RAM, Firefox is still a good browser (though it can take longer and longer to start up when you have a lot of extensions. And the large variety of extensions is still the best reason to use Firefox instead of Iron.) Danke!
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Post by berkley on Jul 16, 2014 23:32:59 GMT -5
I simply cannot take a comic seriously when women are depicted like this. Just can't read it. I understand the annoyance with gradtituous shots like these with some artists. At the same time, and I know I'm in the minority here, as a male reader in my late twenties I'm going to be honest and say that I don't mind my comic book superheroines looking very idealized and catering to young men. Yes it's ridiculous that every female is in great shape, has model height, and decently/or huge breasts. But in this "heightened" reality I don't mind it. It's fantasy I suppose and I'll roll with it. I guess for me it just crosses the line sometimes when you have certain artists being a little too obvious with the depicted sexuality. I like artists like Ed Benes, but sometimes he definitely has too many ass shots in certain panels in the foreground. And I don't know who did that Catwoman comic a couple of years back where she did Batman on the roof, but that was too far. Of course sometimes it depends on the writer and what they want. I remember Frank Miller wanting Jim Lee to draw Vicki Vale in her bra and panties talking on the phone in All Star Batman I think it was. Kind of ridiculous. I don't mind the women looking sexy in these costumes, as long as that trait isn't played up to the point that it takes over the character's persona. Just like I wouldn't like Superman acting like a dumb jock because he's ridiculously strong. Yeah, I think my attitude is more or less the same. Another point though, is that all too often the artwork is so little to my liking that the intended effect of sexiness just isn't there for me, as in the Batwoman panel I dupont2005 was talking about, so that it just ends up (er, pun unintended) looking silly. That's one reason I could never get into all those Lady Death style comics that were big a few years ago. Or anything drawn by Jim Lee or many other inexplicably (to me) popular artists. I'm not a great fan of Benes either, though he's far from the worst artist out there. I do like the Dodsons' style and Frank Cho's, but yes they often tend to overemphasise the cheesecake aspect, to the detriment of the story.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 0:48:04 GMT -5
According to reports Rupert Murdoch and FOx just made an $80 billion offer to acquire Time Warner today, but was initially rebuffed. What Murdoch wants-M
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 11:49:32 GMT -5
R.I.P. Johnny Winter, the blues live forever.
-M
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 17, 2014 12:01:07 GMT -5
R.I.P. Johnny Winter, the blues live forever. -M Just heard about this and it hurts.Johnny Winter was a phenomenal guitarist.I played his first few albums constantly in the late 60s/early 70s.I recall friends saying albinos generally don't live long but Johnny never slowed down and reached 70 years of age.Loved his brother Edgar as well.Here's to you Johnny.Still Alive And Well
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 17, 2014 12:45:54 GMT -5
R.I.P. Elaine Stritch. With some old broads, even 89 seems to young.
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Post by Jasoomian on Jul 17, 2014 16:01:23 GMT -5
I was posting this to another thread when it was locked:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 16:05:04 GMT -5
Gee whillikers. Is "Joe Quesada on Colbert Reports Tonight" our first locked thread? That happened while I was busy doing actual *choke* work, but my apologies for my (rather minor, I hope) contributions (which I like to think I helped temper by subsequently engaging backissueben in actual conversation, as opposed to sniping) to the tenor & tone that mrp felt warranted the move.
Of course, he called us all "posers" in his final message, so, y'know, my feelings are hurt.
(By bowing out before the locking, I also missed a chance to express my fondness for Jessica Jones' character. So I'm doing it here.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 16:08:23 GMT -5
Sorry man didn't take the time to edit before I hit send. There were several people who commented on the tenor, and I was waiting to check with Shax before doing anything, but another comment about the tenor was made and I am about to leave, so it was more precaution because things were escalating a bit in a direction that wasn't up to our standards. I hate having to lock a thread, but I felt it was the best thing for the moment. Apologies for those it inconvenienced .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 16:10:11 GMT -5
No big deal, mrp. You are wise, not to mention beautiful & talented.
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Post by paulie on Jul 17, 2014 16:13:00 GMT -5
Sorry man didn't take the time to edit before I hit send. There were several people who commented on the tenor, and I was waiting to check with Shax before doing anything, but another comment about the tenor was made and I am about to leave, so it was more precaution because things were escalating a bit in a direction that wasn't up to our standards. I hate having to lock a thread, but I felt it was the best thing for the moment. Apologies for those it inconvenienced . -M This was the right thing to do. I used the word 'tenor' but deleted it. This is a pretty harmonious place.
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Post by paulie on Jul 17, 2014 16:13:55 GMT -5
Gee whillikers. Is "Joe Quesada on Colbert Reports Tonight" our first locked thread? That happened while I was busy doing actual *choke* work, but my apologies for my (rather minor, I hope) contributions (which I like to think I helped temper by subsequently engaging backissueben in actual conversation, as opposed to sniping) to the tenor & tone that mrp felt warranted the move. Of course, he called us all "posers" in his final message, so, y'know, my feelings are hurt. (By bowing out before the locking, I also missed a chance to express my fondness for Jessica Jones' character. So I'm doing it here.) I think I'd like to check out the character too. I've heard that Alias was pretty good.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 16:16:06 GMT -5
I liked it a heck of a lot more, Paulie, than I would've dared expect when I checked it out a few years ago.
Jones' presence is the main reason I went on to pick up back issues of Pulse, which otherwise I doubt I would have cared about.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 17, 2014 16:16:24 GMT -5
My apologies to all for any crimes to humanity I might have committed on The Colbert thread.Please understand I'm old and cantankerous and didn't even watch the show.I just like Jessica Jones,Adhesive X and worry about Derek Jeter's future
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