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Burn in Hell, Jesse Helms!
I wish there was a hell....
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They played Sultans the other night, but I wish you could have seen Telegraph Road!
It started off as one of those meandering intros, where you don't know what the song is. Knopfler was playing his National, rhythm mostly, and Bennett (his second) was playing lead on a strat. It was a perfect combination of piano, organ, the guitars. bliss actually.
then it turned into Telegraph Road, and they just kept building it up. Mark switched over to his Pensa, and took over lead. The song went on for a long time and kept getting bigger and then smaller. It was incredible. Best song of the night.
I know, i'm just like a little girl squealing over a pony. Cut me some slack....
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I already posted about this in another thread, but some of you are guitar people, and I got some incredible photos the other night at the Mark Knopfler concert that you might enjoy.
Enjoy the pics, and if you can, get to Kelowna this evening or Calgary tomorrow and pay the scalpers their due....it is worth it.
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last night i went with the family to see Mark Knopfler here in PDX.
here are some shots i got of the show, which was incredible.
photos of knopfler show in PDX 1 July 2008
i think they are in woodinville today or tomorrow, and then in vancouver. hope some of you are lucky enough to have tickets.
bradley
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well, then pick up an oldish pc that has plenty of space for extra disks, add the most disk space you can afford, and call it done.
if you have the expertise, or know someone who does, run linux on that box. it makes fewer resource demands than windows, is more secure, plus it will likely never crash unless hardware fails. use a journaling filesystem and disk mirroring for extra safety.
and by all means, be sure to back up your data regularly.
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Have one? What are you using and/or which one would you get? Likes? Dislikes?
TIA
what are you planning to use it for? as a file server, web server, quake server?
i have a homebuilt Pentium II dual 400MHz that has been sitting in the garage for years, with all my mp3 files, photographs, movies and my website. it has about 600GB of mirrored disk storage on it, and works like a champ.
i run a linux variant on that particular box. friends don't let friends run windows on a server. it is bad enough as a client os, and should be avoided even there.
depending on what you plan to do with your server, a couple of hundred bucks on ebay could get you all you need.
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I'm definitely late to this party, so apologies if anyone has already touted Mark Knopfler. He's got a lot of greats, imo, but one particular favorite is 'It never rains' at the end of 'Love Over Gold'. I couldn't find video of a performance, so this will have to do.
The solo is not super technical (even I hacked out a lot of it once), but it is sweet to hear him play it. Its a great song, and the solo fits perfectly.
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When I bought my Garmin I thought I would eventually cough up for the maps, but in nearly two years have never found I missed them. A friend has them in his (with a largish screen) but they really are not that useful as you can't see enough of the map at high-res to do you any good. Better off with a paper map marked with northings and eastings.
So I have been using the National Geographic software, printing maps of areas I need (and putting them in plastic, sometimes condensation will still get them), and uploading breadcrumbs from the GPS to see where I went. The quads don't have newer trails, so it is great for updating your map.
Following is a route I uploaded from the unit, which is nice to have. I think the USGS quads are better than delorme anyway, topographically speaking, even if some haven't been updated in over 30 years.
oh, btw, someone said above that you don't need lithium batteries. I'm telling you that you do, and unless you like changing batteries every 2-4 hours (always fun in a storm with mitts on), pay extra.
also, don't rely on gps for an accurate accounting of distance traveled. it is seldom reliable, sometimes more sometimes less in my experience, and you are better off uploading the route and recalculating distance with the map software later.
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i have the garmin 60csx, and am pretty happy with it. compared to other models i've used it finds and holds signals quite well, even under heavy tree cover, but there are also situations where it loses touch.
like all gps models, it sucks down battery power (perhaps more than most), so don't plan on using anything other than lithium if you want it to last more than a few hours. leaving the compass off and staying away from the map screen when not using it helps.
as i'm sure most are aware, the usgs quads are missing many trails and tracks, so using the breadcrumb feature and uploading that to the map software later is quite nice.
it is also very useful for getting around in a whiteout, with a nice big screen that is visible through ice-encrusted goggles.
of course it is battery-powered and electronic, so ymmv out in the mountains....i still carry a compass and practice taking bearings.
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currently reading 'After the Ice' by mithen. a fascinating and very readable synthesis of current archaeological work worldwide, 20000-5000 BC.
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glad you guys made it back, and thanks for the first-hand account of what happened. it is curious to compare pitts account to the latest version printed in the oregonian.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1200459316196750.xml&coll=7
it: who called the sheriff and why.
it: the role played by the geocache.
looks like quintus slide got it wrong, again.
no matter, we all learned something, and we're all glad you made it home.
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Why?Under no circumstances will I vote for one of the kook/whack-job Democrats.Sounds like you are the Kook/whack-job. You really would vote for Guiliani? He is President of 911.....thats all. He is one sick twisted mutha f*cker.
Guiliani was an authoritarian, megalomaniacal mayor, mostly devoid of democratic and bi-partisan instincts. He was deeply unpopular by 911, and saw a resurgence only due to his exploitation of that tragedy. Police brutality surged on his watch, and he made a habit of depriving the weak, poor and defenseless of what little they had.
His own children will not speak to him.
Most New Yorkers, especially those of us who lived under Benito's reign, will not even consider voting for the guy. I wish the rest of the country could know the reality that we knew.
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if muir is too far, then another low-commitment way to get a taste of the mountain is to hike up to Silcox Hut. I was up there yesterday, in less than ideal conditions, but the risk was low. Its days like this that demonstrate what your equipment can and cannot do, what wind-driven ice crystals feel like and what its like to fall off the edge of a drift that you didn't know you were on. Take a bit of rope and practice your knots. Its super fun!
here is one of the photos:
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Got two different partners lined up for the weekend. How bout you, Krusty?
must one swallow a theodiciac first? or is that theodisiac?
Theodicist. My partners never fail to exercise their free will in this regard.
yikes, this thread is moving quickly...
yup, theodicy was always one of my stumbling blocks too. wouldn't it suck to be a member of job's first family?
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Oh, I forgot...STFU, Raindawg!
Someone must tell you lest you persist unaware:
You are a GENUINE EMBARRASSMENT.
Anyone want to go climbing with this Tvashtarkatena guy???
Got two different partners lined up for the weekend. How bout you, Krusty?
must one swallow a theodiciac first? or is that theodisiac?
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run the risk of Hilter and the master race.
you're a monty python sketch aren't you?
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I have BD flicklock, with the the little button jobby, and they work well, though I agree that the bottom can be hard to collapse if they are iced up and you happen to be wearing mitts over gloves.
also, the more oval shape is much easier to manipulate than circular poles -- easier to grip when locking, unlocking. I got my wife some BD flicklock that are circular (replaced twisty REI brand, which were horrible) and they are a little harder to work with in the cold, though they do have locks in both sections.
the flicklocks stay extended better than the twistys, but a hard fall or near fall and they'll compress on you.
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As I was leaving, he was going to give me Pat's number, and he pulled out a sheet from his pocket and it had about everybody's phone number on it.
Blurpy: the only way to really disappoint Jim is to do something mean, rude or ignorant. This is just climbing dude, you're suppose to have fun, not get stressed.
Good meeting you all: wanted to do a toast to Jim Anglin but it was so damn loud.....maybe if Joseph had been there it would have happened.
Bill
I'm not really that stressed. Maybe I can tag along with you guys at Beacon or somewhere else next spring or summer.
bradley
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Just wanted to say I had a fantastic time meeting everyone at the pub club. had to leave a bit early, to get the munsters to bed, but enjoyed every minute.
now i'm stressed that i gave jim my number, and he's going to call to go climb at beacon, and i'll be a disappointment....
ah well.....
Climber death on North Side of Hood
in Oregon Cascades
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Even though we 'understand' the loss you (and Dr. Lee's family) have suffered, we don't pretend to feel the blow in the same way. We are grieved when one of our brethren doesn't make it home, and the comments of friends and family help us to grieve with them. So thanks for letting us in.
I happened to be on Cooper Spur for a day hike on Sunday, and here are some of the photographs that I took. They may be helpful for those friends or family who happen along here and who are not too familiar with Mount Hood, and especially the north face.
The North Face of Mount Hood, from Inpsiration Point (I think)
Looking up the Cooper Spur and out over the Eliot Glacier.
The Cooper Spur route to the summit. I got a little aggressive with the polarizer, and the sky went black.
Upper section of the Cooper Spur route.