Ronin

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Ditto what Pug said above, but on a serious note... I knew someone who was punched by someone with a roll of quarters. It literally caved in the side of his face. Multiple plastic surgery's later, and lawsuits against the guy who punched him, the guy with the quarters LOST. Using something like this will invoke devastating damage. Your LIFE better be at real risk here, and not just a testosterone based bar fight. As a martial artist for over 25 years, and instructor at times, lesson #1 is to avoid a physical altercation. So be a Pussy and run. Then if push comes to shove, use what you have at your disposal. Also, by the time you reach into your pocket to pull out your roll of coins you have 'telegraphed' your move so badly you might just loose anyway. (I know if I saw someone reach into their pocket and pull out the coins, their ass would be knocked out (with one proper blow) before they could raise their fist)

Automatico! Great information! Question. To access the Center seconds components they are on the bottom (balance side). As you can see in the photo I removed one top plate, and it looks like there are 2 more screws topside (1 to the left of @6 seconds, and one under the @3 wheel.

If it is a "car" trip, I will take a few. Generally speaking, our vacations usually involve some adventure (Scuba, Surf, Ski, etc). That said, I always take a Seiko. (Soon maybe a Doxa) Work trips, I usually just wear one of my Gen's for the whole trip.

I can't stand the Flash based, or artistically overdone pages. That said, I think my favorites are: Doxa MkII Panerai I will give Breitling a nod ONCE you get to the product, it is cool to play with the strap/braclet combos. Keep it simple!

Prank

I have a few budget late model Daytona's that I figured I would experiment on. There seems to be 3 common types available from a movement perspective: 1.) The A7750 versions with working Chrono 2.) A "21J" type with faux chrono's that perform, date @ 3, 24hr @ 6, week day @ 9 and an ALWAYS sweeping center seconds 3.) A "21J" type with faux chrono's that perform, date @ 3, "Jeweled" SECONDS @ 6, week day @ 9 and an ALWAYS sweeping center seconds It is that 3rd one that got me curious. I am more after the "look" or should I say eliminating the huge "tell" (faux chrono, always running center seconds) from these cheap 21J versions. I am also NOT concerned about a working chrono. If I need a "working chrono" for the day, I grab my Ebel, Swiss Army, etc, since I am leery to even "use" an A7750. Ok, here are some photos. The plan is simple: Freeze everything except for the Hour, Minute and Seconds @ 6. So far freezing the 3 & 9 look easy. The real question becomes the center seconds. (Please chime in experts, since I am NOT). Thoughts, questions, comments, snide remarks welcome...

@Ubiquitous - When did you get that Aquatimer! I need to see that in person!

Princess Di

Sammy Video Eye Candy:

Tom Sawyer

So did you name him: Geddy, Alex or Neil? (Rush Band Members Names) Congrats, and good health to all!

Stumbled upon this. Not the usual ancient information, and by no means definitive. I actually don't have "TV" at home, but have have caught this show on the History Channel while on the road for work. It is a pretty cool show. You Tube Link

Rush

Great work, and fast!

Love the new design. (I would be interested if you want to make 2) One key thought. Go deeper. My current work surface is 20" deep without elbow rests. By the time you add a lamp, etc, the extra depth is nice to have. I would say take your 10.3812 measurement out closer to 15.

Like it does on the iPhone/iPod touch, just bigger. Think of it as the iPhone under a Loupe.

Are you buying... Marketing at its best. The iPad Keynote Condensed version...

If you can DIY, then definitely. As for wood choice, maybe go with the 'softer' wood as it will have less bounce when dropping small metal objects. Not sure how much of a difference that will really make. Just a thought.

Touche' I have that $20 set aside.

Pug, I was just making an exaggerated point based on the burning bridges comment and common stereotypes. I was being a smart arse. And to the point, in the metro area I live in, using an Apple product in the coffee shop is still like flashing your Rolex, and many of the hipster Apple users I encounter in my neck of the woods still look down their noses at the guy with the Dell/Zune. YMMV. On the flip side, Steve summed up the iPad nicely during the keynote:

A couple thoughts from above: 1.) Building a Hackintosh. Been there done that, but at the end of the day, some update is going to break it. -or buy the time you invest in the new EFI dongle, and all your hardware, you are only a few hundred $ away from a "Gen" . More work that its worth. 2.) @Cheif - I agree about the still trying to figure it out. Hell, if they had simply reduced the price of a MacBook "Air" to Sub-$1000 they would probably fly off the shelves. Imagine a MacBook Air "convertible tablet! The MacBook Air will probably be my/wifes next "around the house" device after seeing the iPad. 3.) The Wired article and Jobs calling others lazy! (Below comments stolen from another blog) "About Adobe: They are lazy, Jobs says. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it.". This is coming from a company who refuse to : 1. Do multitasking. 2. Include google voice. 3. Have an open app store. 4. Allow FireFox. 5. Allow flash just so i-pone and soon i-pad users can do the interesting things that android user will do soon... (the list could go on and on). Who is it that is hypocritical? Steve can't call Adobe lazy. It took Apple 2 years to add copy and paste to the iPhone It took Apple 3 months to fix the wifi bug in iPhone OS 3.0 It took Apple 2 months to fix the text message exploit in iPhone OS 3.0 It takes Apple 1 month to submit an app or app update to the appstore --- I am just playing Devils Advocate here. It is that this is the first time, in a long time, that people are really coming out AGAINST Apple. I am still going to stand my tin-foil hat theory that Flash simply cuts into the Apple $$$ making machine, and could kill AT&T 3g networks via things like Hulu. I am sure if Steve, Apple and Adobe got into a room, this could have been resolved long ago. Steve going off like this reminds of the NBC confrontation a few years ago. So now if Steve burns the Adobe bridge, they could say Fsck You Apple, and concentrate on the PC/Win7 leaving the end user/consumers the ones who suffer. Image if all the "Creative Types" that use Apple are forced to move to the PC world for the next Adobe Suite, etc. (I am exaggerating here to make a point, most creative types would not leave Apple because Apple is still 'hip'.) With the success of Windows 7, now is not the time for Apple to be burning bridges with Adobe, Google, et al.

Walrus

I went through a similar predicament a few months back. However, I decided to temporarily go with a sub-$50 computer desk. That way if I turn out to be all thumbs, one less thing I have money tied up in. Check this link out if you want to go all out: http://www.shorinter...com/benches.htm That Marketworks link also caught my attention for their seemingly good prices. One other thing I thought of was an older "Roll Top" desk. They have nice cubbys usually, and being able to "close" off the work area seems like a good idea. Check Craigslist.