http://www.farpointforums.com/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:53 +0000 MyBB http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4059 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:24:01 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4059
Ragman has placed a poll on our website. Look down towards the right side.

The current poll is...

Who is more liberal?

Ragman or Lambo

http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/

Please, feel free to go to the site and vote!

:-)

Lambo]]>
Ragman has placed a poll on our website. Look down towards the right side.

The current poll is...

Who is more liberal?

Ragman or Lambo

http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/

Please, feel free to go to the site and vote!

:-)

Lambo]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4058 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:22:30 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4058
New Show Posted!

Show 36: Nullification

Lambo]]>
New Show Posted!

Show 36: Nullification

Lambo]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4057 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:29:27 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4057
http://program-glitch-esc.net/]]>
http://program-glitch-esc.net/]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4055 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:50:03 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4055
Christina opens this week’s geekanalia with Geek Cuisine. She shares the sweetness of her family’s Valentine’s Day traditions as well as the new flavors of Conversation Hearts. She has since researched Sweetest Day, and apologizes for blaming American Greetings.

The clock is ticking, listeners! Don’t forget to enter our Hulk dvd contest! Email us if you want to win your own copy of Planet Hulk before March 12, and the winner will be announced during our 200th episode!

We have a potpourri of geekboys in this segment. Glenn begins with his Halo Legends dvd and the guys talk about Halo Reach. They discuss the Planet Hulk dvd and the upcoming Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths. Brad has picked up the Green Lantern: Blackest Night action figures, shows off his favorites, and shares about the upcoming Brightest Day series of comics. Glenn lets us in on the Mattel retro action figures coming out, and the Green Hornet comic series to begin. Adam is still loving Star Trek Online, and the guys talk about the rhymes and reasons why they name their characters and ships the things they do.

Christina comes back just in time to close, as they discuss the drawbacks of footie pajamas. She shares the story of The Ghosts of Ex-Girlfriends Past that she got to experience with Brad. Adam says to try out a new video game and Christina reminds you to call our voicemail line and wish us a happy 200th. Glenn is looking forward to a new phone, and Brad theorizes about what the perks of the newest iPhone will be.

Our promo this week comes graciously from the great guys from the Sofa Dogs Podcast.

PodCulture 196]]>
Christina opens this week’s geekanalia with Geek Cuisine. She shares the sweetness of her family’s Valentine’s Day traditions as well as the new flavors of Conversation Hearts. She has since researched Sweetest Day, and apologizes for blaming American Greetings.

The clock is ticking, listeners! Don’t forget to enter our Hulk dvd contest! Email us if you want to win your own copy of Planet Hulk before March 12, and the winner will be announced during our 200th episode!

We have a potpourri of geekboys in this segment. Glenn begins with his Halo Legends dvd and the guys talk about Halo Reach. They discuss the Planet Hulk dvd and the upcoming Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths. Brad has picked up the Green Lantern: Blackest Night action figures, shows off his favorites, and shares about the upcoming Brightest Day series of comics. Glenn lets us in on the Mattel retro action figures coming out, and the Green Hornet comic series to begin. Adam is still loving Star Trek Online, and the guys talk about the rhymes and reasons why they name their characters and ships the things they do.

Christina comes back just in time to close, as they discuss the drawbacks of footie pajamas. She shares the story of The Ghosts of Ex-Girlfriends Past that she got to experience with Brad. Adam says to try out a new video game and Christina reminds you to call our voicemail line and wish us a happy 200th. Glenn is looking forward to a new phone, and Brad theorizes about what the perks of the newest iPhone will be.

Our promo this week comes graciously from the great guys from the Sofa Dogs Podcast.

PodCulture 196]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4054 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:47:43 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4054
Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper, too? Our Geek Cuisine this week is Heritage Dr. Pepper, and Thomas Kemper’s Orange Cream Soda gets an honorable mention.

Don’t forget to enter The Planet Hulk dvd contest! Send us your e-mail and mailing information and you could win! Besides, you wouldn’t like us when we’re angry.

We review Zombieland. From Columbus to Tallahassee, all the way to Wichita, and back to the place where everybody knows your name, we discuss the best and grossest parts of the movie. Find out how it compares to the Left 4 Dead games, and if it pales in comparison to Shaun of the Dead, or leaves it in the dust. Glenn shares another Woody Harrelson gem, Defendor.

We close with Christina’s excitement over tickets to see Wicked when it comes back to town, and Glenn’s run in with the law at the store.

Remember, faithful listeners, to share in our 200th episode. Call us and wish us a happy birthday, send us email or mp3!

This week’s promo comes from The Legend of The Seeker Podcast.

PodCulture 195]]>
Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper, too? Our Geek Cuisine this week is Heritage Dr. Pepper, and Thomas Kemper’s Orange Cream Soda gets an honorable mention.

Don’t forget to enter The Planet Hulk dvd contest! Send us your e-mail and mailing information and you could win! Besides, you wouldn’t like us when we’re angry.

We review Zombieland. From Columbus to Tallahassee, all the way to Wichita, and back to the place where everybody knows your name, we discuss the best and grossest parts of the movie. Find out how it compares to the Left 4 Dead games, and if it pales in comparison to Shaun of the Dead, or leaves it in the dust. Glenn shares another Woody Harrelson gem, Defendor.

We close with Christina’s excitement over tickets to see Wicked when it comes back to town, and Glenn’s run in with the law at the store.

Remember, faithful listeners, to share in our 200th episode. Call us and wish us a happy birthday, send us email or mp3!

This week’s promo comes from The Legend of The Seeker Podcast.

PodCulture 195]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4053 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:39:09 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4053 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4052 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:52:17 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4052
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/06/rep...ason/44066]]>
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/06/rep...ason/44066]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4051 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:38:48 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4051 http://bit.ly/aDdbxt

Listen and vote. My friends came up with some interesting choices to play the major characters in a hypothetical re-boot. ;-)]]> http://bit.ly/aDdbxt

Listen and vote. My friends came up with some interesting choices to play the major characters in a hypothetical re-boot. ;-)]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4050 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:47:40 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4050
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obam...care-votes]]>
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obam...care-votes]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4049 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:55:23 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4049 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4048 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:39:09 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4048 The Guild, there's a pretty good interview with her on IGN's podcast Keeping it Reel.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/107/1072385p1.html]]> The Guild, there's a pretty good interview with her on IGN's podcast Keeping it Reel.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/107/1072385p1.html]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4047 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:54:36 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4047
Andrew Koenig, son of Walter Koenig and a talented actor (and Star Trek alumn) in his own right, was found dead four days ago after having been missing for a week and a half. Apparently he took his own life after a long battle with depression:

http://www.walterkoenigsite.com/index.html

My thoughts go out to Walter and his family...]]>
Andrew Koenig, son of Walter Koenig and a talented actor (and Star Trek alumn) in his own right, was found dead four days ago after having been missing for a week and a half. Apparently he took his own life after a long battle with depression:

http://www.walterkoenigsite.com/index.html

My thoughts go out to Walter and his family...]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4045 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:16:37 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4045
I am a computer geek, but I tend to procrastinate when it comes to TV tech.

We have a 15-20 year old 25” tube TV, and a ~15 year old VCR, and while the TV still works with our analog cable signal, the VCR is becoming unusable.

Even after multiple “reboots” of the VCR, head cleanings, and recreation of the recording schedule, it has problems recording programs. It will start to record a program, and then stop after a few minutes. (even when we are using new tapes.)

My wife who is an English Language geek and a person who reluctantly uses new tech, has told me: “I won’t use that VCR anymore! Get a DVR!”

We are a Mac computer based house, and I freely admit that I may be a Mac bigot. Up till now, I’ve been trying to wait for Apple to provide a 1080p solution to TV recording and playback, but they haven’t done so yet, and Elgato (EyeTV) doesn’t seem to have a 1080p solution either. (At least not that I’m aware of.)

What am I looking for?

• Record analog cable signals. (digital TV recording would be a bonus, but we may eventually give up cable to switch to only download.)
• 1080p output to a HDTV TV or Computer Monitor.
• DVR capabilities. (Timed downloads if that’s available.)
• Ability to move video files around the house to our various Mac computers.
• Quiet operation. (The more time I have spent as a computer geek, the more I want quiet hardware.)
  

Are there any all-in-one or cobble together systems that will do this, or would it be better for me to just get a inexpensive usable DVR to tide us over until Apple or other companies come up with a 1080p system that might be usable for the next 5-10 years?

I’m reasonably hardware savvy, and I’ve installed Debian Linux at least once, so I’m open to putting a system together out of parts if it can meet our needs described above.

Looking to leap over the digital TV cavern,

JamesInDallas, Monday, March 1, 2010
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[Yes, I’m the guy that called in the Boo Berry voice mail, and who comes into the Bab5 chat room on some Wednesdays. :-p ]]]>
I am a computer geek, but I tend to procrastinate when it comes to TV tech.

We have a 15-20 year old 25” tube TV, and a ~15 year old VCR, and while the TV still works with our analog cable signal, the VCR is becoming unusable.

Even after multiple “reboots” of the VCR, head cleanings, and recreation of the recording schedule, it has problems recording programs. It will start to record a program, and then stop after a few minutes. (even when we are using new tapes.)

My wife who is an English Language geek and a person who reluctantly uses new tech, has told me: “I won’t use that VCR anymore! Get a DVR!”

We are a Mac computer based house, and I freely admit that I may be a Mac bigot. Up till now, I’ve been trying to wait for Apple to provide a 1080p solution to TV recording and playback, but they haven’t done so yet, and Elgato (EyeTV) doesn’t seem to have a 1080p solution either. (At least not that I’m aware of.)

What am I looking for?

• Record analog cable signals. (digital TV recording would be a bonus, but we may eventually give up cable to switch to only download.)
• 1080p output to a HDTV TV or Computer Monitor.
• DVR capabilities. (Timed downloads if that’s available.)
• Ability to move video files around the house to our various Mac computers.
• Quiet operation. (The more time I have spent as a computer geek, the more I want quiet hardware.)
  

Are there any all-in-one or cobble together systems that will do this, or would it be better for me to just get a inexpensive usable DVR to tide us over until Apple or other companies come up with a 1080p system that might be usable for the next 5-10 years?

I’m reasonably hardware savvy, and I’ve installed Debian Linux at least once, so I’m open to putting a system together out of parts if it can meet our needs described above.

Looking to leap over the digital TV cavern,

JamesInDallas, Monday, March 1, 2010
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[Yes, I’m the guy that called in the Boo Berry voice mail, and who comes into the Bab5 chat room on some Wednesdays. :-p ]]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4044 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:15:25 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4044
Today I was at work during Obama's "Health Care Summit." Our lunch room has TVs mounted on the walls, each tuned to different news channels, you sit near the one you want to watch. Well, I was sitting where I could see CNN and FOX both covering the same thing at the same time live. They started with Obama and the secretary talking - both channels showed the same thing from different camera angles, then came time to let the Republican leadership talk. FOX broadcasts that too, but CNN switches to a commentator, who then does a quick overview of what Obama said in case you missed it, then reported a few public surveys, etc. They switch back to live coverage when Obama or a Democrat talks (both channels showing the same thing LIVE), then CNN would switch to commentary by their reporters when the Republicans talk. I saw it happen twice while I was at lunch. Not sure how much this happened during the day, but it was good for a laugh. You could almost see the CNN show director saying "oh, the Republicans are talking again, switch to something else!"

Just makes me wonder, if you watched the summit on CNN, did you hear much else besides Obama's side of things?]]>
Today I was at work during Obama's "Health Care Summit." Our lunch room has TVs mounted on the walls, each tuned to different news channels, you sit near the one you want to watch. Well, I was sitting where I could see CNN and FOX both covering the same thing at the same time live. They started with Obama and the secretary talking - both channels showed the same thing from different camera angles, then came time to let the Republican leadership talk. FOX broadcasts that too, but CNN switches to a commentator, who then does a quick overview of what Obama said in case you missed it, then reported a few public surveys, etc. They switch back to live coverage when Obama or a Democrat talks (both channels showing the same thing LIVE), then CNN would switch to commentary by their reporters when the Republicans talk. I saw it happen twice while I was at lunch. Not sure how much this happened during the day, but it was good for a laugh. You could almost see the CNN show director saying "oh, the Republicans are talking again, switch to something else!"

Just makes me wonder, if you watched the summit on CNN, did you hear much else besides Obama's side of things?]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4043 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:46:45 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4043
Show 35

Thanks]]>
Show 35

Thanks]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4042 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:58:28 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4042
http://www.amazon.com/Jeremiah-Season-Tw...681&sr=1-1]]>
http://www.amazon.com/Jeremiah-Season-Tw...681&sr=1-1]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4041 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:16:01 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4041
http://tinyurl.com/yax5tw8]]>
http://tinyurl.com/yax5tw8]]> http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4036 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:39:42 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4036 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4035 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:52:53 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4035 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4034 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:58:18 -0500 http://www.farpointforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4034
Well...

http://www.amazon.com/Jeremiah-Season-Tw..._cs_all_43

March 10th.]]>
Well...

http://www.amazon.com/Jeremiah-Season-Tw..._cs_all_43

March 10th.]]>