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I love the retro look of these.

Agreed on the menubar. This may help Menupop

I just heard Bill Gates tried to kill himself but botched it and is recovering in a Seattle hospital.

I once saw a XBL gamertag that was Shatnermouth. Is that you? If so, wanna play some Star Trek Legacy sometime?

Has Been was a very good album. For real. Check it out.

So what are the fans like at the T.J. Hooker conventions?

PARENT LINK IS GOATSE

I have cable internet with no download caps. However it's looking like my Lion download will be taking 5-6 hours.

Why?

Because Time Warner oversold my node. This became very apparent last week when a thunderstorm briefly knocked out power in my neighborhood my throughput speeds went through the roof - for a little bit. Speeds regularly dip into dialup threshold between 6-8 on weekdays.

Why don't I switch providers? Because they are my only option for internet access aside from dialup and I suppose satellite. So I would imagine that for a great number of people with cable internet and no caps this upgrade still going to be a multi-hour affair.

Count yourself lucky.

It's not being a beer snob. American brews truly are watered down compared to most beer the rest of the world brews. Try a taste test with an MGD 64 and a St. Pauli Girl and the Miller product will have much less flavor in comparison (but you may prefer that). Plus American beers taste awful unless they are ice-cold. A standard brew will taste okay at far warmer temperatures. Also, American beers are all relatively the same. Pour a Bud, a Miller and a Coors in a glass and you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart. They don't have the variety of selection like wheat beers, nut-brown ales, dark lagers, etc. Is it snobbery if someone likes a little variety?

Now, if you prefer the watered down taste that's fine but it's not snobbery if someone prefers a more time-honored and traditional brew.

It depends, I think the Magneto/Charles Xavier origins story can be quite interesting - far more so than Wolverine. Wolverine, while likable, is just another mutant. The X-Men universe centers around Magneto and Xavier and their backstories. Plus, the X-Men comic books have such complex and convoluted continuity issues, frankly a reboot to the beginning is needed to introduce them to a new generation. FWIW, I've never found the slutty psychic thing Emma Frost has going nearly as compelling as Charles Xavier. Then again, I think comic books hurt their own credibility when they portray female characters as they do.

Despite, my enthusiasm for the Magneto/Xavier origins, I don't have much hope that the movie will be pulled off well though. I hope I'm surprised.

The Spiderman reboot is completely unnecessary - especially with an Avengers movie coming out soon. It's overexposure. There are plenty of interesting characters from the Marvel universe to draw from.