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  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ps1borg said:

    New Painter time already. You have to goto the welcome screen in the help menu of old Painter to get the special upgrade price :)

     

    ...another programme I wish I could afford *sigh*.

    I've learned to stop buying computer programs.  :-)  When does one have time to use them all?

    ...Painter is actually one I would make use of as I used to work in traditional art media before 3D CG.

    I used to love it, back in the day. smiley​  Now, I stick to Photoshop, mainly.  To adjust curves on a render and resize stuff.

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    TangoAlpha said:

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

    They must've gone up in price.  I got mine two or three years ago.  I was really into modeling then though.  All fired up about my modeling hobby. :-)

    And once you get used to using a 3D mouse, you can't stop.  Or I can't.  But I'm weird like that. :-)

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,119
    edited August 2016
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    I seem to recall there was some ruling that chips had to be made by cutting up real potatoes, and not by extruding reconstituted mush out of a nozzle (which is why certain big chain fast food joints have to call their reconstituted mush product 'fries')

    That's a good description of American chips.  Reconstituted mush, fried to a crisp. :-)

    There's nothing un-special about reconstituted mush fried to retain a stick like shape.  I actually prefer them to fried potato sticks which often had fried rot spots in them. At least with the reconstituted fried mush the rot is hidden.  However, that being said.  I rarely ever eat fried anything anymore.  But when I do have a hankering to eat with abandon, I head straight for the place that has the reconstituted mush sticks.

     

    Post edited by LeatherGryphon on
  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    LeatherGryphon said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    I seem to recall there was some ruling that chips had to be made by cutting up real potatoes, and not by extruding reconstituted mush out of a nozzle (which is why certain big chain fast food joints have to call their reconstituted mush product 'fries')

    That's a good description of American chips.  Reconstituted mush, fried to a crisp. :-)

    There's nothing un-special about reconstituted mush fried to retain a stick like shape.  I actually prefer them to fried potato sticks which often had fried rot spots in them. At least with the reconstituted fried mush the rot is hidden.  However, that being said.  I rarely ever eat fried anything anymore.  But when I do have a hankering to eat with abandon, I head straight for the place that has the reconstituted mush sticks.

    Have at 'em, man. smiley​  That rot is a little hard to stomach, but if you like those things...I hope you thoroughly enjoy them. :-)

     

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,928
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ps1borg said:

    New Painter time already. You have to goto the welcome screen in the help menu of old Painter to get the special upgrade price :)

     

    ...another programme I wish I could afford *sigh*.

    I've learned to stop buying computer programs.  :-)  When does one have time to use them all?

    ...Painter is actually one I would make use of as I used to work in traditional art media before 3D CG.

    I used to love it, back in the day. smiley​  Now, I stick to Photoshop, mainly.  To adjust curves on a render and resize stuff.

    ..well PS has become a cloud "service", Painter hasn't.  For me that is another selling point for the latter.

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ps1borg said:

    New Painter time already. You have to goto the welcome screen in the help menu of old Painter to get the special upgrade price :)

     

    ...another programme I wish I could afford *sigh*.

    I've learned to stop buying computer programs.  :-)  When does one have time to use them all?

    ...Painter is actually one I would make use of as I used to work in traditional art media before 3D CG.

    I used to love it, back in the day. smiley​  Now, I stick to Photoshop, mainly.  To adjust curves on a render and resize stuff.

    ..well PS has become a cloud "service", Painter hasn't.  For me that is another selling point for the latter.

    I still have a hard copy of Photoshop.  :-)  Thank goodness.

    Jan don't go to the Cloud unless she has to.  That isn't often. :-)

     

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

     

    tastes better cuz salt collects in the crinkle

    a crinkle in time 

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

     

    waffle cutheart

    sweet potato gives the Vit-A

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,299
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

    I do not like the skiny fries either.  The ones at work are a bit thicker than most.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,928
    edited August 2016
    MistyMist said:
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

     

    tastes better cuz salt collects in the crinkle

    a crinkle in time 

    ...for me it's garlic and cheese. Not very big on salt.
    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    kyoto kid said:
    MistyMist said:
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

     

    tastes better cuz salt collects in the crinkle

    a crinkle in time 

     

    ...for me it's garlic and cheese. Not very big on salt.

     

    cant go wrong with cheese!

    sour cream or ranch dressing  

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    one more check of the flashdales and fastgrab then off to llallaland

    g'night

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,928
    ...100s bginning tomorrow through Caturday. Have a rally to attend that evening. Forecast calls for a high of 102° that day (without "real feel").
  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,342
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ps1borg said:

    New Painter time already. You have to goto the welcome screen in the help menu of old Painter to get the special upgrade price :)

     

    ...another programme I wish I could afford *sigh*.

    I've learned to stop buying computer programs.  :-)  When does one have time to use them all?

    ...Painter is actually one I would make use of as I used to work in traditional art media before 3D CG.

    I used to love it, back in the day. smiley​  Now, I stick to Photoshop, mainly.  To adjust curves on a render and resize stuff.

    ..well PS has become a cloud "service", Painter hasn't.  For me that is another selling point for the latter.

    I still have a hard copy of Photoshop.  :-)  Thank goodness.

    Jan don't go to the Cloud unless she has to.  That isn't often. :-)

     

    I'm still on Photoshop CS2.  Had to get the special serial number when they took down the server for confirmation.  Had to reinstall it when I moved to Windows 7 Pro.  Didn't have to reinstall when I upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.  So far, so good for Win10.  Haven't done a hell of a lot since I upgraded, though.

    Dana

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    DanaTA said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ps1borg said:

    New Painter time already. You have to goto the welcome screen in the help menu of old Painter to get the special upgrade price :)

     

    ...another programme I wish I could afford *sigh*.

    I've learned to stop buying computer programs.  :-)  When does one have time to use them all?

    ...Painter is actually one I would make use of as I used to work in traditional art media before 3D CG.

    I used to love it, back in the day. smiley​  Now, I stick to Photoshop, mainly.  To adjust curves on a render and resize stuff.

    ..well PS has become a cloud "service", Painter hasn't.  For me that is another selling point for the latter.

    I still have a hard copy of Photoshop.  :-)  Thank goodness.

    Jan don't go to the Cloud unless she has to.  That isn't often. :-)

     

    I'm still on Photoshop CS2.  Had to get the special serial number when they took down the server for confirmation.  Had to reinstall it when I moved to Windows 7 Pro.  Didn't have to reinstall when I upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.  So far, so good for Win10.  Haven't done a hell of a lot since I upgraded, though.

    Dana

    I stopped at CS...something.  It does everything I need it to. smiley​ 

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    kyoto kid said:
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

    ...the crinkle cut ones also work better for pan frying as well.

    Fries that are cut from raw potatoes tend to be the most greasy for some reason, even when deep fried at the right temperature.  This is why I don't like going to pubs here to eat as most do hand cut fires for which I need a wad of napkins (if not a bottle of industrial degreaser) for my hands. 

    Nobody here in the States seems to know how to make proper chips either.

    The secret to making good chips is to cook them twice

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/thebestchipsyouhavee_93121

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    TangoAlpha said:

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

    We must be checking different places.  Those things have gone down in price. 

    And now they have wireless ones.  surprise​ 

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    Chohole said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

    ...the crinkle cut ones also work better for pan frying as well.

    Fries that are cut from raw potatoes tend to be the most greasy for some reason, even when deep fried at the right temperature.  This is why I don't like going to pubs here to eat as most do hand cut fires for which I need a wad of napkins (if not a bottle of industrial degreaser) for my hands. 

    Nobody here in the States seems to know how to make proper chips either.

    The secret to making good chips is to cook them twice

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/thebestchipsyouhavee_93121

    All that for french fries?  We always threw them into a pan of hot oil and let 'er go. :-)  One did have to watch closely though. 

     

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited August 2016
    Jan19 said:
    Chohole said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

    ...the crinkle cut ones also work better for pan frying as well.

    Fries that are cut from raw potatoes tend to be the most greasy for some reason, even when deep fried at the right temperature.  This is why I don't like going to pubs here to eat as most do hand cut fires for which I need a wad of napkins (if not a bottle of industrial degreaser) for my hands. 

    Nobody here in the States seems to know how to make proper chips either.

    The secret to making good chips is to cook them twice

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/thebestchipsyouhavee_93121

    All that for french fries?  We always threw them into a pan of hot oil and let 'er go. :-)  One did have to watch closely though. 

     

    Chips are an art form.   THere is nothing so great as a plate of proper home fried chips. if done well.

    I never bothered with the thermometer bit.  Heat the chip pan up and test it by dipping a raw chip in to see if it sizzles well.   Then lower the basket of chips into the hot fat for a few minutes till the sizzle dies down, then lift it out to drain and reheat the oil or fat back to nice sizzle temperature and finish cooking the chips.    Not having the fat hot enough is what gives the greasy chips, hence why you reheat the fat.  Having it too hot can be dangerous, so you have to be an expert to judge the sizzle  (and do dry the chips of befiore plunging them into the hot fat., DO NOT wash and plunge)   The fat needs to be hot enough to seal the chips quickly, so they don't absorb too much.

    Post edited by Chohole on
  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

    We must be checking different places.  Those things have gone down in price. 

    And now they have wireless ones.  surprise​ 

     

    Bear in mind the pound has plummeted against pretty much everything, so imports are getting really expensive here. But looking around, the prices do seem to be much of a muchness. (store catalogue shot attached in case we're talking about something totally different)

     

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  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,299
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

    We must be checking different places.  Those things have gone down in price. 

    And now they have wireless ones.  surprise​ 

     

    Bear in mind the pound has plummeted against pretty much everything, so imports are getting really expensive here. But looking around, the prices do seem to be much of a muchness. (store catalogue shot attached in case we're talking about something totally different)

     

    I have no pounds in my bank account.  (but I have plenty in my butt wink)

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    edited August 2016
    Chohole said:
    Jan19 said:
    Chohole said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Chohole said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:

    Good morning, everybody. :-)

     

    Afternoon. Just had lunch, which was "healthy" for a change (well, no chips anyway!)

    Good decision.  Chips are grease and...something.  French fries are much better. :-)

     

    Evening. Just back from seeing 'Suicide Squad'. :)

    French fries are just American for chips surely? Never been seen in France, that's for sure!

    It always seems to me that French fries are the ones they cut all skinny and chips (proper British chips) are the chunkier ones.    Which would mean that chips are healthier, as they wouldn't absorb so much of the cooking fat or oil.    For some reason I like my chips crinkle cut, they seem to taste better.

     

    ...the crinkle cut ones also work better for pan frying as well.

    Fries that are cut from raw potatoes tend to be the most greasy for some reason, even when deep fried at the right temperature.  This is why I don't like going to pubs here to eat as most do hand cut fires for which I need a wad of napkins (if not a bottle of industrial degreaser) for my hands. 

    Nobody here in the States seems to know how to make proper chips either.

    The secret to making good chips is to cook them twice

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/thebestchipsyouhavee_93121

    All that for french fries?  We always threw them into a pan of hot oil and let 'er go. :-)  One did have to watch closely though. 

     

    Chips are an art form.   THere is nothing so great as a plate of proper home fried chips. if done well.

    I never bothered with the thermometer bit.  Heat the chip pan up and test it by dipping a raw chip in to see if it sizzles well.   Then lower the basket of chips into the hot fat for a few minutes till the sizzle dies down, then lift it out to drain and reheat the oil or fat back to nice sizzle temperature and finish cooking the chips.    Not having the fat hot enough is what gives the greasy chips, hence why you reheat the fat.  Having it too hot can be dangerous, so you have to be an expert to judge the sizzle  (and do dry the chips of befiore plunging them into the hot fat., DO NOT wash and plunge)   The fat needs to be hot enough to seal the chips quickly, so they don't absorb too much.

    You take care of the cooking, Cho. :-)  I'll fix the plumbing.

    Mama raised a lady, but my father and brothers created a tomboy. 

    "Do not wash and plunge."  laugh

    Post edited by Jan19 on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,351
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    Jan19 said:
    kyoto kid said:
    ps1borg said:

    New Painter time already. You have to goto the welcome screen in the help menu of old Painter to get the special upgrade price :)

     

    ...another programme I wish I could afford *sigh*.

    I've learned to stop buying computer programs.  :-)  When does one have time to use them all?

    ...Painter is actually one I would make use of as I used to work in traditional art media before 3D CG.

    I used to love it, back in the day. smiley​  Now, I stick to Photoshop, mainly.  To adjust curves on a render and resize stuff.

    ..well PS has become a cloud "service", Painter hasn't.  For me that is another selling point for the latter.

    You keep saying things like this. PS is not a cloud service - it is now rental software, which is why I haven't upgraded, and as a result it does need to phone home occasionally to verify its status, but it is still a locally installed application which will save its files to the local  HD.

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

    We must be checking different places.  Those things have gone down in price. 

    And now they have wireless ones.  surprise​ 

     

    Bear in mind the pound has plummeted against pretty much everything, so imports are getting really expensive here. But looking around, the prices do seem to be much of a muchness. (store catalogue shot attached in case we're talking about something totally different)

    The pound is worth what in American dollars?  I don't know the conversion rate.  But even if it's 2 dollars...wow, yes, those are expensive.

     

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    edited August 2016
    Kulay Wolf said:
    TangoAlpha said:
    Jan19 said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Looked at those 3D mice last night - Yoiks! I don't think I've ever paid moe than £10 for a mouse, those started at just under a ton and went up to £298! 300 quid for a mouse!!! I'd have to take out another mortgage!

    We must be checking different places.  Those things have gone down in price. 

    And now they have wireless ones.  surprise​ 

     

    Bear in mind the pound has plummeted against pretty much everything, so imports are getting really expensive here. But looking around, the prices do seem to be much of a muchness. (store catalogue shot attached in case we're talking about something totally different)

     

    I have no pounds in my bank account.  (but I have plenty in my butt wink)

    Many Americans don't and do. :-) 

    I have been up since 5 o'clock, afraid I'd oversleep and miss the yard crew.  They're out and about early today.

    Post edited by Jan19 on
  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    Morning aches and pains. Aspirin helps but makes the bug noises in my head louder. Tinnitus sucks. That is my complaint.

  • Jan19Jan19 Posts: 1,109
    Tjohn said:

    Morning aches and pains. Aspirin helps but makes the bug noises in my head louder. Tinnitus sucks. That is my complaint.

    I'm sorry.  I'd say "decongestant," but from what I read, tinnitus isn't the same as fluid in the ear.

    Hope your day gets better.  smiley

     

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    don't know how 2 years passed so quickly.  going to cpr training again today.  it's a 2 year thing.  stayin alive ah ah ah ah

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,119
    Tjohn said:

    Morning aches and pains. Aspirin helps but makes the bug noises in my head louder. Tinnitus sucks. That is my complaint.

    Agreed +1.  I use my tinnitus as a gauge on whether I have a virus infection or not, or how tired I am.  Sick = volume up.   I've been taking one aspirin daily for years.

     

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