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    No US reps, hmm, wish I owned a gear store, could jump on this quick. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    It does come with a charger, it's just the kind you have to keep plugged in overnight. I only plan on using the thing two minutes at a time or when I know someone who's drunk is about to get pummeled, so for now, I don't care so much about the recording time. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    By the way, I'm for rent if anyone needs a fake fiance. I do have a price. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    MPH vs Ft/Sec

    DJL replied to MagicLou's topic in The Bonfire

    I wish we'd just change to the metric system. But, my vote is meters per second. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Anyone have a link? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Webber tells no lies and this is funny. He sent me the link as an example of how some places had 105's for dirt cheap but suggested I watch out for stripped down prices with snags that screw you up the ass on everything else. I checked them out pretty well to make sure I was getting good stuff. Didn't know they were run by a bunch donkeys. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Yeah, I'm going to look at B&H and Dbuys, put a little bit more time into thinking about lenses and filters and order all at once. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    What I wrote to the owner: Anyone else have experience with these people? http://store.yahoo.com/buydigital/index.html "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Wow, that's good. I really stink at drawing people. Well, I really stink at drawing anything but I'm trying to sketch as much as I can to get my skills back from when I was young. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I'm not really sad, just poking at goth quotes. I like the music, don't like the snobbery. As if I'm not cool because my only black is my BANE shirt and I don't sulk and stand there with a pallid, expressionless face. It's as if the point is to not be fun because fun is conformist. You're being fun by doing this so I hope you don't get kick out of the clique. Edit to note that saying that all members of a groups have a specific personality is a poor generalization. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    So I drew. Pretty pics, huh? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I am GothDiver 666. I waste away in sadness. Someday I'll be DEAD. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Ha, everyone has a golden globe. I use mine to break ice-cubes. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Hmm.....and all along I thought this was expected. I'll have to lower my standards. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Mine was replying skypuppy in reference to if he really thought I was worried about scuffing my gear vs. people DYING. I did see your post. That's what I was attempting to convey with A) that a straight pin wouldn't work on a throwout because it can only be pulled in one direction, when most of the time it will be be pulled 90 degrees resulting in scraped out grommets or a PC in tow. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    This shouldn't replace getting a real lesson but go up to anyone who seems cool and ask to watch them pack and ask them to just say out loud what they're doing. This is just slam bam procedure, get better advice than mine for REALLY learning. Ask questions. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Yeah, and I land on the runway so I don't get grass stains on my jumpsuit. Assuming that you're kidding but just in case, no. The question was (to rephrase) whether the pin is curved because A) on a BOC throwout the pin is pulled upwards putting a perpendicular force on the pin or B) so that the if the pin is pushed, it won't go through the closing loop. I always hear people say that it's curved because of the latter and it didn't sound right. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Yeah, I thought that might be the case. It was a discussion I read in which Bill Booth chimed in about flexible pins that got me thinking about this. After reading that, the "so the pin doesn't get pushed through" statement started to sound like parrot-talk and I saw that a straight pin on a BOC throwout would probably gouge the crap out of the container. I got PM'd a link to some material by Bill Booth about flex pins: CLICK Thanks, folks. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Ok, based on the options for the PC105 at CLICK what should I get. This is my first camera and I'll be using it for fun until I get my skills together and can shoot tandems. Case: A)none B) Deluxe $80 C)Regular $50 Battery life: A)2.5 $70 B)5.5 $110 C) 10 $190 AC/DC charger: A)None B)Yes $150 Extra Memory: A)No B)How much memory? $60-$300 Adapter: A)None B)Reg Reader $60 C)6 in 1 $100 Filter: A)No B)Standard UV $40 C)Multi $80 D) Multi Kit $200 E)Get one elsewhere. I'm not set on a PC105 right now, by the way, so this is not imminent. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Talk to me, Goose. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Please only answer if you really do know the answer, as in you were there when it happened, otherwise hit "see results". This isn't a popularity contest. I've been told #2 but #1 seems to make more sense. Supporting arguments I've read here on dz.com. One is that it's more common for the bridle to be pulled through rather than pushed. It seems to me that it's just as likely for the pushing angle to correspond with a straight pin, as a curved pin. Also, as you see on bob's set up in the CRW forum, his pin is straight. Is this how all pins were with pullout? Did they change to curved when the BOC method came around? Note: it's a misconception that CRWdog's don't worry about a premature, a negative 3 second deployment will ruin your day. Edit: Could a moderator move this to Gear and Rigging, please? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    RWS PSB

    DJL replied to Hooknswoop's topic in Gear and Rigging

    I don't know how the shackle is to deal with on a RSL but I've had to undo snatch-blocks while sailing in pretty nasty conditions and it's pretty hairy if the line is in tension and you're getting thrown all over the place. And these are nice big blocks where you can get a few fingers through the loop. So, my question is: is this really a design intent of the shackle that you should be able to release it under extreme tension? I'll take from the sarcasm in the previous posts that this isn't the realistic case. And to get back to the point of this thread, since this recall, everything is set up correctly anyway, so one shouldn't have to worry about it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    The big picture here is that Americans expect to be paid more for doing less. That's why manufacturing goes to South America and why tech is going to South Asia. Capitalism is at work but I don't think it's so short sighted. Americans will realize that they have to work more and make better or get paid less if they want to keep their job. Go visit any REAL tech company (not friggin AOL) and you'll see that it's mostly people from India. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    How about the digital Elf? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Forgot to say, "...or drive domestiic and don't admit that the quality sucks." I didn't see the movie or even read most of the first post but I'm surprised they filmed it there for the reasons they stated. I don't have a problem with it, just think that if that's really the reason then they don't know what they're talking about. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher