Sounds like you've already picked out kitchen cabinets. Guess the remaining furniture-related stuff would be vanities (if you haven't already) and furniture. Ikea's not a bad suggestion, but here's a thought that worked out like an absolute dream for me: I believe that just like here in Pennsylvania, there are Amish and Mennonite communities in North Carolina. These people build heirloom-quality furniture for what they believe is a fair return (translation - half or less what you'll pay for cheap particle-board construction elsewhere). And their stuff isn't necessarily old-fashioned. They do many simple designs that can look very nice in a contemporary home (think Shaker style).
You'll have to get acquainted with people off the 'main drag' so you're not buying at tourist prices, but if you make the effort you'll be richly rewarded by having in effect your own custom woodworkers who charge much less than you'll pay in any store.
Re CompUSA vs NewEgg, we found great deals on plumbing and electrical fixtures online. Try to be sure you buy where you can easily return something that may arrive broken or scratched - a few dollars in savings isn't worth the time and thought spent hassling when you're in the middle of having to make 20 decisions at once.
Which sites are giving you trouble? And are you reporting them to Apple? Also, if you want, you can try building WebKit (Safari's rendering engine) from source, and that should give you greater compatibility. http://webkit.opendarwin.org">http://webkit.opendarwin.org
- If there is so much untapped potential in AI/physics, why don't we see loads of PC titles that take advantage of this? Physics/AI are certainly not new ideas. There have been plenty of titles that put more focus into AI/physics than into graphics. Many recent PC-only big budget success stories had little to do with AI/Physics (WoW, Guild Wars, Battlefield 2) and were quite innovative.
- Even AI oriented games like Sims have been ported to console.
Physics/AI are for programmer types who love working on algorithms. Which is fine but it's often technology for the developer and researcher and not for the gammer.
Modern design is the best, IKEA is a good start for "cheap/good looking"-stuff..for ideas i can also recommend the following link, especially the kitchens are very nice in some of the houses, i want one myself :)
Take an afternoon off and pay a visit to the IKEA store in New Haven. They've got an extensive cabinet selection (http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/complete_kitchen_guid...">Online Stuff Here), most of it pretty clean and modern in style. I've never compared cabinet prices, but their prices seemed reasonable to me. You'd have to find some way of getting it to NC, but IKEA's also got stores in Maryland and Atlanta.
Come on Anand, you've just now figured that out?=P You get sick nearly every major trip or other special occasion, so I can't say I'm surprised about the latest one(or that you are going to suffer a relapse at IDF).
But anyhow, it should be interesting to see what Intel does; if anything, I'd expect they're going to go for a very conservative architecture this time(as a reaction to their NetBurst problems), something akin to the Pentium-M that puts power usage first, but taken to a more extreme level where a ULV-type chip would be the norm.
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judmarc - Thursday, August 25, 2005 - link
Re your comments about (lack of) backup, I think I've got your solution right http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-jap...">herehttp://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-jap... ;-)judmarc - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
Sounds like you've already picked out kitchen cabinets. Guess the remaining furniture-related stuff would be vanities (if you haven't already) and furniture. Ikea's not a bad suggestion, but here's a thought that worked out like an absolute dream for me: I believe that just like here in Pennsylvania, there are Amish and Mennonite communities in North Carolina. These people build heirloom-quality furniture for what they believe is a fair return (translation - half or less what you'll pay for cheap particle-board construction elsewhere). And their stuff isn't necessarily old-fashioned. They do many simple designs that can look very nice in a contemporary home (think Shaker style).You'll have to get acquainted with people off the 'main drag' so you're not buying at tourist prices, but if you make the effort you'll be richly rewarded by having in effect your own custom woodworkers who charge much less than you'll pay in any store.
Re CompUSA vs NewEgg, we found great deals on plumbing and electrical fixtures online. Try to be sure you buy where you can easily return something that may arrive broken or scratched - a few dollars in savings isn't worth the time and thought spent hassling when you're in the middle of having to make 20 decisions at once.
Thinine - Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - link
Anand:Which sites are giving you trouble? And are you reporting them to Apple? Also, if you want, you can try building WebKit (Safari's rendering engine) from source, and that should give you greater compatibility. http://webkit.opendarwin.org">http://webkit.opendarwin.org
Anand Lal Shimpi - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - link
I don't have a list of them on hand, but I know http://www.expedia.com">Expedia is always a pain to use with Safari.Take care,
Anand
LanceVance - Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - link
- If there is so much untapped potential in AI/physics, why don't we see loads of PC titles that take advantage of this? Physics/AI are certainly not new ideas. There have been plenty of titles that put more focus into AI/physics than into graphics. Many recent PC-only big budget success stories had little to do with AI/Physics (WoW, Guild Wars, Battlefield 2) and were quite innovative.- Even AI oriented games like Sims have been ported to console.
- Why do most leading game designers claim the biggest hardware limitation is DVD storage (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56...">http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56... or RAM? Carmack certainly disagress with physics being the next big thing.
Physics/AI are for programmer types who love working on algorithms. Which is fine but it's often technology for the developer and researcher and not for the gammer.
MrJim - Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - link
Modern design is the best, IKEA is a good start for "cheap/good looking"-stuff..for ideas i can also recommend the following link, especially the kitchens are very nice in some of the houses, i want one myself :)http://www.locations-uk.com/UnusualHouses.html">Modern Houses
slashbinslashbash - Monday, August 22, 2005 - link
Take an afternoon off and pay a visit to the IKEA store in New Haven. They've got an extensive cabinet selection (http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/complete_kitchen_guid...">Online Stuff Here), most of it pretty clean and modern in style. I've never compared cabinet prices, but their prices seemed reasonable to me. You'd have to find some way of getting it to NC, but IKEA's also got stores in Maryland and Atlanta.ViRGE - Monday, August 22, 2005 - link
Come on Anand, you've just now figured that out?=P You get sick nearly every major trip or other special occasion, so I can't say I'm surprised about the latest one(or that you are going to suffer a relapse at IDF).But anyhow, it should be interesting to see what Intel does; if anything, I'd expect they're going to go for a very conservative architecture this time(as a reaction to their NetBurst problems), something akin to the Pentium-M that puts power usage first, but taken to a more extreme level where a ULV-type chip would be the norm.
GhandiInstinct - Monday, August 22, 2005 - link
lol on the CompUSA bit, because that's the exact reaction I had."Dude, why did you buy that card at CrapUsa? Here, use the internet, theres a site called NewEgg.com, no they don't sell eggs."
"Whoa!"