Recent content by David S

Hi Sean, Yeah, home theater is a wonderful hobby, but it's plenty expensive, and there are all sorts of other expenses in life that any rational person will put first. The fabric they create for these modern screens is indeed a far cry from what we had growing up--and it definitely makes a...

Ahhhhh--sorry 'bout that. At any rate, I expect you'll be more than just pleased once your Delta is finally finished. Yours, David

Hi eli polite, I work in higher ed, actually, and there are two things to which I can personally attest: Many students/families that qualify for financial aid fail to get it just by dint of not knowing it's available. Way too many people, upon hearing "fiancial aid," automatically think...

Hi mercracing, hi Sean, mercracing, here's the deal according to a friend who runs a home theater/electronics store: so long as you can fully darken the theater room, that's the single most important thing to do. It'll improve your picture by leaps and bounds. Assuming you can do that, a...

You've got it. I know the Da-Lites and Elite Screens are quite popular, especially as they offer a wide range of price points. Because of their simplicity the fixed screens generally give your most bang for buck in picture quality. If you have a door to the theater room or even just can cover...

Okay, let me get on the horn with some friends of mine and I'll see what can be wrangled. I'll get back to you tomorrow, Monday at the absolute latest. For $500 for a fixed screen, you should be able to pretty well. One of those fancy motorized pull-downs? Oh, that'll cost you. But a...

This is actually something about which I do have some real knowledge. My first question to you is, what's your budget? You can go anywhere from a $500 projector and a paint job on a basement wall, all the way up to $100k projectors and a Stewart Filmscreen Snow Matte screen for an equally...

And justifiably so. Isn't yours the one that's on a custom-painted Sentinel stock? Because if so, then damn. I know envy is a sin, but call me a sinner! As soon as I saw the photos of that thing, I knew what I wanted my next rifle to look like. -David

Sure, that's a legit point, but even granting what you say, when a team does something very hard like this and does it well, they still deserve some praise and credit for getting it right this time, don't they? Or are past sins the only things that ever matter about anyone? -David

Exactly! I have real trouble understanding how this thread, among all threads on the Hide, got jacked. Threadjacking should be saved for Maggie's Drawers, where it's actually quite entertaining to read. With extremely careful aim and impressive muscle control, I imagine. Kudos to the entire...

I was taught there should be ~5 lbs of straight rearward pressure with the firing hand. I do not know this to be true or false, mind you; it's just what I was taught, and it seems to work. -David

More Ardberg. I really like this stuff--it's still very peaty, but nowhere near as acidic-tasting as the Lagavulin, which I did not care for.

Neither did I at first, but now I'm not so sure. From the ATF's website, it looks like the permissiblity of doing that depends on the laws specific to the two states that would be involved [I inserted the bolding]: Q: From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA? A...

I was just going to suggest that. The farther away from the coast you get, the less neurotic California seems to be. Were I in your shoes (which I confessedly am not), I'd willingly drive a lot more than half an hour each way both to avoid all this garbage you're facing and to avoid giving my...

Ardberg. Nothing fancy--just the 10-year. There are limited offerings at the state store out here.