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11-05-2011, 05:37 PM
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While I don't disagree with the wisdom of your...
While I don't disagree with the wisdom of your fireplace/beer plan, at the same time it would probably be good preparation for ski season to be battered by the elements in your ski gear. Or...
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11-05-2011, 02:43 PM
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Am I really the only one going to the movie at Moment tonight? As a poor grad student I really appreciate the free screenings and $1 beer, gives me a reason to stop grading exams and think about the...
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11-04-2011, 02:23 PM
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That's Fine @ Moment
Looks like there's another free movie at the Moment factory. From the Moment facebook page:
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10-21-2011, 05:11 PM
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Got a tire puncture on my way to UNR, so looks...
Got a tire puncture on my way to UNR, so looks like I'm driving. I'll be the quiet beardy guy with the pinkish/red shorts sipping a beer and looking slightly bemused or confused, depending on your...
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10-20-2011, 02:59 PM
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Probably. Free beer is moderately less appealing...
Probably. Free beer is moderately less appealing when I have to drive home. Does the river bike path go all the way there from downtown? :)
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10-13-2011, 09:41 PM
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I teach Monday and Tuesday, but every other day...
I teach Monday and Tuesday, but every other day is fair game. I'm planning to take the free casino-squaw bus occasionally... seems like a reasonable deal if you're willing to be up there all day.
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10-12-2011, 08:57 PM
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I know, I know. In my defense I was in a...
I know, I know. In my defense I was in a relationship for those two years that involved me commuting from Davis to Reno and sleeping in my office/car on this end, so I didn't really "live" in Reno. ...
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10-12-2011, 06:45 PM
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I just don't check the board often enough, I...
I just don't check the board often enough, I guess. Such is the life of an overworked grad student. That and I don't actually know who's here to begin with so I don't know what names to key in on....
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10-12-2011, 05:32 PM
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I can taste hollandaise on my tongue right now,...
I can taste hollandaise on my tongue right now, and my mouth is watering.
Peg's is good(ish) but overpriced for Reno, IMHO.
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10-11-2011, 04:03 PM
Thread: Moment Factory Ski Movie Evening
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All those skis... damn.
All those skis... damn.
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10-10-2011, 02:03 PM
Thread: Moment Factory Ski Movie Evening
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The factory tour was definitely cool... not every...
The factory tour was definitely cool... not every day you get to see that. Overall the only issue seemed to be running out of tap beer, and a switch to cans, which led to some of the younger...
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10-10-2011, 01:58 PM
Thread: Moment Factory Ski Movie Evening
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A few pics from a novel event...
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10-10-2011, 12:58 PM
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I wonder... Firesign has some tasty crepes with...
I wonder... Firesign has some tasty crepes with hollandaise sauce (which I am not afraid of, thanks)... did they buy DLK?
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10-08-2011, 08:30 PM
Thread: Moment Factory Ski Movie Evening
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Moment Factory Ski Movie Evening
Is happening right now. Any Reno mags need to head down ASAP. $1 draft microbrews, dj, and skiing projected on the side of the building, plus factory tours. Can't really go wrong.
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10-08-2011, 03:12 PM
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Really? That's weird... they were always busy...
Really? That's weird... they were always busy when I was up there.
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10-08-2011, 03:02 PM
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More Food/Coffee suggestions
Just a few food suggetions:
Reno
Coffee -- The Hub. Best coffee in Reno, period. Yes, it is in a converted garage and there's only street parking.
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10-27-2010, 06:44 PM
Thread: Afghanistan-a mini picture TR
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Cool pictures. Hopefully someday it will be...
Cool pictures. Hopefully someday it will be backpackable.
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03-10-2010, 09:28 PM
Thread: Alpine Friday (or whenever)?
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Alpine Friday (or whenever)?
I'll be at Alpine Friday from about 9:30 to 12:30... yea, I suck at having time to ski.
Haven't been up as much as I'd like this year. Hope to meet up with a few maggots at some point. :)
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11-22-2009, 02:19 PM
Thread: Otter Hat Trickin' & MD9 2 Timin'
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Hat Trickin'? Again, nice photos! :)
Hat Trickin'?
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11-05-2009, 11:57 PM
Thread: Alpine Meadows mags?
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Me too... even if I only get out for 10-20 days,...
Me too... even if I only get out for 10-20 days, it'll be the most I've skied since the last time I was in school. :D
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11-03-2009, 02:32 PM
Thread: Alpine Meadows mags?
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Thanks for the info, I'll check the "Oh-9/Oh-10...
Thanks for the info, I'll check the "Oh-9/Oh-10 Tahoe Weather, Stoke, and What's Up Thread" to see how things are progressing...
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11-03-2009, 02:25 PM
Thread: Chimbulak, Kazakhstan [TR]
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Just for reference, yes, they rent various ranges...
Just for reference, yes, they rent various ranges of gear from old to pretty new, basically like you'd expect from a resort in the US.
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11-02-2009, 07:40 PM
Thread: Alpine Meadows mags?
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Alpine Meadows mags?
Sooo.... looks like the SO got a free Alpine pass, so I may have finally made my decision on where to ski this winter. If you see all the wooden frames with metal backs with magnetic signs on them...
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10-21-2009, 08:06 PM
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Wow, that space suit is really really green. ...
Wow, that space suit is really really green. ...
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09-16-2009, 02:20 PM
Thread: 5 maggots in 1 spread (current Powder)
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Funness.
Funness.
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03-09-2009, 10:32 AM
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Looks like fun. :)
Looks like fun. :)
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12-23-2008, 09:21 PM
Thread: 18 inches of snow since 9:00 AM 12/23
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It's that time of year again... I wish we could...
It's that time of year again... I wish we could somehow redirect the buses of California kids to Alta or Park City or something. They'd probably have more fun there anyway.
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12-23-2008, 05:33 PM
Thread: 18 inches of snow since 9:00 AM 12/23
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Yea, I read that too... must be someone...
Yea, I read that too... must be someone hallucinating in the IT department, we all know it doesn't snow at Snowbasin. :nonono2:
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11-18-2008, 09:02 PM
Thread: Chimbulak, Kazakhstan [TR]
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Prices: Kazakhstan, at least around Almaty, is...
Prices: Kazakhstan, at least around Almaty, is extremely expensive. By extremely I mean similar to US prices for a lot of things. You can get by on a budget like I did but it means a lot of...
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11-17-2008, 07:25 AM
Thread: Chimbulak, Kazakhstan [TR]
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Yea, it's definitely old... just not sure if it's...
Yea, it's definitely old... just not sure if it's normal repairs or a major overhaul. There's a lot of crap piled up on the rink surface so I don't think they'll be open for a wee bit yet.
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11-17-2008, 07:13 AM
Thread: Chimbulak, Kazakhstan [TR]
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A couple more...
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11-17-2008, 07:02 AM
Thread: Chimbulak, Kazakhstan [TR]
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Chimbulak, Kazakhstan [TR]
So I made a trip up to Chimbulak (or Shymbulak, or whatever non-Cyrillic spelling you prefer to use) a week or so ago on my one really clear day in Kazakhstan. Definitely an awesome mountain, though...
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09-04-2008, 06:52 PM
Thread: Acer Aspire One == Awesome Mini-Laptop!
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Best Buy, but I don't know if they have them...
Best Buy, but I don't know if they have them anymore... guy said they're pretty popular and they don't get very many in.
Chup: Wifi b/g, no internal optical drive but 2 SD card slots, FWIW.
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09-03-2008, 08:30 PM
Thread: Acer Aspire One == Awesome Mini-Laptop!
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Acer Aspire One == Awesome Mini-Laptop!
Just got my new mini-laptop today, and it rocks. Yea, maybe I think that because my current "real" laptop is 7 years old, but having a computer the size of a normal hardcover book that runs XP, has...
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08-23-2008, 11:59 AM
Thread: Good lenses are fn expensive
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Price of 1 lime =~ 3 cans of Tecate.
Price of 1 lime =~ 3 cans of Tecate.
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08-23-2008, 11:54 AM
Thread: Good lenses are fn expensive
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Good lenses are fn expensive
Just wanted to randomly bitch... seriously, $1500ish for one lens? I know it's nice and all, but how am I supposed to afford that shiz when I end up with only a little more than that a month after...
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08-23-2008, 11:26 AM
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If the current sale doesn't work out, I'm looking...
If the current sale doesn't work out, I'm looking for a laptop for my trip to China and this seems like a good option. :)
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08-09-2008, 08:37 PM
Thread: NSR: Trip to Xinjiang and Tibet, China
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That's pretty awesome. I'm planning on going the...
That's pretty awesome. I'm planning on going the opposite direction (Lhasa --> Kashgar) in October.
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08-06-2008, 07:57 PM
Thread: PSA: GT40 is fast
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Yea, he's fast, but at least he waits for me when...
Yea, he's fast, but at least he waits for me when I'm being slow, which is pretty much all the time.
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08-06-2008, 07:23 PM
Thread: Backcountry.com Maggot Love
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Sooo.. what exactly should I do to request a...
Sooo.. what exactly should I do to request a coupon code? I'm stocking up for a four month trip to China and I'd like a few smaller/lighter bits of backpacking gear so I can fit everything into a...
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07-15-2008, 07:37 PM
Thread: maggot jersey sighting in Tahoe City
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maggot jersey sighting in Tahoe City
I looked up from my computer at the cafe today and noticed a guy with a maggot jersey on... I was kind of shocked and he left on his bike about 30 seconds later. Anyway, yea. Random.
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07-04-2008, 08:46 AM
Thread: Halp... Flying from Yurp to SLC
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If you're willing to fly Delta to connect to SLC...
If you're willing to fly Delta to connect to SLC you can pretty much fly into any major US city and get a direct flight. Or you could fly from Paris to SLC direct... I wonder how popular that route...
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07-03-2008, 11:25 PM
Thread: Sleeping in Airports
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I slept in MIA between my arrival at 11pm and my...
I slept in MIA between my arrival at 11pm and my departure to Quito the next morning at 9am. I slept in the terminal area outside security, using my backpack as a pillow with my hand on my other bag...
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07-02-2008, 02:09 PM
Thread: Snowbasin passes up 600%
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I thought it was going to be a 10K initiation fee...
I thought it was going to be a 10K initiation fee and 3,500/month from then on... or 4,000/month with a locker. At least they give a nice student discount that is capped at one semester's tuition...
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06-14-2008, 02:46 PM
Thread: Moving to Tahoe tomorrow... info?
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Couch space is available, but note it is indeed a...
Couch space is available, but note it is indeed a very long couch in the living room as after this week there will be no open beds. :)
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05-26-2008, 01:19 AM
Thread: Moving to Tahoe tomorrow... info?
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Nope, hopefully we don't catch any wolverines......
Nope, hopefully we don't catch any wolverines... they'd probably destroy the traps anyway.
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05-25-2008, 09:55 PM
Thread: Moving to Tahoe tomorrow... info?
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Thanks, I took a job with the USFS/UNR managing a...
Thanks, I took a job with the USFS/UNR managing a field crew doing small mammal surveys in the area... part of a study on the impact of fire on animal and plant communities.
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05-25-2008, 08:55 PM
Thread: Moving to Tahoe tomorrow... info?
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Moving to Tahoe tomorrow... info?
Hey, so I'm moving to Tahoe (somewhere on the west shore, don't know the address yet)... any info about biking, skiing, etc. in the general area? I should be working a 4-5 days on 3-4 days off...
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05-20-2008, 07:23 PM
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(3) has at least five thousand acres of land or...
(3) has at least five thousand acres of land or is of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition.
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05-18-2008, 12:33 AM
Thread: Late Spring Uinta Beta
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Highway 150 is plowed to where the Murdoch Basin...
Highway 150 is plowed to where the Murdoch Basin Road heads off to the right, but past there it's snow covered and there's no more driving. It was melting pretty well today but the snow on the road...
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