That freaked me out. At least I didn't cry like Jesse did.

God hates Ontario.

Just like the rest of us.

I was at work when it happened (in Ottawa). Building got evacuated and we were sent home. Does that normally happen in places like California? Or is this our equivalent of a southern USA snowstorm? I hear entire cities can get pretty much closed down from just an inch or two of snow, since they don't have any plows or salt trucks.

>> ^Throbbin:

That freaked me out. At least I didn't cry like Jesse did.


Thanks for holding me.

Immediate relief efforts are needed for this tragic disaster. Please give generously. SEND BEER NOW. We can get through this together — stay strong my friends!

Yonge Street is now only 4 blocks long.

>> ^Pong:

I was at work when it happened (in Ottawa). Building got evacuated and we were sent home. Does that normally happen in places like California? Or is this our equivalent of a southern USA snowstorm? I hear entire cities can get pretty much closed down from just an inch or two of snow, since they don't have any plows or salt trucks.


It's only bad when the power goes out. Apparently we had a 5.7 roll through here a few weeks ago. I felt it and it shook my chandelier, but I didn't even out of my chair. It would have sloshed fishtanks if I had any.

36 years here and yeah, it's your equivalent of a snowstorm. Here, if it even drizzles the freeway system pretty much shuts down.

juses CHRIST HE IS USING A CRT SCREEN"!!!!!

small earth quakes r good fun , big ones not so much .

>> ^westy:

juses CHRIST HE IS USING A CRT SCREEN"!!!!!
small earth quakes r good fun , big ones not so much .


What's wrong with CRTs? I still use one for my TV from 1996. I know a lot of people who do! I wished I could still find new and affordable ones for my computers. It has better colors like pure black. I am waiting for SED or whatever better than LCD.

And where are the fish in the tanks? I didn't see any! Were they all hiding during the earthquake?

>> ^ant:

>> ^westy:
juses CHRIST HE IS USING A CRT SCREEN"!!!!!
small earth quakes r good fun , big ones not so much .

What's wrong with CRTs? I still use one for my TV from 1996. I know a lot of people who do! I wished I could still find new and affordable ones for my computers. It has better colors like pure black. I am waiting for SED or whatever better than LCD.
And where are the fish in the tanks? I didn't see any! Were they all hiding during the earthquake?


yeah I still have a CRT tv well I stole it of sum-one that moved out my house , but for a computer monitor its pretty mental , one of the guys I lived with was using one so I have him one of my TFTs lol.

for computer use a TFT is infinatly better , in many cases you would be better of scraping the crt and getting a cheep tft , purely to save on electricity , and save your eyes from strain.

>> ^westy:

yeah I still have a CRT tv well I stole it of sum-one that moved out my house , but for a computer monitor its pretty mental , one of the guys I lived with was using one so I have him one of my TFTs lol.
for computer use a TFT is infinatly better , in many cases you would be better of scraping the crt and getting a cheep tft , purely to save on electricity , and save your eyes from strain.
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And where are the fish in the tanks? I didn't see any! Were they all hiding during the earthquake?
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small earth quakes r good fun , big ones not so much .
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I haven't seen ANY flatscreens, including TFT, that show rich and accurate colors. Even with graphic designers' monitors. CRT FTW.

"I haven't seen ANY flatscreens, including TFT, that show rich and accurate colors. Even with graphic designers' monitors. CRT FTW."

although You might not get the same contrast in blacks with TFT you get a crispness not possible with CRT , also majority of people viewing digital content are using TFT screens , most TFT screens also have the advantage of being 1-1 pixel mapped.

if you are doing stuff for print i still would prefer to use a TFT to work on the image due to the pixel clarity as for colours and contrast you would send out a sample/samples to the printers to make sue you are getting what you actually want back.

In short all the benofits of TFT outway CRT by far.

still love old school 70s,80s vector graphics on a CRT or oscilloscope graphics but other than that and specific artistic motivations CRT is largely redundant.