Calling all Computer Geeks

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by sti deede

maybe in Vegas, but not up here.

ohh that's right Vegas!

How far is Elko from Reno?

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

ohh that's right Vegas!

How far is Elko from Reno?

Elko? Like 4 hours. Why are you interested in Elko?

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by nKoan

Elko? Like 4 hours. Why are you interested in Elko?

I was reading about that town in the National Geographic mag. Seems like a rough town. I hear you can never leave once you move in.

[sti deede]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

I was reading about that town in the National Geographic mag. Seems like a rough town. I hear you can never leave once you move in.

My friends went to a stripclub in Elko, while they were visiting there parents and saw a 300+ lb'er ride the pole. That is some rough shit.

[MattR]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

I was reading about that town in the National Geographic mag. Seems like a rough town. I hear you can never leave once you move in.

I used to go trucking out there...yeah, it's rough, kind of beat down, but its okay.

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by MattR

I used to go trucking out there...yeah, it's rough, kind of beat down, but its okay.

Are you still driving?

[MattR]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

Are you still driving?

No, No more Supertrucker...Howver, Eric still goes out there all the time...On the train.

[Dean]

[topic]
Excternal USB 52x32x52 CDRWs are $24 on pricewatch including shipping.

Also what OS are you on? Only XP I beleive has built in software to burn CDs.
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The original Fry's was actually in Sunnyvale. Fry's History.

Yes, it was kind of a pit, but the running joke was that they had everything from Chips to Chips, those being computer and potato respecively. You'd go in for the former, and could nosh in the checkout line on all sorts of bad deep fried snack foods and sodas and pay for the empty bags and the computer stuff at checkout.

[soggynoodles]

What is out there?
What did this town do to make NG?

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

What is out there?
What did this town do to make NG?

Aren't you the one that "read the article"?

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

What is out there?
What did this town do to make NG?

Dude, you read the article... you tell us.

[MattR]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

What is out there?
What did this town do to make NG?

Seriously, theres a lot of mines surrounding the area, some mountains, and I80, thats about it. Lots of Whore houses.

Thanks Dean, we've completely derailed this thread...

I thought the first Fry's was in San Jose, but I think I'm thinking of the Good Guys on AlumRock...

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by nKoan

Aren't you the one that "read the article"?

Yea but it was sketchy.It was describing the history of the city and how it is a rough place where the old and new generations clash. Does that sum it up??
I mean is it really that rought that everyone packs guns??

[Dean]

OK, how did a geek thread turn into a Nevada geography/history lesson?

Moderators, get control. Oh wait, it is one of the moderators that is contributing to the diversion...

[MattR]

Originally Posted by Dean

OK, how did a geek thread turn into a Nevada geography/history lesson?

Moderators, get control. Oh wait, it is one of the moderators that is contributing to the diversion...

I went slightly back on topic re: fry's location right? haha...It's in off topic, where the hell else is it supposed to go?

[Dean]

Originally Posted by MattR

I went slightly back on topic re: fry's location right? haha...It's in off topic, where the hell else is it supposed to go?

1. Move cursor to "New Thread Button"
2. Click button
3. Next to Subject: type "Elko, Where F is it?"
4. Shoot self!
5. Repeat

[MikeSTI]

Originally Posted by Dean

1. Move cursor to "New Thread Button"
2. Click button
3. Next to Subject: type "Elko, Where F is it?"
4. Shoot self!
5. Repeat

I think its 5. Rinse and Repeat

nobody likes a dirty monitor :wink:

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by MikeSTI

I think its 5. Rinse and Repeat

nobody likes a dirty monitor :wink:

ok best buy good frys bad.

[soggynoodles]

I'm the only one on.

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

ok best buy good frys bad.

Oh, don't even get me started on how much ass Best Buy sucks. It sucks so much that employee's of Best Buy also suck.

[ScottyS]

Elko has a rep from like 100 years ago. Nowadays they have subdivisions, a Wal-mart and fly in 737's. They're trying to bill themselves as a tourist destination because the big mining boom is over for now. It's actually a pretty tame place for Nevada.

When I was a fifteen-year-old kid in Yerington (this little farm/ranch town about 1.5 hrs from Reno), somebody made the mistake of telling me that it was perfectly legal to carry, as long as it was open instead of concealed. So, I started wearing my .45 Colt everywhere. It makes for a good story now, I guess, and it was definately a better fashion statement than bell-bottoms or something.

That was back when I was driving a '73 Land Rover, and didn't know what a Subaru was.

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by nKoan

Oh, don't even get me started on how much ass Best Buy sucks. It sucks so much that employee's of Best Buy also suck.

So what would you rather have bug you at the store. A fry's employee or a Best buy employee?

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

So what would you rather have bug you at the store. A fry's employee or a Best buy employee?

I don't believe there is such a thing as a "Fry's Employee"

At least Fry's Employees know what they are lucid and coherent. And they don't start telling you stories about when Zombies attacked the store the other night.

[soggynoodles]

Originally Posted by nKoan

I don't believe there is such a thing as a "Fry's Employee"

At least Fry's Employees know what they are lucid and coherent. And they don't start telling you stories about when Zombies attacked the store the other night.

wait what?? Zombies?? Did the Zombies have rage?

[sybir]

Originally Posted by soggynoodles

wait what?? Zombies?? Did the Zombies have rage?

Ask Nick to tell you the zombie story in person sometime