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Holy $hit, did you guys see this (BAD NEWS LINK)? http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1 Oscar's story had been so inspirational!
Holy $hit, did you guys see this (BAD NEWS LINK)? http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1 Oscar's story had been so inspirational!
They've been talking about it on the news nonstop here, Suja. What a terrible thing to happen. Guns are such evil tools. South Africa is known for its crime rate, isn't it?
Yeah I am not a dog novice and didn't do proper intro's with my dogs and my sisters....it just did not occur to me. He was fine with my parents dogs so didn't think about it. He is fine with the cat...he will go over to the cat and ask for the cat to groom his face. LOL And mine are not dog agressive....they like most of the neighborhood dogs just fine. But yeah Cosmo and him did NOT like each other and Molly was scared of him as he is big. They did better are my parents house (first intro was at his new house...bad idea). I would try to get them together more but it's not necessary. We sleep at my parents when we visit and they can babysit him when she comes up by me. I could not handle a dog that was aggressive or have the skills to train it out. And I avoid bringing home dogs that have a propensity for aggression as a part of the breed. .................................................. .New paragraph. I did puppy classes with Molly a year ago. But I am kind of thinking of doing another with her. A mommy and me kind of class....well they call it date night with your dog. She listens pretty well but I think could be better with me. She is better with DH. Sit and stay are pretty good. Come is good except if she starts sniffing something more interesting. Leash skills are awful and that is our fault as we haven't done much. And barking is bad. She doesn't bark in the house but outside OMG. Cars, people getting mail like 7 houses down...anything. When traveling and we stop at rest stop or for gas, I potty the girls. Cosmo is fine. Molly is so busy barking at anything that moves that she often will not go and than has an accident in her kennel. Molly is a little on the stubborn side and not quite as easy to train as Cosmo was. Just waiting until weather is better because I will not drive across town in the dark in the snow. And we are on vacation in May so don't want to sign up for one that goes during that.
Oh jeez. That is awful. I wonder if he did it?
I took Sawyer to his one year check up. They are, as I figured they would be, concerned about his tiny frame. He's gotten taller and his head is growing, but he's not gaining weight. It's like Kai all over again. Difference being that Kai was a really fussy, sort of sickly (rsv that dragged on forever) baby and Sawyer is a healthy little dude. Anyway, they had to do a blood draw and it was soooo awful. He cried while saying "Mommy owie" the whole time they were digging around his arm for a vein and then they switched to his hand. Him and I were both sobbing. They wouldn't let me nurse him during, which I thought would have made things so much easier but they said they couldn't.
Oh, Bridget, that's awful about the blood draw! I hope there's nothing wrong with Sawyer. As you know, my Cash is a skinny little thang as well but no one here has ever been concerned about his.weight.
Rich came home with a new pair of jeans that he bought today. Do you know how much he paid for them? $120! Omg. I think the most expensive jeans I've ever bought were $60. Yikes.
AAAACK! Now I couldn't even imagine but I did buy dbf a pair of True Religion jeans for xmas one year and they were SO expensive. But i used to make around $300 every cocktail shift I worked so if I made a buy like that I would just pick up an extra shift and call it a draw. Never in a million years would I buy myself something like that and now that I have kids I wish I could get that money back! lol
I guess our pedi just wants to rule out anything that could be causing him malabsorbtion? Is that the right word? So he's testing for any metabolic disorders. I asked if his gut instinct was that something was wrong and he said no but that he'd hate to ignore it and have it be something. i can respect that.
Expensive jeans! Mine just likes a certain style of wranglers....easy enough to buy! My last pair was I think 70-80...but I had to take them in and get tailored as well...they were several inches too long. Weird as I'm average height and they were average height jeans. But they fit the butt and I'm hard to fit there. I generally only have two pairs of jeans at a given time....I cannot wear jeans to work so most of my pants are work pants. And once I get home, I change into yoga pants for around the house. I wonder if this computer will let me make paragraphs.I think taking blood and just double checking things was a good idea too.
I like my jeans used and already broken in. Preferably with a pregnancy waistband. LOL.
Bridge, I'm so sorry they wouldn't let you nurse Sawyer during the blood draw. I don't understand why, the poor thing! Bodhi got some vax shots yesterday too when DH took him for his 4 yr. They were actually more for Nicaragua than for his standard vax schedule. Steve said B cried for 30 minutes afterwards. He was also fussy and needy much of last night. I wish they could do these things without needles nowadays. Like, what about that puff of air thing? Does it not penetrate deep enough to administer a childs' vax?
Poor Sawyer. Are they testing for iron/anemia and lead levels? When C & R got their blood drawn at their one-year check up, they each went in separately with me, while my mom waited with the other one in the waiting room. R. went in first and they couldn't find the vein the first time or two. R. started crying, and C. was out in the waiting room and started crying in sympathy when she heard him. ~ I have not had time to read everything in the past few days, and have just skimmed here and there, but I did catch the 23andMe reference. I have had some patients get that done. It's still too pricey for me, when they're probably going to have much better technology available for the consumer within the next decade at a reasonable price, but the diseases the patients had were reflected accurately with their results. It was tempting. ~ R ran away after school again today and hid from me. I just took all of his Legos and put them out in the storage area, including the big spaceships and boats and other crafts he'd put together. GRRRRRRR!
I think my most expenive pair was also around 60 bucks. Usually, I buy Calvin Kleins at Costco for 25 or so. But, I may have to look at other options, because I'm a smaller size than they tend to carry. My firtst instinct is to try Ann Taylor, as they have smaller sizes in petite.
Sorry about the blood draw, Bridget. I've had people dig around to get a vein, and it is AWFUL!
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Savana was crying when I came back to the waiting room. She'd been out there waiting with dbf and Kai and could hear him crying. Dbf said he had to stop her from going back because she was so upset they were hurting Sawyer. %2
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Ah, most of my post disappeared!
Hmmm. Oh, I also said I don't pay more than $10 for jeans and they come from goodwill. I love a good worn pair myself.
And vax appts are very stressful. One of the biggest negatives of delaying and stretching out the vax's.
L, i am so sorry R ran off again.
Oh, Bridget, poor Sawyer!! I just want to cry... Can't believe they did all that to him and wouldn't let him nurse... Hope everything comes back showing how perfect he is!
Man, expensive jeans... I don't buy anything expensive, and buy very little new. I am so stingy!
L, sorry about R... I guess just holding his hand isn't an option...
I need to brag! Maiya is so awesome. We got a new toilet lid today, with a built in "Maiya seat", as she calls it (so it is now "a whole family toilet!"), and she loves it. Today, she was outside playing, I was inside doing dishes. She said "oh Momma, I need to poop!" Ran inside, and before I could wash my hands, said "I'm all done!" <faint> And, by the way, she really did poop.
Now, admittedly, she was completely naked so didn't have to deal with the hard part of taking her clothes off, but still. How awesome is that??
And another brag... She's doing so great in the pool! She's regularly jumping up and down in the water, can be lightly splashed by the other kids and not hardly react, is climbing in and out of the edge of the pool, is almost constantly putting her chin in the water, and even got her mouth under a little today. She's picking up new skills and tricks to practice every time we go. If she keeps this up, we might really have a great time at Hawaii!
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Myles, I honestly want to know if you buy maternity jeans because I've thought of that before but I didn't know if they'd actually work for someone who's not pregnant (but appears to be, lol)Jeans are so uncomfortable for me. Between my tubby middle and the curve in my back, they just never fit me right. But I remember maternity jeans were oh so comfortable!
And something hates me. I swear I'm cursed. Doomed to never have a second child.
First, I was forced to skip my IUI because my period started on Christmas Day and everyone at the RE's office was on vacation. Talk about adding insult to injury.
Then, the next cycle, my period started Saturday, January 19th. The Saturday of a 3 day weekend (Martin Luther King Day, if I remember right). Which made CD 3, the day I NEEDED to have an U/S and start my meds, a holiday. Because of the stupid holiday, I was not allowed to start my meds until CD 5. But, by some painful, ironic twist of fate, the "meds" weren't Letrozole like I'd hoped, but instead birth control. Because EVERYONE who wants a kid should be on BC, right??
FINALLY I finished my BC, and was waiting anxiously for my period to start so I could call and start my next cycle and HOPEFULLY get that IUI I so desperately need if I'm to ever have a second kid. I expected my period to start on Tuesday. Again, quite the coincidence... Instead of starting on Tuesday, my period started TODAY. THE SATURDAY OF A THREE DAY WEEKEND.
Once again, history repeats itself. I will not be allowed to get an U/S or start my meds until Tuesday, CD 4, at the EARLIEST. And that's only if they can squeeze me in. Good chance it won't be until CD 5. Which is probably too late.
I AM SO FRUSTRATED. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY??????? THREE CYCLES IN A ROW I've been screwed over by freakin' holidays. I used to LIKE holidays, but I don't even work anymore. Now all they do is ruin EVERYTHING!!!!!
I mean, yeah, sure, there's still a chance that IF they get me in on Tues, my cysts MIGHT be gone, and if they are, it MIGHT not be too late to medicate... But that would be awful lucky, and somehow, I'm just not feeling that lucky right now.
So, please excuse me while my PMSing self goes and curls up in a corner and cries myself a pity party...
Sorry for the vent... I'm just getting SO frustrated with this. I hate STC... Why can't I get pregnant just with sex?? Why do I need REs and U/Ss and meds and injections and all the timing to line up perfectly???
Janet, I have been there and I can relate. One cycle the pharmacy gave me THE WRONG DRUG and I couldn't get the right one until CD4. The meds did work that time around, even though the cycle was a bust.
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Janet, I'm so sorry. I can only imagine how frustrated you must be. Vent away!
Re pregnancy jeans: I confess (this is the place for it, right?)! I love maternity pants. Not the old-fashioned ones with the band that goes all the way over the belly... the newer, lower-cut ones with the nice stretchy waistband. I don't wear the jeans, but I have a couple of pairs of khaki pants with that kind of waistband (and yes, they were from the maternity section) and I don't care that I am 3 years out and will never be pregnant again, I won't give them up. They stay on, they don't bind, and they are sooo comfy. The ones I have are kind of like this: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/produc...&pid=545330012 except that they have a little drawstring in the front so they look more like drawstring pants than maternity, and they have pockets in the front and back.
About expensive jeans ... I buy them. Almost everything else I buy is either thrifted, homemade or on sale, but I don't skimp on jeans. I just find that the pairs I've bought that are less expensive don't fit right, aren't as comfy and I don't want to wear them as much. So I buy just a couple of pairs of expensive jeans, wear the heck out of them (really get my money's worth, I think), and call it good because I don't spend so much on other stuff. Also, most of the expensive jeans I buy I get on a really good sale... I never pay full price.
The other thing I will spend a decent amount of money on is shoes. I've found now that I'm getting older that better-quality shoes keep my feet from hurting, and they last a lot longer. So I just make sure that I only buy a couple pair per year, and I keep them forever.
My daughter is wandering the streets of San Francisco right now. It's full dark, and she's not answering her phone.
That probably sounds worse than it is, but I'm getting nervous. I let her go with a friend (a female friend from school) today to have a public transit adventure to the Academy of Sciences. I have a tendency to be an overprotective worrier, but I've been trying to gradually give her some chances to spread her wings. She's been learning how to take the bus from Marin into the city. Until today, dh has always met her on the other end. But this morning, she and her friend planned out their trip. I made sure they had the routes right, knew where they were going, had a map, plenty of cash and she had her phone (fully charged). They got there fine, had a fun day at the museum (texted me pics), ate lunch at a cafe, and soaked up the sun in Golden Gate park.
But then when they went to grab their first bus home, it was so packed they weren't allowed on. They missed their connecting bus, and she called me for alternatives. I told her she could catch another every half hour, told her where she needed to go to catch it. I haven't heard from them since. I called her twice and she didn't pick up her phone. Didn't answer a text. Meanwhile, it got dark (they were supposed to catch their bus before dark, but the full one messed up that plan). Now I don't know where she is. She'd better call soon, because I have to pick them up at the transit center. Also, because it's not nice to freak out your mom. She's going to get a lecture about answering her phone, too (it's not super uncommon for her to get caught up in what she's doing and forget to answer, but at a time like this it's a punishable offense).
I do that more with shoes than I ever did before. Until I was 28 and started gaining some weight, I had a hard time finding inexpensive jeans that fit me. I'm 5'8" and wore a 3 or 4 till then. Now I wear a 5 or 6 and find it easier to get jeans for $30 or less that actually fits me.
Oh id be freaked too...or getting ready to freak. I hope you hear from her soon.
Update: She's fine.
She used up a lot of her phone battery accessing maps and bus schedules so they could figure out how to catch the other bus. So her phone was getting really low, and she did the right thing by turning it off so she could call me when they were on their way. I just had to remind her that she should send me a text to let me know it's dying so I don't start thinking that maybe it's off because she's in the car trunk of a serial killer.
They found their way, caught a bus and arrived safely. Good job her... another few gray hairs for me.
Whew-I'm glad to hear it. And I'm glad you updated.
A couple years ago, my then 15 (or was she 16? Gosh, I can't remember!) disappeared for nearly 24 hours. Everyone on here stayed up with me and posted at all hours. I couldn't have managed to keep my shred of sanity without this thread. Even others that don't normally post here specifically came in to offer support. It meant a lot to me. So much so, I still feel a swell of love when I think of it.
I hope we never have to go through that again for any other mama.
I remember that, Chrissy. I was so terrified for you. It was one of the few times I shared with dbf what was going on in here.
I'm so glad N is safe. I read your post and got a littel worked up for you!
I'm so proud of Savana. She has always had a really hard time with self control and not being able to stop herself from getting really, really angry when one of her brothers messes with her stuff, or sits to close to her on the couch, or touches her after eating butter popcorn (lol, really. She is petrified by their dirty hands!) But she's been doing really well redirecting Sawyer out of her room without making him cry, and keeping her pokey little hands off Kai. But today was rough. She chased Kai out of the living room several times. She's not a hitter but a pincher and a poker and Kai will run from that. Anyway, she came to me this evening in tears and said she was trying really hard not to get angry with her brothers but that she could feel herself running out of patience and wanting to hurt them when they won't listen. She said she know she can't and she knows it's wrong to hurt but can she can jsut feel it growing inside her.
Is it just me or is that incredibly mature of her? Maybe it's just because she has come so far from the days when she used to wash her hands raw and use a towel to open her bedroom door. She's so in touch with her feelings now and really gaining self control. We talked about how she should get up and go in her room right when she gets that feeling, or come and find me.
Awww...that really is very mature of her. She's an amazing child, and sure to be one of the best adults. Tell her it's ok to feel angry-we all do sometimes-but it's how we deal with that anger that determines our character. I think it's important for everyone to accept that despite our best intentions, sometimes we will feel anger and that's ok. It doesn't mean we don't love those we're angry with. And learning how to manage anger is really a process for everyone. In fact, I think I'm still working on that myself. She probably has a better grasp on hers than I do on mine at 37. What I wouldn't have given to have had the opportunity to pinch those at CIT that kept telling us it was our fault our calendars weren't working.
Oh yes, I do tell her it's ok to be angry absolutely. It's all in how we handle that anger. And she knows that I have had my times where my anger has made me yell at them and I am very quick to apolgize to my kids for that and tell them how i am going to handle it better next time. I will also say right out that I have to walk away for a few minutes because I am feeling angry. Unfortunately they usually follow me, very dramatically apolgizing. Goofs.
Kai is such a trip. Lately he has been asking me how a loafer can make money. I don't even know where he heard that word! Anyway, I told him if a loafer is one who lays around and does nothing that it would be very hard to make money. He tells me he's going to figure out a way. Then with Savana telling me that she is not going to have a job like normal people. That she is going to live in the woods and live off the land and take care of the forest creatures. I asked dbf for all my endeavors of inspiring them to greatness, it sure sounds like my son is aspiring to be a drug dealer and my daughter is aspiring to be homeless! Ha!
I think that's very mature of her Bridget; a lot of adults can't control themselves when they feel themselves getting angry so that is wonderful of her.pepperlu-I'm glad your daughter is home safe and that she was smart keeping her phone working even if you lost a couple years of your life in the meantime. And thanks for the advice on maternity pants


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This past weekend I attended a friend of mine's wedding in Minneapolis. They had a couple of hors d'oeuvres tables set up at the reception. One contained tomato bruschetta and the other included mashed potato martinis! No joke. Martini glass. Add mashed potatoes. Then toppings like sour cream, gravy, cheese, bacon and ham pieces. It was a bizarre, but VERY yummy idea. Try it.
Now, with that being said. Check out this out. This guy got on a half a dozen TV morning shows in Wisconsin and Illinois to promote his new cookbook and make some of the TV reporters a few of the dishes from that book. Here's the kicker. "Chef Keith Guerke" isn't really a chef at all… In fact, he doesn't even know how to cook! Check this out!


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Hand-Harvesting Salt from the Sea with Ben Jacobsen of Jacobsen Salt in Portland
Maker Tour
Who: Ben Jacobsen
What: Jacobsen Salt
Where: North Oregon Coast
Salt is so basic, elemental, and simple. It's one of the one of the oldest local foods, having been harvested by sea–faring people for thousands of years. You could argue that it is the one cooking ingredient with the strongest sense of place, locality, history and importance. Salt is essential. Ben Jacobsen believes everyone deserves hand-harvested sea salt, so he gathers buckets of brine from the blustery Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon (about 80 miles from Portland) and transforms them into glorious white crystals.
Ben learned to appreciate finishing salts while living in Norway and Copenhagen for several years. Upon returning to the Pacific Northwest he was struck by the burgeoning creativity within the Portland food scene and the collective emphasis on using locally- made produce and ingredients whenever possible. There was something amiss however; no one was making the baseline substance that touched each and every morsel of food. Ben began tinkering with salt by traveling to the nearby coastline, determining the sweet spots for salinity, minerality and taste and testing over 25 different locations. He walked in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, who attempted to harvest salt from the chilly Oregon waters over 200 years ago.
Ben's three year experimentation phase led to the only hand harvested salt company in the Pacific Northwest. He now has too many orders, and his salt claims a diverse group of fans. There are the Michelin Star-rated chefs who use his salt exclusively; the purveyors of chocolate chip cookies (a revelation if you've never tried this standard flavor dusted with sea salt!), ice creams, chocolates, bagels and cocktails; as well as shops specializing in handmade, beautiful goods and home cooks who've come around to quality salts. Ben is now a few weeks away from moving into a production space of over 2,000 feet after working in a crowded cooperative commercial kitchen in downtown Portland for the past year. It's a good problem to have - Ben and his team are working around the clock to keep pace with the demand for his traditionally created, pure salt crystals. For an essential I unabashedly took for granted, it was illuminating and humbling to witness the simplicity of the harvest (buckets of water and the ocean!) and the obsessive, tender care put into each batch.
The process of making salt starts with a once a week visit to a special coastal spot (I accompanied Ben to Netarts Bay) and carrying buckets or hand pumping 275 gallons of sea water into plastic drums (which weigh about 400 pounds), cooking the brine down on six burners in massive pots, and moving the reduced salt water to evaporation pans. After another 12 or so hours, Jacobsen gathers the formed salt crystals with a large mesh spoon, spreads the salt onto drying pans and bags it up. A 4–ounce bag will set you back about $10.
The Test Kitchen
Ben and his small team have been working within a 300 square foot spot at a communal commercial kitchen, KitchenKru, in downtown Portland for the past year. Several other producers use this space to create baked goods, hot sauces, and cured meats. The energy is palpable upon setting your foot in the door; all the small businesses support and push each other to be their very best. It's a very popular place, but Ben's needs have outgrown the square footage. Jacobsen Salt is currently in the process of signing a lease on a workshop closer to the coast where visitors can see the salty brine being cooked down and dried into salt as well as take part in tastings. Perhaps we'll get to tour that space in a few months!
The Secret Sauce
The secret is that there is no secret with Ben Jacobsen's salts. The guy exudes passion, determination, and commitment to this unique niche he's fulfilling within the northwest food scene. His pride of place, love of the ocean, and respect for daily pleasures — to be enjoyed with a sprinkle of real good salt— keep him going despite the long hours and stress of being a small business owner. Ben wears his heart on his sleeve and is relentless in his enthusiasm for quality salt. His flake finishing sea salt has won me over and taken up residence in my daily salt jar. Nothing beats it for minerality, fresh ocean taste, clean mouthfeel and delicate texture.
The Business Plan
Jacobsen Salt hit the ground running with a multipronged strategy. They host tastings at local grocery stores and markets, educate cooks and chefs on the nuances of the product so they know what they're cooking with, and co-host events like the recent Feast kick off party in New York City (Feast is an upcoming Portland food festival). Ben also has a Kickstarter campaign going on now to help fund his new, larger facility. His business goal is to create more jobs on the Oregon coast, streamline production to a more localized space, and meet the demands for his product. And catch up on sleep one day!
The Community
The relationships Ben has formed have been pivotal to his success. He's partnered with an array of local Portland chefs who adore his salt; this means a great deal to Ben. Many Portland artisans season their products with Jacobsen Salt and from there, his customer base and fans begin to see his tell–tale, chic, mint–green labeled bag everywhere. Portland is a city with dedicated eaters and appreciators of the most handmade, sustainably sourced, story-driven foods. (Have you seen Portlandia? The chicken scene is dead on!) We are the perfect city for Ben to have dabbled with an idea in then subsequently informed the culinary landscape with the most critical, baseline taste. Sprinkle by sprinkle, flake by flake.
6 Quick Questions for Ben Jacobsen
Favorite online resources for your kitchen?
Hmm... Honestly, I'm pretty basic when it comes to my kitchen. Farmers' markets, my parent's garden (they have a ton of stuff) for produce and eggs. I love the store Canoe, and they have a bunch of tabletop items. Portland Fruit Tree Project is a brilliant site and organization you can access to figure out where and what to harvest in your area.
The one thing you can't live without?
Good hugs!
If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be and why?
Anthony Bourdain. How could I not?! Good, real food, great drinks. I can just imagine the stories that guy has.
What's in your Google reader?
• The Kitchn
• NPR Food
• Eater
• Portland Monthly Eat Beat
If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?
Establish a production facility on the Oregon Coast. Create jobs and help kickstart the coastal economy.
What's your favorite thing to sprinkle salt on?
Keep it simple. Bread and butter. A fresh slice of watermelon. Fried eggs and toast.
Thanks, Ben!
• Visit Ben's Kickstarter Campaign: Jacobsen Salt Kickstarter
• Check out Ben's Site: Jacobsen Salt
Related: Maker Tour: A Visit with Suzanne Fuoco of Pink Slip Jam
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Uhm, isn't there more to it than just boiling down sea water??? Sounds like in addition to getting a bowl full of salt, you're also concentrating down all the impurities and "gunk". Some of it is good and tasty, but i'm sure lots of it is pretty gross.
I will preface by saying that yes, of course, I cook with and eat salt and I know where it comes from. With that out of the way, in that past few years I have been sort of torn about people who make a living purely on natural resources. There are plenty of them and of course it's necessary for them to exist but lately I've been thinking it's kind of weird (for lack of a better word). I used to think of them in the same realm as any other producers but they really don't produce anything. For example - fishermen. They don't feed fish to make them grow. They don't treat a fish if it's injured. Nature produces the fish, for free, and then they catch them and sell them for profit. Same with salt harvesting. It's even different than farmers who grow food and animals who wouldn't exist (at that particular area) if it weren't for their investment. I am not saying I won't eat salt or will go catch my own fish and I know there's value and cost associated with "harvesting" it but I do think they are a very unique set of "producers."
Anyway great story about Jacobson. I am going to go check out his site now.
i don't see this as weird. it's a guy who decided to fill a niche market, and is apparently doing well at it. kudos to him. we are, after all, supposedly a nation of industry. :)
I think it's great he's found a way to do this successfully. That being said, I would have a problem doing the same with water from the Great Salt Lake which is half an hour a way. There are so many chemicals and mercury and things, how would I know what I was selling my clients? And how would I get out all the midge flies and brine shrimp? Ick. I will just keep using my purchased products so I can lie to myself about what I am eating. :)
I love using flavored salts, and I'm pleased that Ben Jacobsen has created a business for himself that fills a consumer need. But I have to say---it's ALL sea salt. The difference is the eon of time in which the other "sea" salt beds were formed. One could easily make the case that mined "sea" salt from ancient salt beds is better because the waters from which it was slowly distilled were not as polluted as the ocean water of today. "Fresh" sea salt is marketing.
Hurrah for Jacobsen Salt! I bought a small bag of his salt a few months ago on a whim and it's now my absolute favorite finishing salt. Besides the fact that this salt is locally harvested and produced, I'm smitten with the product itself. Jacobsen Salt has a fantastic flake and crunch, isn't moist like many other sea salts, and has a beautiful crystalline color. In terms of taste, all I can say is that it tastes pure. Not smoky, not harsh, not flavored in any way besides pure salt. I love this stuff and love it even more now that I know he's trying to expand and create jobs out at the coast. Thanks for this profile!
Sygyzy, all value is produced through human effort, and ultimately, everything made by humans is made out of stuff we didn't "make" ourselves. Let's say you are, hmm, a white-collar worker, and you produce work through your computer. But you didn't built your computer or your software, did you? It's all relative.
I can't be the only one wondering what Sygyzy does for a living, that allows him/her to be so "torn" about people producing a foodstuff for a living.
I'm with Sygyzy on this one.
Its weird. Feels a little like stealing from a nature. I know its not a logical thought, definitely an emotional feeling, but i agree with the previous comment. There's a big difference between having a dairy cow that you care for and from whom you "harvest" milk... vs just going out and literally taking fish out of the water, with no thought to replenishing the fish stocks, etc.
I agree with Sygyzy, my nagging thought at this article was "wow, he's just snagging up sea water without any regulations at all and boiling and selling it." Is there more to it because I didn't see it in the text. But yes it is the same as plucking and (potentially over-) fishing from the sea. Which I find unsettling as well, because fishermen do nothing to serve their source, repay it, grow it, however you want to phrase it. I don't like it. Loggers should plant trees, fishermen should give back to their source, and this entrepreneur should be conscious of the fact that he is "pumping 275 gallons of sea water" out of the sea...no small white bucket carried by hand barefoot. And good lord I hope you skipped something about a filtration process, that's a little gross, debris and pollutants do not boil or strain out.
Kimberlyrose - I don't care what you do for a living that causes you to make comments I don't disagree with, what does that have to do with anything. People can have consciences and emotional reactions without having dedicated their lives to starving children or whatever would satisfy you.
Are we really living in a society where people think subsisting on natural resources with limited processing is considered weird, gross, and theft? I wouldn't buy this salt probably, because I'm cheap, but I find it really surprising that people on here would find this unpleasant. It is sea salt. You gather it form the sea. Whether you have the capital to build an enormous processing plant or you do it by hand, the source and end result are practically the same. If you only want food that has been processed at a large production plant, that is fine for you, but the scorn for someone who would dare to gather bountiful resources on his own and process them without a large-scale operation behind him strikes me as incredibly sad.
Also, he wouldn't be able to make his products commercially available without having his production methods inspected and deemed up to current food safety standards, so at the very least it won't be any worse than other commercially available seasalts.
Also, the argument about a farmer raising a cow being less of a theft than this: it takes over 12,000 gallons to create 1lb of ground beef. Fresh, drinkable water is much scarcer resource than saltwater. Do you think the farmer combines hydrogen and oxygen to make the water? How is his consumption of tens of thousands of gallons of water less bad than this guy's few thousand?
I recrystallise my own salt (I am a chemist, so recrystallisation is second nature; and I live in the mountains so harvesting my own seawater would be awkward) - where I just take regular old table salt, boil it in minimum water and let it crystallise back out of solution. I end up with great flakes and chunks which do make a great difference.
Maybe I could sell this on with a markup?
Holler - you made the argument MUCH BETTER than I did :)
During the process of making salt, many of the gross nasty scary impurities many of you are concerned about are removed during the boiling process.
But tell me this... have you ever bought or used or consumed fancy fleur de sel? It's scraped right off the top of the sea water, not even boiled. The fancy French grey salt? From the same ponds, just scraped off the bottom instead of the top of the water, and it's not boiled either.
He's producing salt in much the way the local native americans would have done in the past, and much the way many Europeans in non-sunny climates have done, for thousands of years. My only concern is that hand-harvesting sea water and boiling it down to salt is a huge resource waste, WRT energy consumed. Portland isn't always rainy. He would maybe do well to use a series of natural evaporation ponds and let the sun and wind evaporate some of the water off and concentrate the brine before boiling.


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By: jeffmace3917 x Show Full PostWow, let me call the WHHHAAAMMMBULLLANCE for all you whiners! OMG, mommy, someone just took my lollipop. If the game turns out to be crap, then all of you will be here. Wow, thank god they didn't make it for the PC. I always knew the game would suck.. Grow up already, you can't always get what you want. If you want it that bad, then save a few bucks and buy an XBOX, its not like there aren't 50 other great games to go buy and come out in the future. PC isn't everything.Feb 12, 2010 11:07am PSTWow, let me call the WHHHAAAMMMBULLLANCE for all you whiners! OMG, mommy, someone just took my lollipop.... : jeffmace3917
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The Xbox 360 is over 4 years old, for most of us PC gamers to go from our 1920x1080 16xAA PC down to an X... : ReckHavoc
I did it awhile ago and realized that the "better graphics" nonsense is ruining gaming. BUT, he never sa... : haysoos
It's not just "better graphics" it's smoother framerates on top of better graphics. The Xbox's choppines... : kershner25
Trend? If you can show a trend, I will believe that, but there is no "trend" that I can see. As for t... : haysoos
Wow you should just shut up and go play youre shitty 360 and leave us PC gamers to bitch and complain, ch... : drenai2001
My video card is more powerfull than your console, why the hell should i have to go out and buy an xbox? : thewindcriesmary
*applause* Jeffmace, I am now a real big fan. Thank you for saying what needs to be said. : haysoos
Wow, what a great way to "grow up"...for you. Go ahead and call that whambulance if you so need it. I thi... : p34nk
I love pretty graphics as much as anyone, but this insistence that it is paramount important to games bei... : haysoos
My PC doesn't RRoD. : Tech T
Yeah it just crashes with a different color. : Ruaerikoholic
Nope, doesn't do that either.. just sayin'. Even if it did, I wouldn't have to box it up and ship if off... : Tech T
Had my xbox for 2 years, no RRoD, but I'm goingto kill it because it has a 3 year warranty against the RR... : haysoos
How OG are you? I bet I could pwn all your tanks in some Scorched Earth or rape all your crew with my Sy... : Tech T
LOL, i was thinking the same thing. I think the blue screen of death has been around alot longer there M... : jeffmace3917
By: dtskull x Show Full PostIt's beyond me why developers are not using technologies such as id's Tech 5 engine. Development becomes so much easier by practically creating for the three big platform simultaneously. The decisions on whether to spend money creating a version fir a different platform should be much easier. IMO Alan Wake would have sold a healthy amount on the PC. Microsoft saying that this game will be better played on the couch is nothing but pure fear of bad sales...Feb 21, 2010 8:20am PST
By: stgdz x Show Full PostIts crazy how microsoft is just killing the PC game market.Feb 12, 2010 8:23am PST
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Makes no sense they could easily make a separate gaming OS just like they have Windows Server 2008 and ma... : valcan_s
no its not, shittier graphics, cant upgrade hardware, no kb/m, no ease of getting to the internet, no mod... : ShXIII
Thats my point, what you said it would be totaly different and you would get 100% better quality and opti... : valcan_s
I don't think your reasoning holds together so well from the Microsoft point of view. If they wanted to j... : maddy
They make profits on every game sold through the XBox via license fees that they collect. They do not get... : Serpico74
Very sound reasoning here. He's 100% right about the license, but since MS is the publisher, does that m... : haysoos
Every game sold on a 360, PS3, or Wii, has a cut that goes to the console manufacturer. You're right that... : Serpico74
Oh I am well aware. I have a friend that does not believe they lose money on the consoles, and does not ... : haysoos
We'll see how many new console sales it results in soon enough. I don't think its just that one thing tho... : Serpico74
Yeah, that makes perfect sense, really. Just never really saw it as microsoft trying to "kill pc gaming"... : haysoos
Yes! Microsoft can sell you a $200 OS that supports a ton of different types of hardware for playing game : maddy
I've always said they should have had a Gaming OS. But then the gaybox looked like a better cash cow. : abjectblitz
It's almost as if they're not interested in the millions of gamers who do actually buy games, either. : duffman03
If they could've charged pc gamers for using XBL this would be coming out for the pc. Since pc gamers sai... : jtthe2nd
Rather GFWL - my bad. : jtthe2nd
It was microsofts own dumbass fault for thinking PC gamers would pay for something we have been getting f... : ShXIII
I still hate how DoW 2 and Red Faction: Guerrilla both require not just steam, but also GFWL, and updates... : Epsilon Sector
I used to hate GFWL myself but after using it for a while with Gears of War and RE5 I can actually say it... : ShXIII
So you hated GFWL based on your own incorrect assumptions and willful ignorance, but when you actually us... : haysoos
msft hasn't been truly interested in the games market ever. Thats why gabe created valve. It took a hell ... : italiano3d
By: exmx x Show Full Post"Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in front of a larger TV screen."
Yeah... Right... I'm sure that is the reason...Feb 14, 2010 11:03am PST"Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in fron... : exmx
By: PlayfulPuppy x Show Full PostThis really does seem to be the 'Machines taking our jawbs!' of the gaming generation.
Listen, guys, I know it sucks, but we're not the majority anymore. PC sales are utterly dwarfed by console sales, and games are only getting more and more expensive to develop. If you want games to come out, publishers and developers have to go where the money is, and right now, that isn't us.
One part piracy, one part underpowered notebooks and one part shitty configuration issues makes the PC a difficult platform to root for, mainly because the base that's willing to not only buy the games, but also has a rig expensive enough to even run the game in becoming increasingly small.
PC gaming will never die out, as long as there's indy developers and unrestricted development, there will be PC games. However, we're not the biggest fish in the ocean anymore, and we probably won't be again for a long, long time. So either suck it up and adapt, or stop playing fantastic new games on a regular basis, it's your call.Feb 14, 2010 8:03pm PSTThis really does seem to be the 'Machines taking our jawbs!' of the gaming generation. Listen, guys, I... : PlayfulPuppy
By: Schnapple x Show Full PostI have a solution:
- Release the game as an Xbox 360 exclusive for six months
- Release the PC version in six months on GFWL Marketplace exclusively (maybe Steam as well)
This way you get the best of both worlds - you get whatever it is you get from having 360 exclusivity and then you don't lose any money on physical distribution.
I know this isn't a completely perfect solution (it's possible they wouldn't make enough money from a digital-only release to cover whatever additional costs it will take to port it to PC) but this would give them the 360 exclusivity they want as well as not crowd the shelves with a PC version.Feb 12, 2010 12:05pm PSTI have a solution: - Release the game as an Xbox 360 exclusive for six months - Release the PC versio... : Schnapple
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By: AirElijah x Show Full PostThis is so typical of Microsoft. They have this terrible disease there that messes up their brains. Forget the money side, they just flat out love telling people what they like the best. Like "Oh no, believe me, you would never enjoy playing this in your comfy office chair with a big monitor in hi-res with mouse and keyboard."
I'm working in IT support but have a product design background and am flabber gasted at how many things in Windows 7 are HARDER to find and use than in XP. It's retarded!
They need to get their heads out of their asses. They think they shouldn't add mouse and keyboard controls on 360 because they are scared that consumers will freak out about it not being like other consoles. They ask the question "Well where would you put the mouse and keyboard when you are sitting on your sofa?" How about this you pricks? LET CONSUMERS FIX THAT PROBLEM. We can invent new things like lap boards or trays or new furniture paradigms because for 1st person shooters MOUSE AND KEYBOARD ARE SUPERIOR and we would make the effort to make it work. (Yes I am aware AW is 3rd person. I'm making a general point about 360 and MS design philosohpy.)
Maybe we would have 360's sitting on our DESKS and maybe you would have sold a whole bunch more. Maybe we would be MORE likely to play multiplayer games from the comfort and privacy of our bedrooms where we can talk freely without interupting the family. Maybe we could play more if we weren't competing with the rest of the family for the use of the big screen TV in the lounge room. But oh, wait, you didn't even let us connect to a monitor out of the box.
Then you get stupid decisions like Shadow Run, an RPG license turned into a shooter with no story, nerfed controls and empty, soulless levels. Or Gears of War 2 for PC that requires Vista because they want to push a Games 4 Windows Live service that doesn't offer anything gamers really want (at that time) FOR MONEY in the hope that it will spur Vista sales.
Microsoft are always chasing, always copying, always conservative, always afraid, always pushing unwanted products, always telling us how to live, always with their heads stuck in the sand. And why? Because they only care about the money and pushing new product. They don't care about good design just so their products are nice. But guess what? People like to buy nice things that are designed well.
Try asking people what they want. And get some product designers (WHO DON'T CODE) and some testers with spines who will tell you when you have made your new product WORSE than the previous version. Or missing some key feature, like the best damn control scheme available for first person shooters. And let US make the choices about whether to sit in our bedroom or den at a desk or to be out on the sofa. Get the F#$K out of our way and let us do what WE want, OUR WAY.Feb 15, 2010 1:48pm PSTThis is so typical of Microsoft. They have this terrible disease there that messes up their brains. Forge... : AirElijah
By: abjectblitz x Show Full PostTime to ditch Windows as a gaming platform, MS wont be happy till PC gaming is destroyed and force us to get their console.
Well FU MS, if it was not for gamers Windows would never be the leader it is now. Time Linux bacame the gaming platform of choice.Feb 12, 2010 11:36am PSTTime to ditch Windows as a gaming platform, MS wont be happy till PC gaming is destroyed and force us to ... : abjectblitz
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And yet they put out console that is of poor quality. I don't get why the 360 didn't die a horrible, hor... : EnderWigginDA
Granted they have made strides to fix the issues, but still. It was crap initially. : EnderWigginDA
REALLY?! Everyone bitches about the 360, but nothing about the PS2. PS2 only ever had a 90 day warranty... : haysoos
Oh? So the 3 PS2s I've had that stopped reading discs after a year was just an anomaly? : SagaciousFoo
You might want to look up what 'DirectX' is. Microsoft had Windows sealed down long before GFW, which man... : Sivart13
I know very well what DirectX is and the biggest shame was that it won over OpenGL and id software engine... : abjectblitz
If you're complaining about DirectX you cannot remember what it was like before then. Having to exit Wind... : nudel
BTW, games have been a very small reason for windows being where it it today. Games weren't even that bi... : haysoos
I can tell you the only reason I use windows is to game. They kill pc gaming and they won't see another d... : SnakeIRye
OS X is my primary OS while I have Windows running as the OS in my PC (basicallyan expensive game machine... : Serpico74
Linux has no chance at replacing Windows on the desktop in any meaningful way. Ever. : Fred Garvin
By: ShXIII x Show Full PostScrew Microsoft and their greedy asses, its all about money not what platform its for, I used to feel for Remedy but screw them too, hopefully they learned a valuable lesson to never go into a deal with Microsoft. Looks like one game I wont be playing that Ive been waiting for for a long time.
You guys just lost a big following, congratulations to all the dickbags behind this fuck up.Feb 12, 2010 8:24am PSTScrew Microsoft and their greedy asses, its all about money not what platform its for, I used to feel for... : ShXIII
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Because not releasing a game for a 2nd platform, where it would make more money, obviously shows that the... : ColoradoCNC
Yes and control, Microsoft wants to CONTROL everything, have you noticed how long patches take to come ou... : ShXIII
Your statements are increidbly ignorant of the fact that everything doesn't work how you think it does, m... : haysoos
And I'm supposed to take your statement as not ignorant as well? Do you also have experience in the realm... : p34nk
They want as much control as any other company, but are docile compared to Apple and Sony. If you will r... : haysoos
More games to sell your console = all about the money... and you know they're getting kickbacks from Micr... : rjklevels
MS is the publisher and I'm assuming funded a lot of the development, so it's probably contractually MS's... : Syclone
Good point :) : rjklevels
It wouldn't have been the only... : rjklevels
This kind of crap is just annoying and it pisses a lot of us off, this has been one hell of a year for PC... : ShXIII
I've opted for PC versions of a couple of games that I could have gotten on 360 and have been happy to d... : Syclone
Yeah, I game 100 percent on my PC so just hearing and reading stuff like this is so aggravating, I mean s... : ShXIII
Yes, theres never any games that are just on the PC and not the Xbox. That never happens, ever. You are... : haysoos
ok moron I'm talking about a game originally slated for PC not other games, use your head before you make... : ShXIII
"Yeah, I game 100 percent on my PC so just hearing and reading stuff like this is so aggravating, I mean ... : haysoos
Of course it's all about money, they are a business. Whether this is a good and profitable decision is d... : Syclone
I understand that but it just shows how shitty their commitment is to us and a gaming platform that one w... : ShXIII
I could care less about the windows OS on my PC if it wasn't for gaming, can microsoft see this fact or a... : ShXIII
I hear this comment all the time, but I work in IT and I've seen people try to make the switch to linux. ... : haysoos
Yes I work IT too, I'm making clear that there is no reason for me to pump 300 dollars for an OS if it wa... : ShXIII
LMAO, what, read between the lines of you asking whether microsoft noticed that YOU personally felt no ne... : haysoos
They lost a big following? How many people do you think will actually do anything about this besides comp... : frank_bures
Right on Brother... : _ToeNail
Screw companies that want to make money. : Fred Garvin
By: tellurye x Show Full PostThis game is going to be so awesome when it comes out. I can't wait for 2015...
Feb 17, 2010 11:36am PST
By: Salad Sammich x Show Full PostOkay. I really only had a TINY bit of interest in this anyway. Oh well.Feb 17, 2010 8:34am PST
By: tellurye x Show Full PostI know, I have a decent PC, and I think they are lying, they aren't bringing it to PC probably because its way easier to pirate PC games than it is console games.
In speaking with Epic on a similar decision why Gears 2 isnt coming to PC, they quoted just that. When they made UT3, they sold only like 115,000 copies on the PC, but had over 2 million PC unique users, so the ROI just wasn't there. So I don't think Microsoft wants to keep bringing it up as then PC gamers will call for more strict copywrites on PC, why should legit gamers suffer, etc.
Games look better on my PC, but at least on consoles you dont have to install it (or a lot). But it is nice that PC games are cheaper.Feb 17, 2010 6:04am PST
By: loppsided x Show Full PostI'm having a hard time accepting this logic. RTSs suit PCs best because of the mouse and keyboard (for me, playing Red Alert on a 360 was a lesser experience), so shouldn't they only release RTS's on the PC? It's all a matter of opinion anyway, but I believe there are more pressing reasons for their decision.Feb 12, 2010 8:19am PSTI'm having a hard time accepting this logic. RTSs suit PCs best because of the mouse and keyboard (for m... : loppsided
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This isn't an RTS? : PointlesS76
haha and it's 3rd person action game isn't it? more suited for a gamepad and console :P : dantastic
Nope it's not, I'm just saying that I have a hard time believing a company would refuse to port a version... : loppsided
PC Gamers have always been horrible to microsoft, while console gamers have embraced them. It doesn't ta... : haysoos
Cost versus profit. Simple really. : Fred Garvin
Developers and publishers are telling us how to play our games now. Next up, they'll tell us how we shou... : mobab
There have been games on the PC without mappable controls before. Its just that back then PC gamers (and... : haysoos
Of course there are other reasons behind this decision, this is simply the best excuse Microsoft could co... : Lash1ec
By: dgreen02 x Show Full PostBah - this is a bummer. PCs will have their time in the sun...again. But only after Microsoft and Steam merge and make the Windows PC a closed system. They will call it SkyNet. Soon after a nuclear war will start and the human race will be destoryed.
This will all happen in the year 1984...and then once again in 1995.
Forgot where I was going with this...Feb 16, 2010 6:56am PST
By: vx2o x Show Full Post+1 sale lost
Bye, Remedy. You were once great :¨¨(Feb 12, 2010 10:27am PST
By: UMG x Show Full PostFuck. Finally a new, interesting game... and the PC gets to sit it out.. again. Look how piracy is changing the platform.
You know, I appreciate their attempt to be honest an upfront about their reasons, but it do they have to be so vague? Alan wake was an adventure game with fps aspects.. Now how exactly was this any less playable on the PC?
When are they going to get around to putting people who run piracy sites behind bars so us honest people can play these things?Feb 13, 2010 8:11pm PSTFuck. Finally a new, interesting game... and the PC gets to sit it out.. again. Look how piracy is chang... : UMG
By: inf3d3l x Show Full PostAh well, saves money in my wallet. I only really care about RAGE on PC atm and I know id will deliver.
The question is when is it done?Feb 12, 2010 10:02am PSTAh well, saves money in my wallet. I only really care about RAGE on PC atm and I know id will deliver. : inf3d3l
By: ManiacalMoose x Show Full Post"We ultimately realised that the most compelling way to experience "Alan Wake" was on the Xbox 360 platform, so we focused on making it an Xbox 360 exclusive."
Translation: $-)
I don't mind that they ended up making it Xbox exclusive for business reasons, but I don't like being blatantly lied to either. Most compelling experience...right. How would playing it on a Playstation make it any less compelling?Feb 12, 2010 9:53pm PST"We ultimately realised that the most compelling way to experience "Alan Wake" was on the Xbox 360 platfo... : ManiacalMoose
By: timmie x Show Full PostWell, this is fucking retarded. While I do have a 360, I really only use it for sports games because those generally play better on consoles. I far prefer my PC for gaming.
Honestly, I don't think I'm going to pick this up now. It just doesn't interest me anymore.Feb 14, 2010 3:20pm PST
By: winter1968 x Show Full PostAfter many delays of AA, I feel so detached from this game, that MS decision don't hurt me at all.
I even forgot that this title still exist... in a way. [/sarcasm]Feb 14, 2010 10:15am PST
By: Cashh x Show Full PostCant blame Remedy. Seven years no money coming in , yeah they want to cash out and what better way than to give it to MS. With no multiplayer game will be pirated to hell , so what are they loosing 50k maybe 100k copies sold. Im sure MS will compensate for the lost PC sales :)Feb 12, 2010 5:51pm PSTCant blame Remedy. Seven years no money coming in , yeah they want to cash out and what better way than t... : Cashh
By: enyakk x Show Full PostWhy does MS hate PC gaming so much?Feb 12, 2010 8:23am PST
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Simple, they can't control it. Microsoft's true intentions in the entire software business are shown t... : deculture
You bet, PC gamers are a unique breed of gamers, we dont take shit and we dont like it up the ass. bend o... : drenai2001
pretty much this. : vertdang
100% the truth. It kills them that they can't charge pc gamers a monthly fee the way they do XBL users. T... : jtthe2nd
By: hypn0t1c x Show Full PostGRUMBLE!!!!!!!!!! When I have the choice between buying a game on 360 and PC I always go PC unless my friends plan to play the multiplayer on 360. So needless to say, this news makes me unhappy. :(Feb 14, 2010 4:04am PST
By: Sewje x Show Full PostJust a new coat of paint over resident evil/alone in the dark nothing special whats all the fuss.Feb 14, 2010 2:02am PST
By: fcm420 x Show Full PostI highly doubt the decisions to keep this off PC was for the good of the gamer's playing experience.
More like Something to draw focus to their crap ass console.
PC > any console
Anything is > xbox 360.
Feb 13, 2010 4:12pm PSTI highly doubt the decisions to keep this off PC was for the good of the gamer's playing experience. M... : fcm420
By: Jimbo Ro x Show Full PostThat's $50 I can save for a different game.
There is no shortage of games I want to spend my money on.
Your loss MS / Remedy.Feb 13, 2010 11:09pm PST
By: ninjaman23 x Show Full PostThanks for deciding what platform i play on for me microsoft i think i can decide if i want to play it on PC or Xbox. "Both Microsoft and Remedy have long histories in PC game development." HA! Microsoft doesnt give a crap about PC gaming whatsoever, theyve never made any effort to try and put a decent effort into PC gaming. They focus entirely on Xbox because the have a monopoly on Xbox procuction and services whereas PC is an open market. youve really lost a lotta money by being pricks again microsoft. Bravo.Feb 13, 2010 11:17am PSTThanks for deciding what platform i play on for me microsoft i think i can decide if i want to play it on... : ninjaman23
By: Fred Garvin x Show Full PostHoly shit, look at all the comments. It's a business decision folks, don't take it personally. This is worse than the FF13 360 special edition outrage.Feb 12, 2010 8:13pm PSTHoly shit, look at all the comments. It's a business decision folks, don't take it personally. This is wo... : Fred Garvin
By: vadermath x Show Full PostMicrosoft and bullshit. Jack and Jill. Books and letters. Burgers and onion rings.
See a pattern here? All jokes aside, I am disappointed. I've been around multiple gaming websites upon hearing the news, and I've seen a gigantic PC community uproar regarding this. As it should be. Fine, we're used to Microsoft stabbing us in the back, but this is just ridiculous. This is like stabbing us in the back, then kicking us in the crotch with evil laughter. Fine, cancel the game, but at least be honest enough and admit it was all about the cash. But don't go telling us that this game is better suited for a simplistic console such as the 360, because it's exactly the opposite.Feb 13, 2010 3:45am PSTMicrosoft and bullshit. Jack and Jill. Books and letters. Burgers and onion rings. See a pattern here... : vadermath
By: dukster18 x Show Full PostYes some games are made to be played in front of a big tv but that dosent meen consoles only have that advantage i have my pc hooked up to my 47 inch tv, so what do you have to say about that microsoft.... stop leaving us in the dust if i wanted some dust in my face ill go play dirt 2 on my pc in my living room on my 47incherFeb 13, 2010 12:56pm PST
By: shurcool x Show Full PostA shame, but I don't think I'd be that interested in this game anyway.
It's not what Max Payne was when it first came out.Feb 13, 2010 12:50pm PST
By: yosan x Show Full PostDARNNNN i looked forward to this game i dont own a console why !!!!!Feb 13, 2010 10:19am PST
By: vx2o x Show Full PostAlan Wake probably suffers heavily from consolitis anyway so, I don't even care if it eventually comes to PC.Feb 13, 2010 6:32am PST
By: Circumflex x Show Full PostI could not care less.
AW isn't as interesting as it was from when they first announced it. I was looking forward to some classic adventure/detective/thriller stuff but instead, 3rd person action/suspense.Feb 13, 2010 1:40am PST
By: ElArabDeMagnifico x Show Full PostNo reason would be enough to satisfy us me, because in the end - there is still no Alan Wake on PC.
I just don't care how important it is that you need a couch and T.V. - No Alan Wake on PC, crystal goddamn clear, Xbox 360 only.Feb 13, 2010 1:19am PST
By: scary_monster x Show Full PostWhat happens to those who don't have a couch in front of their xbox?
I guess they would miss out on this game huh? Sux for them.Feb 13, 2010 12:44am PST
By: penny_flame x Show Full PostPC video gaming is still the most entertaining, relaxed, and absorbing experience out of all the video game systems if someone were to ask me. I think this is a terrible move because the majority of the fan base for this game started out expecting it for the PC and now they just lost a lot of fans.Feb 12, 2010 10:26pm PST
By: PredatorPR x Show Full PostDon't worry the game is gonna suck anyway! When games get delayed to many times usually it sucks. This rule don't apply for Blizzard of course.Feb 12, 2010 1:38pm PSTDon't worry the game is gonna suck anyway! When games get delayed to many times usually it sucks. This ru... : PredatorPR
By: m0rb x Show Full PostSaw this story before I saw the comment count and thought "ooh, this oughta be fun to read."
Beyond a fiscal issue, where you can only afford to have one platform, I really can't see a reason to be upset about things like this. Play it as it comes, there will be other great PC games in the future. My approach with games like this tends to be "rent it" ... if it's a great game, it'll shine through, no matter what platform I'm playing it on.
If it sucks, I'm out $5. Truly, we live in a golden age of gaming. :)
Feb 12, 2010 4:12pm PSTSaw this story before I saw the comment count and thought "ooh, this oughta be fun to read." Beyond a ... : m0rb
By: Tchest x Show Full PostYes, some games are more suited for an intimate platform. Games like THIS GAME. Christ how stupid do these people think we are?Feb 12, 2010 11:35am PSTYes, some games are more suited for an intimate platform. Games like THIS GAME. Christ how stupid do thes... : Tchest
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From the beginning, the Stanley Furniture goal was to manufacture high quality furniture at a price the average American family could afford. To accomplish that goal, Mr. Stanley surrounded himself with the finest furniture craftsmen and instilled in them a sense of pride in building superb quality into every piece of Stanley Furniture.
Those original craftsmen passed on their knowledge and their unique sense of pride to each generation of Stanley Furniture craftsmen. And today, that pride is shared by more than 1,750 dedicated associates who have enabled Stanley Furniture Company to become one of the largest, most respected furniture manufacturers in the nation.
At Stanley Furniture, their mission is to offer the best furniture possible and to support it with excellent quality and service.
They support that mission with their strategy to position Stanley Furniture as a complete wood resource in the high-quality, high-style residential furniture market offering a diversified line of furniture distributed through reputable and reliable independent furniture retailers.
Their commitment to excellence is based on their core beliefs:
* Style leadership with a value orientation supported by
excellent quality and service is the foundation for success.
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|Stanley Furniture
|Coastal Living
|Dining Room • Kitchen
|Seating Capacity
|Seats 6
|Table Features
|Drop Leaf/Leaf
|Table Top Type
|Leaf/Drop Leaf • Wood
|Manufacturer SKU
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