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hildy89I hope my computer lets me posts this. The problems I've been having with my "white outs" have been increasing with regularity. I cannot find the problem. Several people have suggested virtual memory issues, but I can almost have nothing open and the screen still turns white sometimes for long stretches. I can't shut the computer down, I can't do anything! I've virus and spyware scanned it and defragged the hard drive once. Help!
It took only one day of Olympic coverage for someone to spoil the evening NBC coverage, prompting the usual counter cries of "don't spoil" and "it's news". I might not have minded if it hadn't been the Michael Phelps race. I could use filters but I don't always remember to login. Fun while that community lasted.
But that frustration was nothing compared to my reaction to the men's gymnastics last night. I swear the US men's team is cursed. Every Olympics something seems to happen to derail their chances. Two days before the competition starts, a Japanese judge tells two of the gymnasts that their high bar routines wouldn't get the same marks as they had at the previous World championships because certain tricks wouldn't get the same credit. Two days! Gymnastics routines are like skating programs. You train it consistently for a year until it's second nature. You don't change it at the last minute, much less days before a competition. In both cases, the gymnasts, in question, wound up making serious mistakes. Blaine Wilson missed the release move entirely and fell on his back! But this is what the Code of Points does. If you want the credit, you have to make the changes. Any questions why I dislike this idea intensely for skating?
It took only one day of Olympic coverage for someone to spoil the evening NBC coverage, prompting the usual counter cries of "don't spoil" and "it's news". I might not have minded if it hadn't been the Michael Phelps race. I could use filters but I don't always remember to login. Fun while that community lasted.
But that frustration was nothing compared to my reaction to the men's gymnastics last night. I swear the US men's team is cursed. Every Olympics something seems to happen to derail their chances. Two days before the competition starts, a Japanese judge tells two of the gymnasts that their high bar routines wouldn't get the same marks as they had at the previous World championships because certain tricks wouldn't get the same credit. Two days! Gymnastics routines are like skating programs. You train it consistently for a year until it's second nature. You don't change it at the last minute, much less days before a competition. In both cases, the gymnasts, in question, wound up making serious mistakes. Blaine Wilson missed the release move entirely and fell on his back! But this is what the Code of Points does. If you want the credit, you have to make the changes. Any questions why I dislike this idea intensely for skating?
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Date: 2004-08-16 10:20 am (UTC)I just hope gymnastics doesn't fall prey to the same dirty judging that has forever marred skating.
Oh, here's the best part about the Olympics spoilers -- NBC did it on *their own freaking newscast*! They shot themselves in the foot!
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Date: 2004-08-16 11:23 am (UTC)