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 IRC Hacks $24.95 IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is an overlooked means of communication in this era of instant messaging, texting on cell phones, networking sites and the like. Yet IRC remains a great source for on-the-spot and authoritative technical knowledge and help; leisure time socializing and just observing how many nutty people there are online. (Some of the poltical, religious and other IRC channels are absolutely hilarious to observe.) Relatively few of the tips and hacks in this book will be of use to the ordinary IRC user. Most presume a modest proficiency in programming Java or Perl and a more than modest understanding of how IRC works. Still, even though the book will not be of great use to most IRC users, it is still worth a read if for no other reason than to expand your own knowledge of IRC and what can be done with it. Jerry  SteelSound 3H Retractable Headset (20067) $33.99 The most noticeable experience from wearing these headphones for less than an hour was the constant pain that my ears were in. The cups are too small and shallow. These headphones require normal sized ears to be squished into the cups. The sound quality doesn't matter (which seems good), neither does the nifty retractable mike. These are features you really expect to see in a set of headphones you plan to use for hours in a game while you're talking to others and the headphones are no good for that. The overriding experience is the PAIN. The only people I recommend these headphones to are small children and veteran mixed martial artists who are used to having jacked up ears. Oh and perhaps to aspiring MMA practitioners who don't mind having pain inflicted on their aural extremities. And to masochists who enjoy torturing their own ears. I guess that's four group of people. Other than that the folding design is nice, as is the mike. But the lack of a volume knob or mike mute is annoying. Sound like I'm nitpicking? Wear this pair long enough to watch a movie and decide if the crushing pain is worth it. And then try to get your money back. Or put another way, would you praise a car for its handling prowess and suspension when the seats are wooden benches and you're too big to sit behind the wheel anyway? In a word, no. And no, I'm not some 6'9" giant with a head the size of a basketball. I'm about average height (5'8") with an average head and normal ears that don't stick out. Sorry, SteelSound 3H, you don't make the grade. |
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