News Round Up 2017

[adam.adbe]

News

Various other Star Wars products coming out tomorrow

http://www.starwars.com/news/force-friday-ii-first-look-select-new-star-wars-products

AppleInsider overview of the Propel Quadros

I was geeked into parting with a decent amount of money for Anki Overdrive, and this hits all the same pleasure points, with added Star Wars. Do not need. Must resist.

 

[rteetz]

AppleInsider overview of the Propel Quadros

I was geeked into parting with a decent amount of money for Anki Overdrive, and this hits all the same pleasure points, with added Star Wars. Do not need. Must resist.

Oh man this has my attention now...

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

PHOTOS - Food and Wine Festival's coolest marketplace kiosk - The Light Lab

 

[circus4u]

Oh man this has my attention now...

Ch-ching! There goes the college fund!

 

[rteetz]

Ch-ching! There goes the college fund!

I think that went a while ago....

 

[circus4u]

I think that went a while ago....

I can see it now, rteetz sitting beside the freeway surrounded by his Star Wars toys, holding his new I-Phone 8 (which is supposed to be introduced on Sep 12 - http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/31/technology/iphone-anniversary-event/index.html) and a cardboard sign with his college fund, Go Fund Me, link.

 

[rteetz]

I can see it now, rteetz sitting beside the freeway surrounded by his Star Wars toys, holding his new I-Phone 8 (which is supposed to be introduced on Sep 12 - http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/31/technology/iphone-anniversary-event/index.html) and a cardboard sign with his college fund, Go Fund Me, link.

And I need a separate Go fund me for Disney vacations.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

$8.66 for each meal is too expensive. I see almost no value for it except expensive alcoholic beverages

I find things like this are never to get you a better actual value - it is more a) perceived value or b) convenience ... that I am going to this event, pay one price so I know what I am paying, and then this is what I get

 

[Keels]

I find things like this are never to get you a better actual value - it is more a) perceived value or b) convenience ... that I am going to this event, pay one price so I know what I am paying, and then this is what I get

The apex of value was two years ago when they included a ticket for reserved seating for Eat to the Beat that night (food coupons could be used whenever), but I think I paid like $89 for those.

I like the lanyard since I go to F&W many times and don't stay on-site so I don't have the ease of MB charging ... these lanyards make F&W easy for me and I already know how much I've spent in advance. Plus, it doesn't drive my husband as nuts to see one $70 charge on the credit card versus 8-10 $7-10 charges.

 

[SureAsLiz]

I like the lanyard since I go to F&W many times and don't stay on-site so I don't have the ease of MB charging ... these lanyards make F&W easy for me and I already know how much I've spent in advance. Plus, it doesn't drive my husband as nuts to see one $70 charge on the credit card versus 8-10 $7-10 charges.

I frontload a gift card each festival season for this reason. It's far too easy for me to pop in after work for a quick snack, and the trips add up very quickly. Then if I don't end up using the whole balance, I save the card for the next festival.

 

[Keels]

I frontload a gift card each festival season for this reason. It's far too easy for me to pop in after work for a quick snack, and the trips add up very quickly. Then if I don't end up using the whole balance, I save the card for the next festival.

If my willpower was better and I could withstand blowing the whole thing on a few trips at Cava, then I'd totally do this!

Alas, I cannot be trusted.

 

[Tigger's ally]

$8.66 for each meal is too expensive. I see almost no value for it except expensive alcoholic beverages

laughing at the term "meal".

 

[Tigger's ally]

If my willpower was better and I could withstand blowing the whole thing on a few trips at Cava, then I'd totally do this!

Alas, I cannot be trusted.

That place just makes me hand over my Visa card, my cash, and any spare change I have in my pocket when I walk in the door. argggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhh

 

[FireflyTrance]

Will the BB-9E be on sale tonight at midnight online? Might stay up for it and get a friend for my Sphero BB-8. Does anyone know what time zone it is when they say midnight?

 

[rteetz]

Will the BB-9E be on sale tonight at midnight online? Might stay up for it and get a friend for my Sphero BB-8. Does anyone know what time zone it is when they say midnight?

I would guess eastern but I'm not entirely sure.

 

[amberpi]

Photo Update

PHOTOS - Food and Wine Festival's coolest marketplace kiosk - The Light Lab

That place looks adorable, and so appropriate for FW. Is that the full menu though I wonder? Surely they're doing more than 1 alcoholic drink - unless I can't read today, and I am kinda off, so it's possible.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

That place looks adorable, and so appropriate for FW. Is that the full menu though I wonder? Surely they're doing more than 1 alcoholic drink - unless I can't read today, and I am kinda off, so it's possible.

well, the menu posted definitely just had one alcoholic drink - which seems really surprising ... I would think there must be more to it than that, but maybe not

 

[amberpi]

well, the menu posted definitely just had one alcoholic drink - which seems really surprising ... I would think there must be more to it than that, but maybe not

Perhaps not the full line-up then? 1 alcoholic drink seems very strange, especially given there's not a lot to have around there and there are no food offerings? Could be a multi-part menu...

@rteetz - you think you need gofundme for WDW now, wait until you do your first Drinking Around the World. WDW drinks prices always make me laugh when folks suggest tons of people are hammered at WDW.

 

[skier_pete]

$8.66 for each meal is too expensive. I see almost no value for it except expensive alcoholic beverages

Right - that's the only reason to get it is for the alcoholic beverages. In reality you would be paying more for the convenience of using these samplers.

Of course, the same can be said of the DDP now.

 

[MissGina5]

I frontload a gift card each festival season for this reason. It's far too easy for me to pop in after work for a quick snack, and the trips add up very quickly. Then if I don't end up using the whole balance, I save the card for the next festival.

what would you say the other benefits are to doing this. I see people do it a lot so I am curious