CAHokie

Oh, Roy doesn’t think I can grade? Where is that Edgar Church - Superman # 1…. I will show him! 
 

* mocking you using AI brings me a weird sense of joy.    This will be my last one though. Most likely.

Hmmm, which one should I grade next?

Vintage Comics said what….

On 12/26/2023 at 3:08 PM, VintageComics said:

But to build on this great discussion in the spirit of cooperation, may I suggest we use this to safely deliver comics between departments?

That’s not his intended design purpose though.
 

I got lost in this thread a while back so I may have missed the key points. Is it your opinion that we don’t have the tech, either by hardware or software to do it, or it’s just not cost effective? 

On 12/26/2023 at 2:51 PM, VintageComics said:

It was a dad joke.

I thought maybe your experience with dental had to do with getting braces for your kids or something along those lines, as I paid for all my kid's braces and it wasn't cheap. 

 

Ahhhhhh…. Teeth guard for grinding but I was very surprised it was by photos and not gel.

On 12/26/2023 at 2:07 PM, VintageComics said:

CAHokie addressed cost issues with his experience in the parent industry

I did? Now I’m lost…. All I said is that there are programs and equipment made to capture hundreds of images and splice them together into a final product.  In the dental example, it is capable of making a perfect mold that fit around teeth perfectly for that person. That is impressive. Scanning a comic book seems less impressive but that’s just an opinion.

On 12/26/2023 at 1:02 PM, VintageComics said:

One of my daughter runs a dental office. 

Again, not saying it's impossible. I'm saying it's not feasible at this point. 

How much does it cost? 

Ask her.

I still don’t see it being that far fetched.  
 

Dental offices can now use a small camera that can take hundreds of pictures and make a perfect mold by splicing the photos together. (At least that’s how I understood it. Dentists can weigh in).  It is not an x-ray and prevents having to do that gel mold. 

I could envision cameras doing the same thing as the pages are turned. It can then be analyzed and details listed. I don’t really see it an issue of could they do it, but more of would they want to. 

This guy might be able to be programmed to do it. 

On 12/25/2023 at 7:23 PM, Cat said:

Edited for CAHokie, in the spirit of Boxing Day.

What does that even mean? You don’t need to edit it for my sake, I just thought it looked ridiculous.

Generally, if I think someone is a nut or has issues, I don’t spend message after message engaging them and letting them know they are a nut. I just let them go to their happy place and ramble to themselves. 

On 12/25/2023 at 7:23 PM, Cat said:

A thread belongs to the community, so quit being your usual overbearing self and dictating the flow of conversation under the auspices of 'it's my toy waaah'. 

Grow up and lose your ego. It's not endearing. 

I think he was parroting a comment aimed at him before but otherwise, yes, the community and moderators decide.
 

Can you guys not go at each other even on Christmas? The stuff written different places from both sides are ridiculous. Aren’t all of you over 55 already?  Why not just block him and enjoy the peace? 

If we can map a brain we map some comic book pages. It would learn the more it does. I believe the image capturing would be able to grab everything it needs from normal speed turning of pages.

On 12/24/2023 at 8:48 AM, jharvey said:

I find it funny that he claimed he couldn't work long hours on the restoration/pressing business due to his heart condition, but he was perfectly willing to get drunk. No chance of alcohol triggering another heart attack, right??

Right? Packaging up books is too much work and expense but opening up a new business and setting it up is 

How about a Snoop on a stoop?

I haven’t participated in a while but it is one of the best days of the year here. 

On 12/20/2023 at 9:12 AM, shadroch said:

Couldn't the person have multiples of the item and the second-place bid was high enough he is willing to sell at that price?

Sure, but when they also say the buyer backed out, I find that hard to believe. 

On 12/19/2023 at 7:29 AM, shadroch said:

I'll remind people that Gollum was once a valued member of his community.  

As there appear to be expensive books in his possession for ten years, that he was soliciting work until recently, and his criminal record, how much more rope do we need to give him?

I will never understand the 10 year thing. It’s not like he was growing and raising a new Flash like it was a Baby Groot. 

“He let us all down….”  - The Baby Chickens

On 12/18/2023 at 10:46 AM, Dr. Love said:

While it missed the mark bigly even with two mini-series attempts, how can we forget The Stand. King's longest written work.

I actually enjoyed the original mini-series. It had a great cast. I rewatch it every few years.

You can’t go wrong with a rewatch of Christine, Shawshank, or Carrie.

On 12/16/2023 at 10:18 PM, KCOComics said:

Fifteen counts of contempt of court! 

What exactly does that mean? Blowing off court dates? Or insulting a judge ? 

Any type of order or judgement from the court that was not followed may count as one. 

Soooo…. Any cool news about the actual movie?

On 12/16/2023 at 10:25 AM, SpineTic said:

fifteen counts of contempt of court

It would be interesting to know what those 15 charges are for. That’s a lot of judgements or orders that were violated.

I still think the elves picked Harvey Swick # 1 one year because they liked his name.   He deserved it though.