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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
I hear the water in Detroit is very good. :rolleyes:
I'd rather be phishing!
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den2k88 wrote:
(the saga is "Dresden Files" for the curious)
Wasn't it cancelled in Chapter 8 or so? I liked it as well, but never saw anything else... :sigh: :sigh:
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There are fifteen books: dresden files books - Google Search[^] - which were the "basis" for the TV series. And while I enjoyed the TV, the books were a whole load better!
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den2k88 wrote:
(the saga is "Dresden Files" for the curious)
Wasn't it cancelled in Chapter 8 or so? I liked it as well, but never saw anything else... :sigh: :sigh:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Actually Butcher is writing the 16th, he has plans for 19-20 short novels like the one he's writing now and an ending apocalyptic trilogy for which the titles will be "Stars and Stones", "Hell's Bells" and "Empty Night" [JB said "they are called curses for a reason"].
DURA LEX, SED LEX GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
Rage wrote:
in Detroit for my first time in the USA
Detroit is a dump. It is a failing city. Although, I do understand that someone is putting money into revitalizing the downtown area finally so some of it is getting better. But it is possibly the worst big city in the US. Chicago is not much better, as I understand it. Lots of poverty and crime and rundown areas.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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There are fifteen books: dresden files books - Google Search[^] - which were the "basis" for the TV series. And while I enjoyed the TV, the books were a whole load better!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
the books were a whole load better!
as 99.99% of the cases
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
I loved Chicago when I was in the US of A.
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Actually Butcher is writing the 16th, he has plans for 19-20 short novels like the one he's writing now and an ending apocalyptic trilogy for which the titles will be "Stars and Stones", "Hell's Bells" and "Empty Night" [JB said "they are called curses for a reason"].
DURA LEX, SED LEX GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
good to know... I will have a look Thanks for the info
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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good to know... I will have a look Thanks for the info
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
You're welcome - here in Italy there is no edition of The Dresden Files. I discovered it through tvtropes, downloaded them in "ebook" and then ordered the whole bunch from Amazon to my great impoverishment.
DURA LEX, SED LEX GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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You forget the awful casting :D BTW The Dresden Files is a good series, it's ongoing and I'm craving for Jim Butcher to finish the next one :D
DURA LEX, SED LEX GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
BTW: If you liked Dresden, have a look at the "Supernatural Investigation Series" by Justin Gustainis[^] - it's not bad!
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
Rage wrote:
I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it.
I recall listening to a band from Europe talk about coming to the US and saying the same thing. They added that due to the food they found their turds were also bigger while here. It's not a stereotype. We even have bigger number 2s.
Computers have been intelligent for a long time now. It just so happens that the program writers are about as effective as a room full of monkeys trying to crank out a copy of Hamlet. The interesting thing about software is it can not reproduce, until it can.
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BTW: If you liked Dresden, have a look at the "Supernatural Investigation Series" by Justin Gustainis[^] - it's not bad!
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Thank you. It's a while I'm looking for something similar... and being given an advice like this from a person who I esteem a lot promises really well. :D
DURA LEX, SED LEX GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
My gf says Belle Isle Park (982-acre island featuring trails, an aquarium, museum, conservatory, golf course & playground.) is nice to visit. Otherwise, maybe take a quick jaunt over to Canada, assuming the lines of mass exodus aren't too long. ;) Marc
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Rage wrote:
in Detroit for my first time in the USA
Detroit is a dump. It is a failing city. Although, I do understand that someone is putting money into revitalizing the downtown area finally so some of it is getting better. But it is possibly the worst big city in the US. Chicago is not much better, as I understand it. Lots of poverty and crime and rundown areas.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Chicago has nice areas too which puts it one huge step on Detroit. The best thing they could do to fix the latter would be line up 10,000 D9 dozers blade to blade about 30 miles to the west of the lake shore and just plow the entire wreck into the water.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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I envy you a lot. I wish I could visit Chicago, at least I'd visit the city whew my favourite fantasy saga is set into (the saga is "Dresden Files" for the curious).
DURA LEX, SED LEX GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
If you get to Chicago, you might want to see the Museum of Science and Industry[^], although one review sounds like it can get expensive. I'm not sure if that is the one I saw many years ago, but if so, my mind was blown.
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Rage wrote:
in Detroit for my first time in the USA
Detroit is a dump. It is a failing city. Although, I do understand that someone is putting money into revitalizing the downtown area finally so some of it is getting better. But it is possibly the worst big city in the US. Chicago is not much better, as I understand it. Lots of poverty and crime and rundown areas.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
RyanDev wrote:
Chicago is not much better, as I understand it.
The south/west neighborhoods of Chicago are frequently war zones. But the downtown, north side and lake front areas are gems.
RyanDev wrote:
Lots of poverty and crime and rundown areas.
No more so than any other big US city. The crime on the south/west sides is decidedly more violent than most (despite the very restrictive Chicago guns laws :rolleyes: ) but the conditions are no different than the ghettos of most cities.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
If you want a "history of America" experience, try the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Detroit suburb of Dearborn. That will consume a good part of a day. At the top of Michigan is Mackinac Island, a trip back in time: no automobiles allowed on the island. Horse carts, expensive hotels. An enjoyable day spent relaxing, but it will take a large portion of the day to drive there. Chicago has a LOT going for it. I would concur that the Museum of Science and Industry is good. Shedd Aquarium is one of the better aquariums in U.S. Tour Wrigley Field to see a proper baseball environment. The soaring skyscrapers contrasting with flat Lake Michigan; the architecture is interesting. In fact, the Oak Park suburb has many homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Pizza. My personal recommendation for pizza is the "pot-pie" at 2121 N. Clark St.: Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinders. The restaurant is the basement of a building across the street from where the St. Valentine's Day Massacre occurred: nope, nothing left to see of the warehouse where that occurred. Don't skip the Mediterranean Bread!
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
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Points of interest:1. Two Nazi parties, hate each other as much as they hate everyone else.
2. Many roads go north-south - but East West seems to be a challenge for them
3. Winter: as devoid of thermal excitation as the dextro-mammary of a female necromancer.
4. Cab drivers (were) polite drivers - made up for by the rest of the drivers.
5. Chicago Pizza - it can be very good - but it's not pizzaI'd best stop before I get critical.
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So I arrived yesterday in Detroit for my first time in the USA ( actually first time in the continent). I am going "Wow, this is big" for about everything for the moment (roads, cars, hotel rooms, ...)- stereotypes, here we go -, but I think I will slowly get used to it. Something worth seeing in Detroit or in the area that I should not miss ? I'll be staying until end of next week, so the oncoming weekend will be dedicated to visiting. I was thinking driving over to Chicago (maybe seeing O'Hare in real life, after hundreds of flight simulator hours trying to land on it when I was little :rolleyes: ) to get the big-city-with-tall-towers-kind-of-feeling.
