etree is FLAC only?!?
Reeeeallllly..... (notice, even though it's an old show, the date added was 4/15/2007). There's still all kinds of SHN format stuff out there, on etree and all over the place. Just do a search for SHN or SHNF on etree and you'll be shocked at how much comes up. Sure... they're mostly all re-seeds, but it's not like I've already grabbed every show ever made available already!
Yeah.... I too convert all my SHNs to FLAC. I just constantly get new ones, and now I have to jump through Monkey's Audio (and APE) to get them there. I know I could get Monkey's Audio to convert directly to FLAC if I beat on it, but I tried for a few hours and failed and decided it was just easier to convert to APE (native in MkA) and then to FLAC via MC+Scthom's. (Sorry, Matt, I'd keep them in APE but I'm one of those Mac/Linux guys and there's no implementation for those as you well know.)
Sin City is treating me amazingly well. I'm actually really impressed. I've been having a great time. There's been nothing "sinister" at all (impressive for a big city) and the conference has been great. The strip is completely overwhelming, but in a great way. Tonight I bounced around: Bellagio (watched the fountains), Caesar's, Paris, Bally's, and the Flamingo. All of them were pretty good, though Flamingo's and Bally's were kinda boring. I really liked Bellagio's. Went to the Buffet there (awesome but expensive), and loved the gardens and just the general look and feel. I must say... There are some deals around, but the "rumor" that Vegas is a cheap place to vacation are completely false. Once upon a time there might have been free drinks and cheap food everywhere you look, but not any more! I rode the NY NY Roller Coaster yesterday for example. It was cool and worth it (I was drunker than hell) but it was $12.50. For one ride!! That's almost half as much as MC costs!!
Haven't gambled a dime yet. I probably will before I leave a little tiny bit. I'm not much of a gambler though... I just know I'm going to lose (I know the odds too well), so I don't get any "thrill" at all. It just feels like throwing money away, and I'd rather spend it on drinking!
If I was good at Poker, I might play that (since it's not rigged to the house usually), but I'm no good at all (you know -- if you can't see the sucker, it's me).
I did happen to see someone win pretty big (at least a couple of grand) at Roulette tonight while I was wandering. Then they kept playing though, so...