Hertz

I'm just about in the market for a new monitor, if it isn't X making everything crazy. My received wisdom about refresh rate is that 60 Hz is the lowest acceptable rate, and that over the long term it can be bad for the eyes. This dogma dates back to the CRT days, and I don't know how it translates into the world of LCD displays. What I've found in researching my purchase is that once you get above 1280x1024, no monitor manufacturer offers a refresh rate higher than 60 Hz. As a matter of fact, Samsung says that, across the board, the recommended refresh rate for all its monitors is 60 Hz. Is 60 Hz on an LCD screen still hazardous to eyesight over the long term? Are the monitor manufacturers colluding to set expectations low? Or is there a 1920x1200 monitor out there that is manufactured so that, under standard operating conditions, it can be run at 70 or 75 Hz?

Observations on the works of Russell Morash

Victory Garden v. 2

Michael Weishan - goldbricking poseur
Kip - the brains of the operation
Sissy Biggars - hood ornament. Marian Morash actually cooked on her cooking segments.

The New Yankee Workshop

Routine: planer -> joiner -> table saw -> router -> oscillating spindle sander. And don't forget the bicuits!
The most important safety rule is to wear these (tap, tap) safety glasses.
Why has no one ever noticed that Norm's safety glasses look suspiciously like ordinary prescription glasses?

This Old House

Steve Thomas - goldbricking poseur
Kevin O'Connor - slumming financier
Tommy Silva - the brains of the operation (he's not poor)