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Re: Too attractive to work?!!? - 2 days ago
Quotehmm... £30,000 a year for a PhD in science? something's wrong here. Maybe something wrong, but not that unusual - lots of PhDs out there.by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Kepler telescope loses a wheel - 6 days ago
QuoteHistoric Kepler Telescope crippled by malfunction Sorry, my bad...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Older 18v Ryobi Plus System - 6 days ago
Davester you should read the site you linked to: QuoteI've made the switch to Lithium Ion. Any reason to keep using NiCads? Well, there's no reason to throw out good batteries, period. But actually, yes, there might be some very good reasons to continue using NiCads. If you work in a very cold environment, NiCads might be a better choice than Lithium Ions because you can recharge them when coby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Global warming's latest victim: Arkansas - 18 days ago
It's very common to confuse weather with climate. It would be nice if it was just ignorance - that can be fixed.by malfunction - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Apple Sells $17 Billion In Bonds In Historic Offering - 23 days ago
Apple does have the cash on hand (around $145 billion) to pay for all of their plans (big share buyback and dividend payment plan), they just don't want to pay taxes on that money as much of the money is in overseas banks. It is cheaper to borrow $17 billion (at about 2.5% interest) than to pay taxes (maybe 10%, up to 35% for the top rate) on the overseas money.by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Bamboo in large planters for the backyard. - 4 weeks ago
Some professional information here: and here: You can put clumping bamboo in the ground, just get exactly the right kind...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Don't drink the water! ugggggg - 2 months ago
Probably worse things in the water than pigs...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: What kind of spider is this? (pics) - 2 months ago
Looks like it could be a Giant House Spider, wolf spiders have more prominate eyes and are huskier - they actively hunt prey.by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Free Water Test worthless... then which one? - 3 months ago
Good water tests are pretty expensive. Your water company is required to publish a yearly water quality report. That said, if you're going to spend $200 why don't you just buy a good drinking water filter system, something like this:by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: [Bad Trees] 11 Trees you should never plant in your yard - 4 months ago
Quote3d Avoid Ginko trees, unless you like the smell of vomit. The Ginko is a great tree, but you have to plant the male clones. The female trees do smell... A good tree list for northern California:by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Sally Ride and The Grail - 5 months ago
Quoterjmacs Quotefreeradical Quotetestcase Nasa is honoring Sally Ride by naming a crash site after her????????????? :dunno: Yeah, that is a little bit twisted. She was a member of the mission team. Sally Ride died of cancer earlier this year, she's not associated with any manner of 'impact death.' Now she is...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: amazing sale price on Epson Artisan printer - 5 months ago
Did you buy it?by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: good place to buy a kids microscope - 5 months ago
Some more info and a few choices: But I agree with PeterB - a stereomicroscope might be the best choice for looking at stuff, kind of like using a really good hand lens/magnifying glass. A regular (compound) microscope has the light passing through whatever it is you're looking at - good for some very thin or transparent things, not so good for other items (bugs, rock fragments, leaves, receby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: RIP Dave Brubeck - 5 months ago
RIP Mr. Brubeck, thanks for the great music. As an aside, my aunt (now 92) used to play piano with Dave Brubeck when she was in her teens. Dave Brubeck's mother was considered the best piano teacher in the area (classically trained) and was my aunt's teacher for several years. Brubeck has hinted that he can't/doesn't read music - not really true given his mom's training and lessons, but it makby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Is a 32 gig USB 2.0 Flash drive spacious enough to use as an emergency boot drive? - 1 year ago
16GB will work - here's the fastest USB drive I've ever had:by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Yet another digital camera question - 1 year ago
I would suggest this one as a step up from a point and shoot: It has a large sensor - low noise, good in low light, interchangable lens, full auto to full manual control. Currently listed as out of stock, but coming up frequently on sale (you could call them to see if they have any). Probably the best imaging you can get for this price. I have one and and the delivered condition was excellenby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Nimbus Dam - 1 year ago
Grew up about 2 miles downriver from Nimbus Dam. There were so many salmon in this river in the 60's and 70's - it was just amazing.by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Who are the great voices (not singing)? - 1 year ago
Cary Grant Sigourney Weaver James Stewart Jason Robards Wallace Shawnby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: why is the electric grid so fragile? - 1 year ago
Some info here: or this for more detail:by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: I challenge you old timers to listen to an old favorite that you haven't heard in 20 years - 1 year ago
Listened to Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn recently on my commute - it was just terrible. Sounded like bad Spinal Tap, or a parody of Spinal Tap...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Asbestos linoleum - 1 year ago
Go here: Don't sand it, ever. Very, very bad advice. You are a landlord in this situation, not knowing the rules will not help you in court. Best bet is to call an abatement company. If you won't do that then encapsulate the asbestos - paint over the surface, level it (leveling type compound), cover it. You are (usually) allowed to abate asbestos in your own home, although it isn't really a gby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Why Duracel batteries are more expensive than SONY ones? - 4 years ago
Here's some info from several years back (5yrs): Looks like all the alkaline batteries are roughly the same. That said, it looks like the advertising works for some...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Recommendation for a 24" LCD display for my Mac Pro? - 4 years ago
Maybe AllGold will buy you a 2408! ; ) Your reasons were exactly the same as mine, plan B was to get the best monitor I could (for the money). Hope you like it. Mine replaced a 19" Sony CRT dated Nov 2000; may this last half that long...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Recommendation for a 24" LCD display for my Mac Pro? - 4 years ago
Robert, I recently purchased a Dell 2209wa display and am very happy with it. These displays have an ISP panel (Dell calls it an e-ISP I think). Colors are very good, images are sharp, viewing angle is not critical (colors don't change a bit as you move your head) and the screen brightness is very even. The screen has a matte finish, comes with a good stand. With discounts price is in the lowby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Zeroing Out HD..How Long? - 4 years ago
In regards to the efficacy of zeroing out the drive: [16systems.com]by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: need to purchase a couple of desktop PC's. What's my best option? - 4 years ago
VMWare Server will run just fine on an e2200, the e2200 is 64bit. Windows 7 runs just fine on the e2200, at least so far. The e series are core2duo chips with some cache disabled. OSX 10.5 runs just fine on an e2200...by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Dell LCDs and Real Mac Minis - 4 years ago
Dell has a new 22" monitor - the 2209WA - that uses an IPS panel that looks very good. Currently 25% off the $299 list price (with free shipping) using the code "T4346M$Q6GRJB$" in Dell Small Business. You have to search for this panel on Dell's web site, it doesn't seem to come up on the usual monitor pages. Anything else in this price range is a TN panel, although that would prby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: need to purchase a couple of desktop PC's. What's my best option? - 4 years ago
"The "Pentium dual core" processors are NOT Core 2 Duo." I think the e2200/e2220 are core 2 duos, they come up as a Conroe processors when polled. ASFAIK all current Intel consumer dual-core CPUs today are Core2Duo designs of some sort or another. The earlier Pentium D dual cores were junk, but all the current Intel dual cores are core2. I don't think you can buy a single coby malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Suggestion for getting rid of Black Widows? - 4 years ago
Black widow spiders are out at night. That's the best time to get rid of the ones you consider dangerous. Sorry, no brown recluse spiders in California.by malfunction - Tips and Deals
Re: Aha! I retrieved the power adaptor tip that broke off inside my powerbook!! - 4 years ago
Nice save - but, "...so I procured a small 8x magnifying lens..." a geologist without a hand lens on hand? :eye:by malfunction - Tips and Deals