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Re: EZ Pass scam? - Yesterday
QuoteDRR Does not sound like a scam to me. I'm sure they contract out studies like this. Yes, organizations do contract out things like this. But most responsible ones give some notification to let customers know who might be calling or writing them.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: $600k to $1m for a school shelter? - Yesterday
QuoteRacer X I'm sure they could retrofit the auditorium or lunchroom to make it a stout box for a LOT less than a million. Not a chance in hell that they could reinforce an auditorium or lunchroom enough to stand up to F5 tornado winds for less than a million. In fact, a space that large would work against them in doing so. A small shelter can more easily be strengthened enough to do so anby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: What's up on the sequestration front? - Yesterday
QuoteTed King QuoteJoeH You really expect the "universal pain and suffering" to show up in only a few months? No, and that's not what I said. NO, and you were not the one who brought up "universal pain and suffering". My comment was not on anything you said.by JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: What's up on the sequestration front? - Yesterday
You really expect the "universal pain and suffering" to show up in only a few months? I don't. My experiences with all of the prior cutbacks similar to this round of sequestration has been that it takes 6 months to a year before they roll out over a wide enough number of services to effect more than certain smaller groups. So far we have seen the TSA issue, announcements that certainby JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: What's up on the sequestration front? - Yesterday
Personally, I am not expecting any real effect from the sequestration until the new Federal budget year starts in the Fall. The current effects are mostly in the areas of discretionary spending by the various divisions of government as other portions were already committed by the point sequestration went into effect this year. Hence the "cosmetic" changes so far like canceling White Hby JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Idle Question: Run Snow Leopard as Virtual Machine? - 2 days ago
Parallels will not easily allow installation of the regular version of SL, so you may end up needing to get the SL Server version which does explicitly allow running it virtualized in its license conditions. Both VMWare and Parallels do not permit installation of the standard Snow Leopard OS in their current versions to observe that interpretation of the EULA. Your approach while seeming straigby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Idle Question: Run Snow Leopard as Virtual Machine? - 2 days ago
Quotemrlynn Quoteonthedownlow You can with VirtualBox. Parallels and Fusion, per Apple's EULA, only allows 10.6 Server and will not install the desktop version. Why is that? Does the EULA say you can't install the regular version of SL on a Windows machine? I mean, I am a registered user (x2). /Mr Lynn The license terms in the EULA say the following: Quoteyou are granted a limiby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: The Anti-Vaccination folks are suceeding in the UK: Measles WAY up... - 3 days ago
QuotePam Quotefreeradical QuotePam I don't think all of the vaccines are necessary. Most are for diseases that have high risks for death or complications. Shingles in adults is directly tied to the contraction of chicken pox in childhood. I think parents should never be able to opt out of any of these vaccines. Fixed You do not get to rewrite my opinion. And that is all it is, an uninformeby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Does pyrex really explode? - 3 days ago
QuoteDewGuy Does anyone know if this effects CorningWare as well? No, since CorningWare is a ceramic. Still can be broken with sufficient heat shock, but fairly resistant to it.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Does pyrex really explode? - 5 days ago
Quoteanonymouse1 This is exactly right. It's still possible to buy borate glass, but not from Pyrex Just buy Pyrex brand glassware from European sources. That is still borosilicate glass as different companies own the rights to the Pyrex brand name outside the US.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Just saw Oblivion (hidden spoiler within) - 9 days ago
Another don't read if you haven't seen it yet... Hide spoilerby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Superwheat - 9 days ago
Well, any 800+ word list is over inclusive in my experience. It was probably one that includes every word that used in some context and created an issue with a posting for some forum admin. In many cases those lists are supposed to be used for flagging posts for followup, not as they are being used here. A true block list would be short, probably less than a few dozen words. Good of you Sam3by JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: [Home Repair] Smoke detectors? - 10 days ago
Quotevicrock One thing to remember - CO is heavy - and that's the reason that the plug in variety are so popular - they need to be down near floor level to be most effective. If you put them close to the ceiling,you are dead or severely incapacitated by the time they detect You are thinking of carbon dioxide, the density of CO is almost the same as air. CO detectors should be close to sourcesby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: [Home Repair] Smoke detectors? - 10 days ago
Quotemrbigstuff mine went south recently and my wife read up and said that the manufacturers' website recommends throwing in the trash. does anyone know if this is considered safe? For all but some older models from 25+ years ago, that is the way to handle them. Those very old models used a larger radiation source that needed disposal through the manufacturer or other hazardous waste disposal.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Low information voters drive gun control - 11 days ago
On the other hand, the average number of guns owned per gun owner has gone up.by JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: replacing batteries in a ups - which would you get? - 12 days ago
Another source for UPS batteries is Refurbups.com. Depending on where you are, the shipping costs might be better than from Gruber.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: IRS apologizes for attacking Republican leaning political groups during 2012 election - 13 days ago
Quotecbelt3 How's that ? You are just digging the hole you are in deeper...by JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Any fans of Roger Moore as Simon Templar in "The Saint"? - 16 days ago
I was very fond of the show back when I watched "The Saint" years ago. Have not seen them recently enough to know if they stand up to my memories.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Speaking of expensive college... - 16 days ago
Some of those "night school for the little guy" operations still exist, but they are getting rare. You might find some associated with junior colleges or community colleges, but it takes hunting around to find them.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Only 150 of 3500 US Colleges are Worth the Investment - 16 days ago
QuotePaul F. Quote$tevie I'd seriously love to see a comparison of the facilities and operations of those colleges, because I will bet they do without a lot of the fluff and nonsense that US colleges seem to consider essential. And many US parents as well. Curriculums full of "fluff and nonsense" are created by professional educators (my definition: "educators who have never heby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Speaking of expensive college... - 16 days ago
QuoteM A V I C Quotefreeradical Paid for by employers... So what you're saying is, they can charge that much because people who usually take the class get their employers to pay for it? University continuing and professional education divisions are major profit centers for them. Most are set up to be semi-independent from the university organization, and in most states any tuition and feesby JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Would you help this eBay buyer? - 18 days ago
Assuming the person's monetary offer was legit, sure I would do it for a substantial additional fee. I would also list that fee on the invoice for what it was.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Bomber's family want.... - 18 days ago
Quotedavester The burial is something for the family, who hasn't harmed anyone (except the brother). There's no reason to cause them more grief than they already have. :agree: I don't give an instants thought about caring where he gets buried, it is one of the least important details connected to this whole matter.by JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Thanks, great Healthcare bill writing. - 21 days ago
When posters who are just as old as samintx are calling her on the drive-by postings, she is getting as much respect as she has earned.by JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Nosy Thursday Poll: Would you be in Jail now for stuff you did in school as a kid ? - 21 days ago
QuoteBill in NC my 'tennis ball cannons' didn't exactly use compressed air... Neither did mine...by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Ordering Snow Leopard Server online--$20 - 22 days ago
Quotesekker You need server to install a virtual SL machine on fusion, correct? Correct, and on Parallels as well.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Ordering Snow Leopard Server online--$20 - 22 days ago
You still have to call into the Apple Store to order the server version, only the regular version is available online. The server version also gets a shipping charge.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Closing Gitmo: Opinons ? - 22 days ago
Quotecbelt3 Lemon... um.. our constitution applies to citizens. Your argument falls apart right there, multiple Supreme Court decisions support the argument that most portions of the Constitution apply to all residents and persons in the US whether they are citizens or not. Many of the reasons for keeping the prisoners at Gitmo were so they would not be on US soil. But the courts have basicalby JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Do you have a different forum handle than from DM forum? - 25 days ago
Was just "Joe" at DM before they required logins, someone else got to it first. So I have been JoeH ever since.by JoeH - Tips and Deals
Re: Where do you stand on Taxes on Internet purchases? - 29 days ago
QuoteLemon Drop QuoteGGD I'm really not following you. Lets say I purchase something from Amazon, and I live in CA. Amazon collects my state and local sales tax at the time of the purchase. And then Amazon sends that tax to CA. It's not the state of Washington that's getting that money. Now, the opposite is true with B&M stores, if I walk into a Sears in WA, they'll collect WA stby JoeH - 'Friendly' Political Ranting