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Re: Stud finder - any recommendations? - Yesterday

QuoteRAMd®d This guy has some really great demonstration videos once you acclimate to his low key style, but this one is a little slow moving and tough to watch. Hey, I really like his style. This doesn't bother me a bit. He gives out info, and doesn't do a lot of random preamble that I see on so many YouTube videos. And he doesn't use the AM Zoo Crew voice. It's obvious those

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Re: Stud finder - any recommendations? - Yesterday

Quotejdc Ive seen the one mk linked too as well... but just couldn't pull the trigger on the $75... There are many similar variants under the Franklin or Precision name. Not sure if they are the same company or if Precision is a copycat, but I went back and forth about buying one in the ~$50 range at Amazon before eventually stumbling across what looked to be same model at Menards (Franklin) fo

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Re: Another round of 'free upgrades' for some Comcast captives - 2 days ago

Quotespace-time QuoteMr645 The race is on. Currently with Comcast but AT&T is rolling out 1000/1000 fiber next month in my area for $99 for 12 months, no contract is there a data cap on that plan? a household rarely needs 1000, I could see how this wold be useful for an apartment building with several people sharing such a connection. imagine if you can split the bill with 4 other peo

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Re: I hate these Peloton commercials... - 3 days ago

QuotePeterB There's a special place in hell for these commercials ... Peloton took a lot of heat last year for that terrible one with the husband buying the Peloton for his already-very-thin-and-healthy-looking wife. Does your "special place in hell" have anything to say about the tens of millions of people who may actually enjoy and strive for an active lifestyle? It was a freakin' c

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Re: Mojave users, can you reproduce this Safari glitch? - 4 days ago

Thanks everyone. Not something I'm necessarily trying to solve. I am just curious. Changing the default search engine didn't help, but I found a few things that made a difference. First, if I PASTE "AV123" into the search field, it bypasses the on-the-fly search suggestions for "A-V-1-2" and manages to avoid the crash that occurs after manually typing the 2. Next, once I

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Re: Microcenter has M1 Macbook Airs with 16GB RAM 256GB SSD - 4 days ago

To add on to this, the base model is $899 right now—same as edu pricing.

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Re: Mojave users, can you reproduce this Safari glitch? - 4 days ago

Seems to be certain combinations involving "2" such as: av12 or av2

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Mojave users, can you reproduce this Safari glitch? - 4 days ago

After reading more headlines accusing Nikola Motors of fraud, I was reminded of Mark "Shifty" Schifter, the crook who once ran an online home theater gear site at AV123.com. I tried to type "AV123" into my browser's search bar, but every single time, Safari 14.0.3 (Mojave) crashes as soon as I type "AV12" into the address bar. Can anyone else replicate this? Happ

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Re: "Punch above their weight" - 9 days ago

I see what you did there: "should just go away" "circles the drain"

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Re: NFL move to 17 game regular season - 10 days ago

Quotedatbeme The odd number of games makes me uneasy. Make it 18 with 2 bye weeks and no preseason. Edit: Actually reading my post shows how absurd 18 games is. As is 17.

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Re: NFL move to 17 game regular season - 10 days ago

The odd number of games makes me uneasy. Make it 18 with 2 bye weeks and no preseason.

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Re: Passwords, don't do what I did - 10 days ago

QuoteSam3 xkcd's password fails UIC's checker. It's still deemed to be strong. It only fails because it doesn't meet the extra requirements of at least one number and one alternate case. Those requirements are worthwhile because they greatly increase the complexity, but the xkcd method is pretty darn good, especially for something less important that you might need to remember or type in manual

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Re: GOL DAG NABBIT... Hit with Unemployment Fraud Identity theft - 11 days ago

When I was in college, your SSN was your student ID number. At least it was easy to remember.

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Re: ‘ Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law ‘ - 16 days ago

Hard to take a side here. Mostly, I find myself angry with the prosecutors' zeal to make an example of these guys, but I also don't have much sympathy for the snowboarders. Contacting the authorities and cooperating as they did does not absolve them of guilt, but it should factor into any fines or punishment. I disagree with the DA. A heavy-handed punishment WILL discourage people from doing t

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Re: When I want to revisit the 90's in Rock N' Roll operatic style: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love - 17 days ago

Quoterich in distress He does, doesn’t he?... Wait... First is ... forget the way you feel right now Then, ... forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight Little later ... do it better than I do it with you And ... stop dreaming of you every night of my life Moving along ... see that its time to move on Finally ... be screwing around Rich, if this was always cle

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Re: We have officially entered the "Complain about spring yard cleanup work" - 18 days ago

I'm in the Midwest, but it was just a few weeks ago that I was shoveling snow off my roof and praying the ice dams didn't cause any major damage. That crisis is a faint memory, and in some ways it feels like that was several months ago.

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Re: OK, I am frustrated and perplexed - so I turn to you for answers. - 19 days ago

Data about people fascinated with ridiculous things may be the most valuable data there is.

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Re: Anyone know if combo pizza is coming back to Costco? - 19 days ago

QuoteGGD Quotemikebw Here's hoping! Gotta get my vegetables somehow. They also had a secret Veggie Pizza that wasn't shown on the big board, but you could ask for it, and it was on the self-order kiosks. They didn't sell it by the slice though. It went away the same time they simplified the entire food court menu for COVID. This is great to know (in case it returns in future). We usua

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Re: Greek letters ‘will never be used again’ to name hurricanes=World Meteorological Organization - 24 days ago

I don't know, but it reminds me that I once had to recognize someone named "Leah" in front of a large audience. I was familiar with the name in written form but could not say with confidence how to pronounce it, and I had no ability to prep or consult with anyone. I'm sure it varies. I think I guessed right with "LEE-uh" but was afraid it could be "Lee" or "L

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Re: The IRS 'MAY' (wink, wink, nod nod) extend your tax filing deadline - 24 days ago

As much as I trust CBS, here it is from the IRS... This should also provide some extra time for the IRS to provide guidance on submitting or amending your return if you received unemployment benefits. I suppose the IRS should be able to caclulate it automatically and figure it out out...if you trust 'em.

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Re: Intel leaks new holographic ASUS Zenbook in Mac vs PC Ad - 24 days ago

QuoteForrest Regarding the screen grab in the original post, it looks like someone did a horrible job with Photoshop pasting that wide, short touchscreen onto the laptop You are the only one to mention it, but that's the reason for me posting the pic in the first place. I guess I didn't realize that the little screen pivots up from the keyboard, but that doesn't explain his left thumb showing

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Re: I need a digital food thermometer - 24 days ago

And I can see where you're coming from. I was tempted by the Thermapen but couldn't justify the price. Seeing how much I use this, I've changed my tune and may eventually get one someday. That $30 off is a very good deal.

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Re: I need a digital food thermometer - 24 days ago

I almost never used the handful of $10 thermometers I've had over the last 20 years. They were painfully slow and not very accurate, so my commitment level was rock bottom. They were cheap and not terribly useful, so they'd eventually get damaged when I'd leave them out in the rain by the grill or jam them into the utensil drawer with no love lost. So a year or two ago I spent about the same a

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Intel leaks new holographic ASUS Zenbook in Mac vs PC Ad - 24 days ago

What kind of wizardry is this?

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Re: Adobe Photoshop’s new ‘Super Resolution’ - 26 days ago

Quoterjmacs Quotedatbeme This is driving me nuts. I vaguely remember some type of software or plugin from many years ago (at least 10 years ago—if not 15) that was moderately useful for getting better results when enlarging photos. It boosted the resolution with some sharpness hocus pocus when resizing images. It wasn't a miracle worker, but it could help. I think I had a stripped down vers

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Re: Adobe Photoshop’s new ‘Super Resolution’ - 27 days ago

This is driving me nuts. I vaguely remember some type of software or plugin from many years ago (at least 10 years ago—if not 15) that was moderately useful for getting better results when enlarging photos. It boosted the resolution with some sharpness hocus pocus when resizing images. It wasn't a miracle worker, but it could help. I think I had a stripped down version from a scanner purcha

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Re: Logitech C920s Pro HD Webcam - 28 days ago

Quotegraylocks Quotesekker I have at least 3 co-workers who are now, finally, thinking long-term around what they need. One is ditching their windows machine for a Mac, one has ditched using their iPad for a webcam (Logitech models are STILL hard to come by from our preferred vendors), and a third upgraded their windows machine - to no substantive increase. They will be looking for one of these s

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Re: Cognitive errors-long, very good, worth reading - 4 weeks ago

Interesting article. How did you stumble across it?

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Re: So you think you can drone? Amazing drone bowling alley footage! - 4 weeks ago

What happened at the end? Comments indicate that they crashed it.

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Re: Nike made a shoe inspired by _______________ - 4 weeks ago

Face it. It's not for you. May I suggest...

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