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Re: US Open women's final - 3 days ago

I was kind of rooting for Sakkari, but oh well. It was an interesting Open, for sure. Lots of great matches, and surprise performances. Bencic had some very interesting things to say about the new comers and their welfare. I hope they are able to handle it all.

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Re: ruh roh - Sweden Bans U.S. Travelers, Vaccinated or Not - 7 days ago

QuoteRolando Quotevision63 This is only about Sweden and nothing else. Their initial Covid plans turned out to be disastrous. They thought they were smarter than every other country but they weren't. The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be a Model for the Rest of the World They're taking this latest round more seriously as they should. You mean they decided to st

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Re: it's a wage and workers rights shortage - 9 days ago

QuoteLemon Drop Quotevision63 QuoteLemon Drop I wish one of my adult kids would move in here, I need the help. Not the right kind of jobs for them around here tho. With so many places and situations becoming unsafe or unaffordable, it does look like were heading back to the Waltons. Not all bad. Lure them with chocolate. An idea worth trying. No doubt, what's the worse that coul

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Re: Let's take a minute and think about what the Texas law is all about - 9 days ago

QuoteCarnos Jax Well technically he’s right, if you’re going to outlaw abortion, why make exceptions if your argument is abortion is murder? Of course we know that’s just a cover argument for their perverse desire to control women. If they were sincere, then they would have quickly outlawed capital punishment, as that is a low hanging fruit. To this day I have managed to shut up every pseu

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Re: 15,200,000 dead from COVID - with 95% confidence - The Economist - 11 days ago

The economist does a phenomenal job with their “data journalism”. They have a newsletter that goes in more depth on how they do stuff, and it’s great. The reality those reveal is not so great, of course.

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Re: Eff Apple Pay. - 13 days ago

Quotegraylocks Quotekj So, the Apple Card works anywhere Mastercard works, right? I don't like when payments don't work, just because I've seen people shuffle through several cards to get one that works, and it doesn't look good. yes the Apple Card is a Mastercard. Cash back is 3% when used on the watch or phone at the Apple Store and a handful of select merchants like Panera. 2% when used o

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Re: Does everybody see why we need Court reform? - 13 days ago

Idk, if it was something you wanted you wouldn't be complaining. Same with the electoral college vs popular vote thing. Everyone is always trying to get the upper hand. Everyone. I didn't want to, but since you seem to think "everybody" agrees, I just had to say something.

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Re: RED YOU FOOLS! Apple Watch Series 6 40mm GPS $249 - 13 days ago

I have a series 3 so I'm currently ignoring updates, which makes me think the series 6 would be a really nice upgrade. Maybe even the cellular version (are there deals on that?). The only downside would be I would leave my cell phone somewhere, and not care enough to look for it... I didn't think I would have a use for the Apple watch, and didn't super want it, but after having it, I wouldn'

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Re: Eff Apple Pay. - 13 days ago

I appreciate all the info. I realize I made a mistake thinking that Apple Pay was the term for every way you pay using your apple device. I now understand I have been using Apple Cash, and that is what doesn't work so great. I will try setting up a credit card at some point, I'm sure. In fact, I may even do the Apple Card. So, the Apple Card works anywhere Mastercard works, right? I don't

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Re: Eff Apple Pay. - 14 days ago

QuoteMarkintosh Quotekj since I have a balance (like "cash") on my Apple Pay, that would be good for reliability too, but not for me. I want an Apple Card just because it's titanium. Does it wear well? Is it bendy? Wait, you have a positive balance like from Apple Cash (payments received via Messages)? I do have some trouble sometimes if I try to purchase from the Apple Cash

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Re: Two small things I'm thankful for - 14 days ago

Thanks dude.

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Re: Eff Apple Pay. - 14 days ago

QuoteMarkintosh One thing I have noticed...when Apple Pay was first rolled out, it was a bit sketchy and not something you could rely on. About the only place that I cannot use Apple Pay is Home Depot and some gas stations. That said, I rarely buy gas anymore. I wonder if the fact that I have the Apple Card as my primary payment for Apple Pay has something to do with how bulletproof things

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Re: "Native American tribes defying state policies on masks" - 14 days ago

That's really good to hear. They have enough to worry about without Covid, etc.

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Re: South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down city's public school mask mandate - 14 days ago

The people I hear complaining about it say, "How are you going to get little kids to wear a mask all day?" The thing is, my experience is they handle it far better than a lot of adults. Not only is it not a good reason, but it isn't really even a reason at all. I don't get it.

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Re: Eff Apple Pay. - 14 days ago

Well darn. I wish I had that good of luck with it. Walmart, they don't take Apple Pay, but they do cash SSDI checks!

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Two small things I'm thankful for - 14 days ago

I haven't done wash in a while, and I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel, but I matched a pair of socks that haven't been matched in several years, so that was kind of neat. One was in my "no match" drawer, and the other the bottom of my underwear drawer, which I haven't bottomed out in a long time. Boom, socked til tomorrow. Also, my dog is at that age where he is just beginning

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Re: Eff Apple Pay. - 14 days ago

My Visa card works pretty much everywhere, and has never not worked, so how does Apple Pay matter for anything? I may continue to use it to pay people directly, but very few are set up for it, whereas most people can do PayPal, so that's usually the go to (or Venmo). I have a regular gig that I get paid through Apple Pay, but I'm just going to send it straight over to my checking account, I g

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Re: Very clever, Lenovo! - 14 days ago

I guess that was on an android tablet, but still... I'm afraid that's the future.

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Eff Apple Pay. - 14 days ago

It worked half the time at Alberson's grocery, turned down at several stores (e.g. North Face) even though they support it. McDonalds was the sole place that it reliably worked, and today on the way back from a run, I stopped, didn't have my wallet, so used my phone, and it wouldn't work. Not surprising, even though it's worked at this McDonalds since 2018. I just have to figure out where to p

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Re: Neighbor installed a Tesla Powerwall - 16 days ago

I don't think Wowzer was saying inflation or economic collapse would interrupt our power supply. I believe the OP is in Florida, and backup power could be nice to have for lots of reasons, but because of inflation, now might be a good time to buy some expensive items..

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Re: AQI 1340 - 20 days ago

Quotejdc where Im at, iPhone says 78, but a sensor a mile away says 162... somethng is off... I think concentrations of particulate vary a lot, even over short distances. Some units are obviously broken, or otherwise messed up, but it's pretty obvious when that's the case. I notice when I go running, for example, when I run through a park where they just used the huge sprinklers, the air i

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Re: rebuilding a battery pack - how annoying is it to solder to steel? - 20 days ago

Sweet light! I can see why you would want to replace the battery. You probably saw it already, but would this work? I've got an old cygolite (my favorite light) that could use a new battery. Hopefully they still sell the replacement, but if not I'll be doing something similar. This battery thing is very tricky though.

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Re: rebuilding a battery pack - how annoying is it to solder to steel? - 20 days ago

Quotemattkime I have a bike light thats a few years old (8?) that needs a replacement battery pack which is no longer sold. I was able to disassemble the battery pack and buy new cells. There are a couple of steel strips which connect the batteries to a small circuit board that appear to be my main obstacle to assembling this. How annoying is it to solder or otherwise make an electrical connectio

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Re: The benefits of owning a dog - 20 days ago

Having a dog is a real commitment. If you can't commit... Our dog won't tolerate a day without a run or a walk, so it keeps me in shape. No way I would be as faithful with exercise without him. Pain in the butt, but it's a good pain.

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Re: Great news: Herschel Walker is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia - 22 days ago

QuoteTed King Quotesamintx Midterms for Dems will be a disaster Biden’s no plan withdrawal will follow him like a mongrel dog. I agree that midterms will likely be a disaster for Democrats but I don't think that the messy withdrawal will be a deciding factor for most folks when it comes time to vote. I think it will. I don't understand why even CNN keeps running a billion heart-wrenchin

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Re: This is why new gun control laws won't solve much - 22 days ago

It would be nice if people would stop saying, "No one wants to ban all guns". I don't know why someone would say this. Well, I guess a new cousin would be "No one wants new laws". Well, that's not true.

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Re: Paging bike experts. Need substitute rear derailleur - 22 days ago

You never said how the bike was misbehaving, but that's probably a good call to take it in, have it adjusted. If it's 20 yrs. old, the cables might even need to be replaced. There are a lot of things that could be happening. Plus adjusting all that stuff takes practice, as it can be pretty finicky.

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Re: This is a somewhat scary trend, the percentage of breakthrough cases - 23 days ago

Lying to get a booster? That's a pretty turd like behavior, imo. I'm going to wait 'til it's legit.

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Re: Best guess, will the temporary side effects from #3 be worse than after #2 - 26 days ago

Pfizer #2 knocked me on my butt. I take that as indication of a strong immune system, not of being weak, as some do. My reaction was a little weird, in that the lymph nodes under my arm on the side of injection swelled considerably, so I hope the 3rd wouldn't be as bad. I do feel bad getting the 3rd when so much of the world is still waiting to get their first.

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Re: Andrew Sullivan on Afghanistan - 26 days ago

Good article. I don't agree with him always, but he doesn't just spew the bull that either appeals to the left or the right, which I like. I don't think people have been fair with their criticisms of him.

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