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Re: I suppose this is a question that any young person could answer, but I have no idea what any of these things are - 10 months ago

Know what all of them are and have used just under half of them. They left at least a few good/interesting ones out.

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Re: masks on or masks off - 10 months ago

We're back to full masking at work as of tomorrow.

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Re: Flash Sale! Attn Gangbangers/Patriots/Hobbyists/High-schoolers:'Personal Protection and Every-Day Carry' - 10 months ago

QuoteSpeedy We keep several around the house and at least one in each car. Can’t be too careful. And the grandkids love to play cops and robbers with them - outdoors only, of course. You should allow them play inside - wouldn't want them to end up with skin cancer!

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Re: 8.2 Quake hits Alaska - 11 months ago

Didn't even receive the phone-blaring tsunami alarm here in Anchorage (on my phone, at least - others did)

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Re: What line from movie or TV do you find yourself saying is real life frequently? - 11 months ago

Yippie kay-yay, MacResource-Fourmer! Inconcievable!

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Re: does anyone have experience with these unlimited Verizon hot spots? - 11 months ago

If you’re asking about the MiFi, we purchased a 7730 for use at the cabin as the ATT reception on our phones is spotty and if a bunch of people are in town the ATT service can get maxed out. The MiFi has worked well for our needs.

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Re: 'Politics Is Becoming Sport and Entertainment' - 11 months ago

Local politics get to be a performative art with some of the RWNJ blowhards protesting and commenting on various COVID and general measures at Assembly meetings over the past year+. It's been pretty awful.

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Re: “Mow the lawn” - 11 months ago

Little Z is still in the 'lemme play with the electric mower' phase!

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Re: July 5, 2006: Apple ships its last Mac with a CRT monitor - 11 months ago

Will - enjoy this if you've not seen it.

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Re: Stereo amp recomendations? - 1 year ago

Another option - your Onkyo is most likely just in need of a recap to fix the electrolytic capacitors that are at the end of their useful lives. $100-200 with labor and parts, likely. E.G. Cheers, Z

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Re: Yikes! — 117º forecast today in Phoenix, AZ. - 1 year ago

It's a beautiful 60F and sunny in Anchorage if you want to aim a bit further north.

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Re: Be among the first humans to see Jupiter's moon of Ganymede - 1 year ago

I like the zen gardening approach they've taken to the moonscaping.

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Re: WTF Happened In 1971? - 1 year ago

QuoteWikipedia sez NPR aired its first broadcast on April 20, 1971, covering United States Senate hearings on the ongoing Vietnam War in Southeast Asia. The afternoon drive-time newscast All Things Considered premiered on May 3, 1971, first hosted by Robert Conley. NPR was primarily a production and distribution organization until 1977, when it merged with the Association of Public Radio Stations

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Re: 17yo girl shoves mother bear away to protect doggies - 1 year ago

But she has been put on the Darwin Award Watch List

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Re: all shook up?!......6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Anchorage, Alaska..... - 1 year ago

Yeah, the 2018 quake was another thing all together (NOT FROM THE QUAKE THIS PAST WEEKEND) - (NOT FROM THE QUAKE THIS PAST WEEKEND) Had the good fortune of being in a car with suspension to help dampen some of the worst of it. Good article talking about the response to the 2018 quake -

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Re: all shook up?!......6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Anchorage, Alaska..... - 1 year ago

Was a fun shake. We were at the cabin and woke up at 11pm (must be UTC or other time-zone-centric EDIT: Ah, aftershock at 4am) and enjoyed the ride. Mrs. Z was just about ready to bolt (some follow-on trauma from the 7.0 magnitude temblor in November 2018) and the girls came running with the dog from the dry cabin. Think it shook for a good 20-30 seconds or so. I didn't hear it coming bef

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Re: What are your plans for this Memorial Day Weekend - 1 year ago

Headed off to the cabin with some friends for the weekend tomorrow. Forecast is lousy, however, so our enthusiasm for outdoor stuff may be somewhat curbed.

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Re: Woman who falsely accused Black bird watcher in Central Park sues ex-employer - 1 year ago

QuoteWhat is At-Will Employment in New York? New York is an at-will state, meaning that, but for one of the exceptions, all employees are considered “at-will” employees. This means that an employee can be fired without warning at any time for any reason or no reason at all. Unfortunately, the employer’s reason for terminating an at-will employee can seem unfair, unethical, or even immoral,

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Re: $99 Ryobi Days tools at Home Depot appear to be restocked - 1 year ago

THEY'LL SHIP ALL THE REGULAR RYOBI STUFF TO THE STORE, BUT NOT THE DEALS! Damn you Li-ion fire-packs!

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Re: Newsmax is a "left-leaning organization," - 1 year ago

So when does the Overton Window become the Overton Opera Window, completely disjointed from the reality of the other windows present?

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Re: old fogey?!......Apple declares this now 'obsolete/vintage'.... - 1 year ago

QuoteMrNoBody ...but what about my $4,400 Mac SE/30 dammit??? Get that puppy on the inter-nets! Macintosh SE/30 on the 68k MLA Flickr Page "How I introduced a 27-year-old* computer to the web" (would now be 34-year old)

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Re: OMG!! 27 out of 3,300,000 votes in WI: 'potential voter fraud' - 1 year ago

Guess we need to burn the whole electoral system down with results like this!

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Re: "House sends bill creating January 6 commission to the Senate" - 1 year ago

Wait, everyone else doesn't bring clubs and bludgeons with them to sack visit the Capital?

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Re: Did you learn about the Tulsa Maasacre in school? - 1 year ago

In school, no, but did pick up a copy of the People History of the US sometime in my HS senior year and I am pretty sure it gave an overview of it (plus a bunch of other less than stellar moments in the history of the US).

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Re: Goodwill find of the YEAR, or maybe CENTURY!!! - 1 year ago

QuoteMrNoBody But will it do B&W proofs? 16 ppm and the power draw is only: Max Watts: 790

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Re: SC gov signs new death penalty law with options. - 1 year ago

Defenestration or nothing.

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Re: Proud Boys leader says Trump sold them out - 1 year ago

Machiavellian ratfscker complains that other Machiavellian ratfsckers are unreliable partners. Who’d a thunked.

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Re: Can you identify this $#%@& toy??? - 1 year ago

I do like cyborg walrus bacon, but come on guys:

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Re: Can you identify this $#%@& toy??? - 1 year ago

Monorail

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Re: Vaxxed adults and unvaxxed kids - what's the conventional wisdom re: gathering/indoor activities? - 1 year ago

Little Z has a small bubble of friends (2) outside of in-person school that she gathers with indoors. Though both parent-Zs are vaccinated, we've limited what we do with her to err on reducing exposure potential. We'd contemplated some travel to see family, etc in TX and elsewhere but have at least pushed those plans back to autumn in hopes of the vaccine being approved for the 9-12 set.

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