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Re: Anyone here participating in a vaccine trial? - 6 months ago

QuoteSpeedy You also get your bar tab covered. Huh, so this is what is meant by the expression "a shot and a beer". I never knew.

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Re: Time for a New (& Old?) Wagon Thread! - 6 months ago

Took Drivers Ed in high school in this baby: 1969 Ford Country Squire Currently own this: 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon Daughter's current ride: 1991 Buick Roadmaster

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Re: 2012 Mini .. should I drop an SSD in it ? - 6 months ago

Absolutely. I run my business with a late 2012 model, still running 10.9.5. Never beachballs, which it used to with its original spinny HD. Got an SSD and a kit from our sponsor about 3-4 years ago which allowed the spiny drive to remain inside for backups. Also maxed the RAM to 16GB, but that just allows more apps to be open at the same time. The speed-up within any application was due to

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Re: It gets worse: Seems that COVID-19 does infect in utero... - 6 months ago

According to the article, the newborn "recovered without treatment". I wonder what immunological response present in a neonate brought about the recovery.

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Re: Two months after "recovery," nearly 90% of COVID patients still show symptoms... - 6 months ago

I fear we will have a bleak 2020 holiday season.

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Re: Are digital thermometers just wacky? - 6 months ago

QuoteBill in NC Consumer grade medical devices are not known for their precision. Case-in-point all those $20 pulse-oximeters that have become popular recently...they're around +/-6% accurate...medical-grade versions start around ten times that, IIRC. I think you meant "not known for their accuracy". As Carnos pointed out, Accuracy denotes closeness to the truth... In the cas

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Re: Nearly half of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is AAPL - 6 months ago

Warren and I also think alike, but I don't have his deep pockets. Case in point: There was a company back in the nineties that was a world leader in simulators: aircraft, ships, you name it. They had the largest oil tanker training simulator in Rotterdam, a leading oil tanker port. I owned some stock in it, and followed an algorithm to buy low and sell high, but based on dividend return in con

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Re: Wanna stay here? Hotel coming in 2022 NYC - 6 months ago

Drunken Sailor Motifs. Yeah, I'd shorten that to DSM Design Group too, if I owned that company.

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Re: Window AC question - 6 months ago

Hosing off the brick walls with a garden hose at dusk can reduce their temperature quickly so they don't radiate their heat. I have done this when our AC conked out over a weekend. Made the rooms tolerable at night.

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Re: Vox: "What a controversial face mask study says about science in the Covid-19 era" - 7 months ago

PNAS has a unique peer review process, because it is not merely a Journal of scientific publications, but rather is _the_ journal of the National Academy of Sciences, an academy of scientists who are nominated and accepted for membership. "About 25% of articles published in PNAS are contributed." Contributed meaning submitted by an Academy member, who recommends who should be a reviewe

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Re: Old music you like - that you're "not supposed to" like - 7 months ago

I already confessed to liking Yanni, and now you what more stuff to belittle me over? Ain't gonna say nothing more about this or this or this.

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Re: SBA Resources? Anyone Been Thru This? - 7 months ago

Have you contacted your local SCORE chapter? They often have a database of people who are well versed in small business problems and solutions. At no charge to you.

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Re: What are some misconceptions to explain to my young niece, e.g. whales are not fish. - 7 months ago

QuoteTheTominator QuoteDennis S I showed her the Galileo experiment by dropping a baseball and marble at the same time from the same height and she was amazed. It is even more amazing when it is a feather and a coin and done in a glass vacuum tube. IIRC, an Apollo astronaut demonstrated it with a feather and a rock hammer on the moon.

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Re: What are some misconceptions to explain to my young niece, e.g. whales are not fish. - 7 months ago

What are some misconceptions to explain to my young niece, e.g. whales are not fish. If she is old enough, an explanation or example of why the statement is false may help to dispel the misconception. e.g. a fish's tail is generally vertical and moves side-to-side, whereas a whale's tail is horizontal and moves up and down. Salt in boiling water, and Chlamydia, can also be explained by examina

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Re: From the "scientifically, is this preposterous?" department - 7 months ago

So it's a good Prion?

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Re: June 8, 2009: OS X Snow Leopard - 7 months ago

Also, wasn't Snow Leopard the final OS to run carbonized apps? So older apps would still run.

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Re: Coastal Carolina Folks... Who do you like for Internet and TV service??? - 7 months ago

QuoteHarbourmaster Moving to Horry County and looking for something trouble free, at a reasonable rate. Trouble free?? Reasonable rate?? POMTLOL! You're pretty much stuck with the only one or 2 providers in your locale.

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Re: Help please: Finder File 'Get Info' Window, is there a terminal hack... - 7 months ago

Where is ResEdit for OSX?

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Re: Anyone watching Barkskins? I have a question. Possible spoiler - 7 months ago

Birthmark in the shape of the devil's face? Or maybe she's a hermaphrodite (though the script did not have the Nun who examined all the women comment specifically on this woman)?

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Re: Help me out: will your browser connect to this website? - 7 months ago

Works in Chrome Version 67.0.3396.87 (Official Build) (64-bit), Mac OS 10.9.5

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Re: Bicycle floor pump weezing, whistling noise on the downstroke. Normal? - 7 months ago

QuoteBo I also don't really trust the pressure gauge and use a dedicated gauge. That said, I run ranges between 16-28 psi where small changes are noticeable in traction/performance and the gauge on this pump is for much broader ranges so I can't really blame the pump. Many small gauges such as this are not very accurate. I would also double check the pressure with another gauge, at least to gen

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Re: Falcon 9, Dragon 2, and Crew are GO at T-00:12:00 - 8 months ago

The inside cabin video during ascent showed a really smooth ride - no shaking. Soyez videos also show a smooth ride. The few shuttle cabin videos I have seen showed a rougher ride.

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Re: bottom bracket maintenence - 8 months ago

Not sure what all those acronyms mean. Anyways, wifey takes takes care of that "maintenance" for me

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Re: Looking for a yard/woods grass that fits these criteria: - 8 months ago

You might consider a fescue variety.

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Re: electrical mystery of the day - two switches, no neutral - 8 months ago

I'll bet the red goes to another switch that also operated that outside light in a 3-way switch mode. I suspect that the original wiring layout had power going directly to the fixtures, and only later were wall switches added, so only 2-wire cable was used to merely carry the hot from the fixture to the switch and back up to the fixture. How old is the house?

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Re: I like squirrels. - 8 months ago

QuoteRgrF Quoteneophyte Indeed, squirrels are intelligent. And prolific gnawers. Every wooden bird feeder I have had was gnawed to bits, as were the wooden arms of lawn chairs. All my bird feeders now are entirely metal, with spring-loaded covers over the seed holes to block squirrel access. Additionally, you know those aluminum tie wires that hold chain link fences to their steel posts and rails

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Re: I like squirrels. - 8 months ago

Indeed, squirrels are intelligent. And prolific gnawers. Every wooden bird feeder I have had was gnawed to bits, as were the wooden arms of lawn chairs. All my bird feeders now are entirely metal, with spring-loaded covers over the seed holes to block squirrel access. Additionally, you know those aluminum tie wires that hold chain link fences to their steel posts and rails? Most have been gnawed

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Re: Another lying, dishonest do nothing politician - 8 months ago

"Another lying, dishonest do nothing politician posting" FTFY

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Re: gardenia expert anyone? - 8 months ago

Possibilities: Root bound, insufficient fertilizer, lack of sunlight. Our potted gardenias lose leaves during their several 4-7 day excursions in the garage during the winter avoiding freezes. They have always come back.

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Re: Let's play, "Name That Flowering Shrub!" - 8 months ago

Azalea. How is it different than other azaleas you see?

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