Re: Freaking OMNY robbed me again - 13 days ago

been using OMNY with no issues, but as ka jowct said, I'm an infrequent rider, at best. I use AmEx personal. This way if OMNY f'ks up, I sick AmEx on them. grrrrrrr wooooof!

Re: 60 years - 13 days ago

who are the brain police

Re: local stores checing receipts at exit - 13 days ago

QuoteDiana Some stores around here have started pulling the self checkout out and going back to cashiers. They keep adding self checks here. More cashiers more jobs. No matter how little they pay. Probably the best job I had before gr'uping.

Re: local stores checing receipts at exit - 13 days ago

doesn't bother me in the least. I look at it protecting me from the theft of others, with the probable outcome from that theft of rising prices.

Re: Translate Italian Pizza Dough Instructions? - 14 days ago

there is a very good pizza recipe at King Arthur Flour and and many others. best dough is to make it and let it cold ferment in the fridge overnight or longer.

Re: Translate Italian Pizza Dough Instructions? - 14 days ago

yeast and baking powder, yes. the 1st is a combo, I believe, that is used for making holiday panettone.

Re: blind me with science - 14 days ago

she's big and strong, but that's not her game.

Re: Translate Italian Pizza Dough Instructions? - 14 days ago

Re: blind me with science - 14 days ago

QuoteTiangou ...If you already had the water flowing through the hose then I expect it was just a current created by the moving water, facilitated by a break in the surface tension. this then. it's repeatable with the water flowing.

blind me with science - 14 days ago

was doing water exchange for the turtle tanks this am. One red ear slider and another tortoise. When the hose end touched the surface it pulled itself under a bit. Course it won't hold itself there with 80psi. But what causes that to happen? I'd think that with 80 psi it would always be pushed out of the water.

Re: Apple Air Pod deal wanted - 14 days ago

Quotegadje Also it's very easy to LOSE them, I do not recommend them for kids or even young teenagers. and in that very true light, might be worth looking at well rated Anker options for <$100. IE: Space A40. Todays music mixes are crushed to death anyway and sound like it. Unless your gd is listening to VanGleder jazz recordings ... Even then, 320kbs thru BT? There's much blah, b

60 years - 14 days ago

this may be behind the wall, if so, sorry. The Secrets of the JFK Assassination Archive An interesting read that ends here. "Earl Warren, born in the 19th century, died trusting in the good faith of men such as Helms, Angleton, and Dulles and of institutions such as theirs. “To say now that these people, as well as the Commission, suppressed, neglected to unearth, or overlooked

Re: Apple Air Pod deal wanted - 14 days ago

a related word here. the AirPods, and in particular, the Pro version have wads of bass and capacity to be fkn loud. Please be aware of this. I ride the train and many mornings I can make out the lyrics from someones in ears on the other end of the car. Most recent and certainly them Pods have an excellent ear seal. So if you can hear lyrics even a couple feet away ..... Also, at least h

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 14 days ago

Quotesekker I think I'm going to use an older amp system with optical input to test the overall speaker quality. I can add music as well as videos of divergent quality to check them out. yes, good place to start.

power grab - 15 days ago

How Electricity Is Changing, Country by Country interesting read with charts and free beer. Nice to see the US at the top of the heap and China (much to my China espousing friends chagrin, I'd guess) not so much.

Re: Basement TV Help. TCL / Roku... - 15 days ago

have a 5yo TCL/Roku S4 55" on wifi. Never bothered with the ethernet. No issues. Picture is very good, whether 480, 720, 1080 or 4K. I think the MR is 120Hz. Obviously, artifacts are more visible at 480 or 720, but not that picky, it's only entertainment. Dunno what the speakers are like as I hooked it up to my fi RORs from the gitgo.

Re: 1932 Packard 903 Coupe Roadster - 15 days ago

QuoteRAMd®d I'd love to put a modern engine and running gear in a 903 to make it somewhat practical to drive. Yes, that's sacrilege, but to a degree so it making it a garage queen and let out only for special occasions, and worse yet, possibly transported there and not driven. me too. I keep my eyes open for a reasonable shell to reinvigorate with a modern engine or EV and chassis if need

Re: instead of a basin wrench - 15 days ago

leaky above the deck is usually an easy fix. below the deck, that's where the fun is.

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 15 days ago

center channel ROI does seem to suck. Many articles in pro audio mags and blobs. Unfortunately, many of my compadres are forced to mix for the LCD (least common denominator, in this case). Depending on where you look, you'll see 40-70% of US home theaters have "5.1". BS. I have 2 dinky 40 year old RORs for my "theater". The high end JBLs (and not that really high

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 15 days ago

If the 4 are around the room, 2 either side of the TV and 2 behind you, then add a center dialog speaker and there's your 5 less the dot 1. I'm not a big fan of Pioneer low end build quality, but I'd bet it's better than Pyle. What are the built in speakers? Might be a way to route the center pre out of the amp to feed the LG internals and use them for dialog.

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 15 days ago

Quotesekker I'm wondering if I can use the built-in speakers for the main center speaker line. not sure I get this. Center speaker is dialog, so you'd normally have one in front of you, not 4 surrounding. or am I missing something?

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 15 days ago

without fishing new signal wire to the speakers, perhaps 2 of this Arylic?

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 15 days ago

twisted pair though, I assume? Lamp cord. Not shielded signal wire.

Re: Looking for some home theater audio advice - 15 days ago

power the 4 built ins I assume? The kind of amp that would fit that would either be a car stereo amp, pita to power. Or some of the more high end companies. Arcam PA410 (4x50w) is one, but big, heavy and $$$. I also think there may be latency issues, depending on the path. The other issue is power and freq loss from the amp to the speakers, depending on the wire feeding the speakers. If t

Re: $7.1 billion is real money - 15 days ago

NYC has had a long series of lousy dishonest thieving low life mayors. And that's the best of them.

Re: yeah!!!! biG Pharma! - 15 days ago

100% with food.

1932 Packard 903 Coupe Roadster - 15 days ago

while I like the 40s, I like the early 30s better. check out the under carriage. prolly not much better than 10/mpg. .18¢ in '32 or $2.61 in '15.

Re: finances / retirement planning - 15 days ago

mostly I'm using crossed fingers. Does Projection lab store in the cloud? Or is it "home" based.? I figured my 1000s of LPs, CDs and 45s must be worth at least $100. And my Lincoln penny collection. Another ~$100. I'm on my 3rd IA, at least. I don't really like the idea, coz unless you're investing $Ms, I don't think they pay enough attention. Though the current one did some

Re: Japanese art college graduation ceremony tradition: Dress up whatever crazy costume you want - 15 days ago

hai

Re: Voter fraud in Iowa - 15 days ago

QuoteLux Interior 1) Democrats do it too, but so much more! The fact that it is rarely discovered is proof that it's happening all the time! . genius!