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Re: Paul McCartney’s dream band - 7 months ago

While those are all good picks individually, I’m not sure how Elvis would fit in with the rest of the group.

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: Leaf removal - 7 months ago

Wish I could mulch, but gotta bag them. Way too many to just leave them on the lawn.

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Re: any tips for cracking a PDF password? - 7 months ago

Quoteclay Quotespace-time ZIP code, SSN, last name, first name, fist.last name, etc. yeah, tried all the combinations of those I could imagine Closing date?

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: cultural gap in perceiving graphic - 8 months ago

QuoteSteve G. Is it age? Is it culture? Is it gender? There seems to be a dividing line here. The dividing line here is whether someone has seen “The Great Escape” or not. Nothing more or less.

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Quick screen protector question - 9 months ago

Are 12 and 13 mini screen protectors cross compatible?

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Re: I have an iPhone 7 Plus. Tell me why I need a new(er?) iPhone. - 9 months ago

Batteries don’t last forever. Phones aren’t supported forever. Depending on your carrier, you might get a real nice trade-in price for it towards a 13. Verizon at least is paying $400 for a 7. I assume AT&T is similar. Then you could use that for another five years and do the same thing. Or, if they keep offering what some of the carriers are offering right now, you could just keep swappi

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Re: Should we start a MR Forum inflatable Santa costume club? eBay for $13 shipped - 10 months ago

The description, and the price, and the quantity available, sound like something out of American Science and Surplus. Man, I miss those catalogs. The website just isn’t the same.

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Re: If you missed your chance for that $5000 empty box, it's back! - 10 months ago

He put this one up now too: I reported the first one and this one.

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Re: need tape to stick to concrete foundation-duck tape doesn't work! - 10 months ago

Poster tack?

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Re: dishwasher suddenly doing a half-assed job - 11 months ago

Make sure all the ports are clear and there is no gunk in the sprayer arm. Might need to take it outside and use the garden hose to fully check. If any of the holes get plugged by debris, it may prevent the arm from spinning.

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Re: idle summer pondering: what to use for a music storage/playback device connected to some stereo speakers? - 1 year ago

Why worry about an old battery if it’s going to be plugged in? No more chance of it blowing up over a newer one, just short life away from the plug. Also, can it stream from another computer on the network? If so, no concern about capacity. An iPod touch would be unobtrusive and fit the bill.

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: Add Rider To Homeowners? - 1 year ago

There’s a company that pays for access to our city’s utilities customers and bombs us with junk mail. I can’t remember the name right now, but it exists. If I happen to get a mailing in the next day or two I’ll post back. It does exist, though. They offer us water line coverage. Not sure if they do sewer or not. I’m in Iowa. Ok, I just did a quick google search and this came up: . No

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Re: welcome to the hotel California?!.....Hilton announces changes to the free breakfast..... - 1 year ago

QuoteDennis S My bandmate asked a waiter if the breakfast was a "continental" breakfast...

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Re: Am I the only one who will use eBay less when they drop PayPal? - 1 year ago

We have an online account with Ally I clean out once a month into our main checking. I basically treat it like a monthly paycheck. Used to do the same thing with PayPal before eBay switched us to managed payments.

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: Eye Dr Offers Optomap. Should I? - 1 year ago

Optomap is fine. Just don’t get an Optigrab.

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: ratchet strap methods (poll) - 1 year ago

I’ve never considered doing option B, but I can’t see how it would matter either way. I usually thread the strap through when the ratchet is in the closed position, so it ends up like option A.

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Re: The Time is Right For Dancing In The Street - 1 year ago

Quoterjmacs Quotehal QuoteZoidberg that's where I went with it... That is a truly bizarre music video. It could be even weirder: https://youtu.be/BHkhIjG0DKc

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Re: Siri, turn off the TV - 1 year ago

Samsung says unplug the hdmi and run the setup again. I doubt that would fix it, though, since other functions work fine. I’d troubleshoot with my Samsung and Apple TV, but I don’t think my cable is up to it. I think it probably uses the same connectivity as ARC. My cable is too old to support it and it’s run through the wall.

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Re: Siri, turn off the TV - 1 year ago

Does the TV need to be on to receive controls over HDMI? Seems like that’s something that should just work since TVs don’t really turn off anymore anyway. Maybe some setting to receive signals when powered off needs to be checked somewhere on the TV?

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Re: Snarky Puppy - name that time signature! - 1 year ago

2 bars of 7/8 (2+2+3) followed by a bar of 9/8, repeated.

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Re: Anyone have a cure for mild vague nausea? - 1 year ago

Poop

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Re: Apple Music Subscribers - Can You Test Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Album For Me? - 1 year ago

I skipped through the first couple tracks on my phone. No problems here.

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Re: kitchen faucet filter - 1 year ago

When you get a new faucet, which it sounds like you will, make sure it’ll take standard replacement aerators. They make special ones that are easier to clean. Some are actually self cleaning, but I have some that have a button you can push right in the middle that opens everything up and let’s the chunks flow out. I’ve still had to open it up to clean it manually once or twice, but it’s b

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Re: 2020 MacBook Air M1...is 8GB RAM enough? - 1 year ago

Get 9. 9 GB will be enough. Maybe 9 1/2, just to be safe.

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Re: Original Airport Express Base Model - 1 year ago

QuoteGilbert Hollow it out and make it into a piggy bank? Hollow it out for a Pi machine, if that’s your thing? It’s not my thing, so I don’t know if that’s a thing or not. Otherwise, wear it on your head to keep Starlink from accessing your brainwaves?

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: eBay best offer question - 1 year ago

I’m much more inclined to take a lower offer if I’ve had the item listed for a while. Sometimes I’ll have a low offer hours after I put the listing up. I do a best offer if I’m not completely sure I’ve read the market right, but an immediate offer isn’t going to get much leeway. Stuff that I’m confident will sell at the price I’ve posted does not have offer enabled. I’ve had

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: PVC Primer and Cement 101 - 1 year ago

Hasn’t been mentioned yet, but hold the pieces together for a few seconds once you get them in place. The glue will make them want to push apart until it sets.

by BernDog - Tips and Deals

Re: Old I-Pad - 1 year ago

QuoteMrNoBody Bathroom iPad Leader! ...just a suggestion iPooed

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Re: Help me identify this speaker - 1 year ago

Quotekj Play some tunes through it. My guess is it's made to reproduce a narrow range of frequencies, very loudly, so it probably will sound funky. Rig it up to play this.

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Re: Why are PC laptops with better specs so much cheaper than Macs?!!? - 1 year ago

Quoted4 QuoteJerry® Look at this - a comparable Mac laptop would be $3000 or more. What am I missing!?!? Predatory advertising aimed at the uninformed. “Limit 5”

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