Re: Starlink internet - Yesterday

QuotePaul F. Just got my dish last night... waiting on a mount I ordered from Amazon, and the time to install it (probably Saturday?). It's $15/mo cheaper than the 50Mbps (maximum... I've never gotten more than 30) cable internet I have. A number of setup and testing videos on YouTube are encouraging about speed and reliability of the connection. What about latency?

Re: Why do some DVD's have multiple tv episodes in one big file? - Yesterday

How is that possible? I thought that the maximum size of a VOB file was 1.07 GB.

Re: Almost forgot about all these damned masks I have around here - Yesterday

I was thinking kind of the same thing recently with respect to our summer fire season.

Re: Photographer sues actress for potentially defaming social media post calling him a "Creep’" - Yesterday

This lawsuit will go nowhere fast, but he can continue to photograph football games.

Re: ‘ Fry’s Electronics going out of business, shutting down all stores ‘ - Yesterday

I thought it was funny how they had the merchandise return area right in the very front of the store just to the right of the entrance.

Re: My latest Rabbit Hole: Orloj (astronomical clocks) - 2 days ago

No such thing as DST with those clocks...

Re: Tiger Woods injured in rollover car crash, extracted with 'Jaws of Life' - 2 days ago

He's got a Tiger in the tank...

Re: the writing is on the wall?!....M1 Mac users report excessive SSD wear..... - 2 days ago

It might also depend upon how much RAM a machine has. If you get 16 GB RAM, you'll be hitting up the SSD less for use as virtual memory

Re: the writing is on the wall?!....M1 Mac users report excessive SSD wear..... - 2 days ago

QuoteOmbligo that certainly bears watching and gives me pause before getting a new M1 mac. QuoteIt is not known how widespread the TBW issue is, but reports of strange SSD behavior are also now emerging from users with Intel-based Macs, suggesting that the TBW issue may not be exclusive to M1 Macs.

Re: PSA Pulse Oximeters - 3 days ago

I don't think absolute accuracy is all that important. Just take readings when you're feeling fine. The key point is readings, not reading. Take enough of them so you can get a decent average, and calculate the standard deviation for your unit. Use that calculated information to interpret readings when you're not feeling good.

Re: FAR And away?!....for those interested 'Allen v. Farrow' docuseries debuTTed last night..... - 3 days ago

Mia Farrow is a grade A nutjob.

Re: Embarrassing question: Why can cows, horses, cats, dogs interbreed but birds, snakes, big cats, cannot? - 3 days ago

The same number of chromosomes from each parent with homologous chromosomes is required for something new...

Re: How to eat 40kg of chocolate and not get obese - 3 days ago

Cyclists competing in races such as the Tour de France consume over 5000 calories per day.

Re: How far are you from the nearest TRAIN station? - 5 days ago

1959 Martin D-18E guitar - 5 days ago

Over $6 Million for Cobain's guitar.

Re: If you were given $1 million, what would you do with it? - 5 days ago

Did you mean to say $1 Billion?

Re: New house... 40 days out - 5 days ago

The first time I went to Roseville was in the late 70's. The only thing there was Denios, a small handful of buildings, and a blinking yellow traffic light at one intersection. It was distinctly different from Sacramento. Surrounding Roseville was...nothing but cattle farms. Denios had cattle auctions...

Re: RYF: Five Pound Fix for you sugar junkies! - 5 days ago

I like the photo where they have a bowl of candy sitting next to an apple.

Re: Supposed leaked Apple M1X CPU benchmarks - 6 days ago

QuoteC(-)ris Quotejdc QuoteC(-)ris I've been waiting to buy a dozen iMacs at work. Don't want to do Mini's because of the cable mess. iMacs are so much cleaner and less to go wrong. Hope they hurry up and release them soon. I dig my iMac for this feature... but really... a mini only adds.... 2 cords? It adds a second power cable for the monitor as well as a cable from the monitor to the M

Re: Speaking of other-world landings: when the Russians were basically throwing probes at Venus - 6 days ago

Venera just sounds wrong...

Re: Iceland - thru a lens - 6 days ago

I guess she's on the wait list for Starlink.

Re: Lemon extract or oil? - 8 days ago

I kind of like the idea of the convenience of oils and/or extracts. Plus the fact that there's no wastage. Sometimes all you need is the acidity from a lemon, so the zest is wasted, or vice versa. Plus, I know that I've tossed far too many lemons that have hidden in the back of the fridge and gone bad. If I know that I'm going to whip up a bunch of lemon curd, I'd say that it's worth it to g

Re: Lemon extract or oil? - 8 days ago

Cooking and baking.

Lemon extract or oil? - 8 days ago

It looks like a 4 ounce bottle of lemon extract is about $10-12, and a 1 ounce bottle of lemon oil is $7-8. The lemon oil is supposed to be refrigerated after opening, but the extract, which also has alcohol in it, obviously needs no refrigeration. It seems to me, that since the extract is oil mixed with alcohol, that it would dissolve far easier into anything with lots of water in it. Thi

Re: It’s Been 20 Years Since “All Your Base Are Belong To Us” - 8 days ago

I've never heard of “All Your Base Are Belong To Us” I do remember this one:

Re: $24.99 amazon item - I need a penny add on for free shipping (vs. $5.99 - no prime) - 8 days ago

Find a more expensive seller?

Re: Anyone a user of those UV lights to sanitize against microbes? - 8 days ago

I saw them in Korea decades ago. They were used to store glasses in bars.

Re: curious - 13" Air vs 13" Pro - 9 days ago

Doesn't the screen brightness have more to do with contrast than simply absolute brightness?

Re: What's going on with the power failures in Texas? - 10 days ago

Ice buildup on power lines can bring them down.

Re: Why did Apple remove Network Utility from Big Sur? - 10 days ago

Maybe you can just take an older copy of it and stick it into: /Applications/Utilities Worth a shot anyway