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Re: Thrift Store Score - 2 years ago

Leader!

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Re: R Lee Ermey has reported. - 2 years ago

Gunny will be missed

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Re: 'Credit card signatures are ending in the US on April 13th' - 2 years ago

It's frustratingly funny to be behind someone in a checkout line who is signing the card reader screen with great deliberate care. I've always used just a quick squiggle and I've never had one rejected.

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Re: Trouble removing old adhesive stick on wired window burglar alarm sensors - 2 years ago

All these chemicals sound pretty good. First, warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer, and they'll work better.

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Re: FU: Ars Technica questions video of fatal Uber accident - 2 years ago

I'm sure more people will be killed, but the point is the tech will learn, adapt and not make the same mistake again. Meanwhile, human-driven cars will also kill pedestrians.

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Re: what's 'new' on TV tonight?!....'American Idol'....'Timeless' return....'Deception' Series Premiere....'O.J.' confession..... - 2 years ago

QuoteSarcany ... It's a strange kind of Perception, a Psych-out, almost as though a Lucifer-like White Collar Mentalist Monk Lie(d) to Me from his little Castle. Spot-on!

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Re: Windstorm. Shingles. Insurance? HELP! - 2 years ago

My 25- or 30-year-old roof lost 5-10 shingles over the course of a year or two, then there was a minor windstorm and 8-10 more came down. I called the roofing guy and he quoted a price of $8,000, which included stripping off both layers of shingles. He said he usually finds a few bad boards, but his price included replacing as many as he found. Then I called the insurance company who sent an ad

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Re: Darn those batteries - 2 years ago

Wow! I seem to have hit on a problem shared by an amazing number of people. Lots of good info, especially the YouTube vid. I'm going to try again to disassemble the flashlight and if that fails, send it to Mag. This baby was expensive, so I won't give up on it. I haven't replied until now because the power was out for 12 hours (all our other flashlights got a workout) and then spent the nex 1

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Re: Darn those batteries - 2 years ago

Are you sure they won't repair it? That link you posted seems to indicate they will as long as they're name-brand batteries (they are Ray-O-Vac) and I pay the shipping to them. I may try the needle-nose gambit. I managed to get out the first battery; I hope it's the second battery that leaked.

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Darn those batteries - 2 years ago

My wife is into flashlights. One of her favorites (and most expensive) is a big Mag-Lite with 4 or 5 D-cell batteries in it, the kind police carry that's rugged enough to double as a billy club. Problem with it was, I was always buying batteries for it. About 3 years ago, I thought I was being smart and replaced the bulb with an LED one so it would always be ready to use. Fast-forward three ye

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Re: 2018 Apple roadmap - 2 years ago

QuoteLew Zealand Quotefreeradical Death of the Mini... ..I have 6 NUCs? I have two Minis, but have no idea what a NUC is.

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Re: I've hit Analysis Paralysis with a new dishwasher - 2 years ago

We bought a similar model on Black Friday. We had never owned any Bosch appliances. One reason we selected it is that Consumer Reports annual reader survey rated the brand highest in reliability. We never used the dish dryer/plastic melter feature on our old dishwasher, so the European drying method was OK with us. Other things that are different: -The latch does get some getting used to. It h

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Re: STRUT YOU FOOLS! USA wins Gold Medal in Curling - 2 years ago

Thanks for the spoiler in the headline. I have it on my TiVo to watch tonight

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Re: Waco series - 2 years ago

What network?

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Re: Speaking Of Distracted Walking - 2 years ago

Quoterz ... It's times like this I'm glad I have a dashcam. I'm sure all of us would love to see the vid.

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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play - 2 years ago

If it were me, I'd probably start using the new AppleTV, but keep the old one hooked up to play the older stuff. Sure it's an inelegant solution, but it costs nothing and requires zero work... Yes, I'm cheap and can be kinda lazy.

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Re: Olympics opening ceremony.......... - 2 years ago

I loved the ceremony, but not chatter from the NBC personalities explaining what we were watching. Katie Couric proved you don't need a Y chromosome to engage in "man-splainingn"

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Re: What do we like for home routers these days? - 3 years ago

A computer tech once told me a power supply is like a lightbulb and will eventually burn out. He also told me (this was 20 years ago) that most of the repairs he did were cause by electric surges. Since then I've always used a good UPS unit that "conditions" the electricity. Maybe modern computers and TVs aren't as susceptible, but I'm not taking chances. Plus the batteries, of cours

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Re: Singers who left their band and didn't do as well solo. - 3 years ago

I'm sorry. Yes, Garfunkle hat to make the list, but Simon Simon went on to make art without Art. He's done a lot that was successful both critically and financially. Think "Think Still Crazy After All These Years, "One-Trick Pony, and omg, "Graceland." There were at least 9 more albums that each has at least a few stellar tunes. But how's this one: The mature Bob Dylan &

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Re: Anyone watched The Americans? (FX) - 3 years ago

"The Americans" captures that era well and it's interesting to see the events from each side's point of view.

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Re: JUR A(n) *SS [ ic ]?!.....the official 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' trailer debuTTs..... - 3 years ago

I hear it's based on a true story

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Re: Amazon Music Unlimited - 99¢ for 3 months - New subscribers only - 3 years ago

I have Amazon Prime. I recently started using Amazon Music for workouts at the gym. Over 2 million songs for "free," with no ads, which are plenty for me and a far better deal than unlimited, with tens of millions of songs for any price.

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Re: Man breaks into store to steal $4495 life-sized doll (NSFW) - 3 years ago

He looks like a guy I went to school with ;)

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Re: Bluetooth Headphones advice wanted - 3 years ago

The first step is to decide if you want: -In the ear (buds) -On the ear -Over the ear. Each has its plusses and minuses.

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Re: I home Intel's Management Engine isn't running on may Macs - 3 years ago

Yeah, I read the Wikipedia entry; that's why I'm concerned. It sounds like the same kinda thing Apple refuses to do on the iPhone for the FBI. If so, it's probably just a matter of time before some bad guys exploit it and rob us all (if it hasn't already happened). If this is all true, this is one more huge reason to stop putting Intel inside Macs and move over to Apple's ARM processors.

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I hope Intel's Management Engine isn't running on my Macs - 3 years ago

Does anyone know? Sounds like the sort of thing Apple would quash.

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Re: Man, My iPhone 'S' is going nuts since that last update.. - 3 years ago

There was a problem with some of the 6S batteries. If you have one of the right serial numbers Apple will replace the battery for free. Check it here Mine didn't ever shut down and it held a charge pretty well, but with the new battery, it's definitely better.

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Re: you can take it with you?!....man gets dying wish to be buried with 2 Pat's cheesesteaks...... - 3 years ago

Quote3d Please edit subject line. "you can take it wit you..." Except he took it his cheesesteaks witout

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Re: Myth or Reality: Generic Ink Kills Inkjet Printers - 3 years ago

Inkjet printers deserve to die. I've never had one of any brand last more than a month. They suck time and destroy expensive ink and paper on their inevitable journey towards not working at all. Meanwhile, over the last 30 years, I've had just 3 monochrome laser printers and the first two were still working well when I retired them: 1. An Apple LaserWriter II that lasted 20 years (it wanted to

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Re: Do you have a song you pause for like this Seinfeld character's Desperado? - 3 years ago

Amazing guitar work. Clapton and JB are both masters.

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