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Re: Republican running for Santos seat convicted yesterday on Jan. 6 charges - Today

I LOLed as soon as I saw the subject line. Both funny and unsurprising.

by AllGold - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Anyone have a HomePod mini? - Today

I have one. It's fine but I don't use it much because it's sitting on my desk and I have other speakers there. I really should move it to a different room. Anyway, rather than pay the Apple tax, see if you can find a used or refurb one for about $70. I got mine at Costco when it was on sale for $85, but I don't think they carry it now, at least my local store doesn't.

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Re: Who's yer pal? Putin visit Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (and Iran) - Yesterday

I'm surprised UAE isn't part of the ICC. That sucks.

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Re: Kevin McCarthy to depart House at end of year - Yesterday

Good F'ing riddance. I think he's a P.O.S. The only bad news is the way the GOP is these days whoever replaces him might be even worse.

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Re: A reminder from CNN: a President Trump will signal the death of American democracy - 2 days ago

The other thing I have been hearing lately is young people won't vote for Biden because they are furious with him over his handling of Israel/Gaza. As if PAB wouldn't be much worse on that (like EVERYTHING else he would be worse on).

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Re: Biden impeachment inquiry vote planned by GOP for next week - 2 days ago

Repugs only have a 3-vote majority now. Can they really herd all those cats?

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Re: Tuberville releasing hold on hundreds of (sub 4 star) military promotions - 2 days ago

I still think they need to change the rules. Introduce a new rule known as the "Go F yourself, Tuberville" rule.

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Re: Any personal recommendations for valve extensions? - 2 days ago

Would those metal extenders (Alligator brand or otherwise) affect the balance?

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Re: Here are the specs for my gaming PC laptop - can I upgrade the internal SSD myself? - 2 days ago

QuoteJerry® QuoteForrest On many gaming laptops, there is an SSD installed from the factory and a spot to add a 2.5 inch SATA drive. It’s simpler to add the SATA drive just for apps/ games and you can continue to boot from the SSD drive. A SATA drive is a mechanical drive tho right? Or are there SATA SSD drives? I’m confused on all the types SATA is the interface. It can be an SSD or an

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Re: Risky Behavior but still Alive - 3 days ago

I, too, recently looked through a bunch of food and found some really old stuff and tossed most of the paleo food. I feel a little guilty, but I guess that's what happens when I only buy food when it's on sale (with the exception of immediately perishable things like milk).

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Re: It finally got me - 3 days ago

Quoterz Feel better. I’ve had it 3 times. Nothing more than sniffles and a day or so of coughing. Two weeks ago, I got a cold (tested, not Covid). Still coughing from it. Told my wife I wish it had been Covid. I’d be over it by now. Nope, you don't want Covid. When you get a cold or the flu, you get sick and it sucks, but when you you're over it, you're over it. Every time you get Covid, yo

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Re: I want a buzzer to Zap politicians during press conferences when they don't answer a question. - 4 days ago

Quotehal interviewers should stay mute until the question is answered - maybe after a few seconds say, "I'm waiting..." That wouldn't work because they would keep talking about what they want to talk about and continue to ignore the questions.

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Re: Biden’s economy is so bad, that instead of a recession, we got… - 4 days ago

QuoteMr645 I prefer Trump solution, build up from the bottom, growing hourly wages and very low inflation doing only what's good for Trump and his own ego, with a little deference to what mega donors want. FIFY.

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Re: Bill For Harvard Student In 1869 - 4 days ago

I'm sure that was a lot of money for the time. The "for Wood or other Fuel delivered" is interesting. I'm not up on current college costs, but is it common now for room and board to be higher than tuition?

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Re: yet another MacBook Air question(s) - 4 days ago

The MacRumors link shows a decided performance difference between 8 and 16GB in the new M3, but that is for testing on very intensive tasks. If you use your computer for regular stuff, there may not be a difference. Two points from my personal experience. First, I got a MBA M1 in the 8/512 configuration way back in 2020 (can't believe I've had it that long). I have seen zero memory pressure wi

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Re: CFP Rankings out - 4 days ago

QuoteRolando Michigan and Alabama should be a great game, I will give it to Michigan. That would be reasonable assumption except for the fact that when Nick Saban has a month to prepare for a game, he is almost unbeatable.

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Re: College Football Playoffs…..what are your predictions? - 4 days ago

During the B1G championship game they were saying it's supposed to be the four best teams, not the four most deserving teams and that Florida State losing their starting quarterback makes them no longer one of the best.

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Re: M2 vs. M3 Buyer's Guide: How Much Better Really Is M3? - 5 days ago

Thanks for posting.

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Seagate 14TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive - $150 at Costco - 6 days ago

Good price if you're not Seagate-averse.

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Re: Appeals court tells Trump to shut up again - 7 days ago

I find it really, really concerning that PAB45 was allowed to spew his dangerous rhetoric by filing an appeal.

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Re: Latest Topaz AI tests run on M3 Macs - 7 days ago

For anyone who has watched the entire video, any chance you can boil down the results/conclusions?

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Re: Colbert cancels late-night shows after his appendix burst - 8 days ago

My story... On a Wednesday or Thursday I started feeling some abdominal pain. It was a dull pain and wasn't bad when it began. It got worse through Saturday. By Sunday afternoon, although it felt a little better at the time, I went to an urgent care, thinking it was likely a gall bladder problem because it seemed to be centered in the upper right quadrant. I was seen by a young PA. She conside

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Re: Got a iPhone 15 Pro Max - 8 days ago

Leader! Thanks for the mini review (I guess that would be Max review? ).

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Re: Hulu/Disney+ streaming subscription? - 9 days ago

Quotegabester It should be pointed out that they will also allow you to suspend your account. I presume that means you wouldn't be paying for it during that time... That is helpful, thanks.

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Re: Colbert cancels late-night shows after his appendix burst - 9 days ago

Been there, done that.

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Re: A White House Christmas - 10 days ago

QuoteDeusxMac Quotegadje She was a simple person. Was... The eyebrows are strong with this one. I'm sensing a uni-brow vibe if left unchecked.

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Re: Lake-effect snows could dump up to 30 inches in Upstate New York - 10 days ago

So, a typical winter Tuesday for that area.

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Re: Hulu/Disney+ streaming subscription? - 10 days ago

I looked through the SD thread and see the part about if you cancel then they offer you six months of Hulu With Ads for $2.99 and you get to keep the Disney+ No Ads for $2.99. But that's only for six months. Then what? You pay full price? Hmmm. I think I'm going to sign up under a different email to get the current BF specials and take my time deciding which to cancel (and in the mean time, pa

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Re: Canon EOS R10 MILC Refurb $550 - 10 days ago

Yeah, that was a temptation for me. Didn't bite, though.

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Re: A load of Canon refurbished cameras back again in their store - 10 days ago

QuotepRICE cUBE QuoteAllGold QuoteGareth And 1DX III for $3500! Meh. Knock another $2K off the price and I'll consider it. (It IS heavily discounted, but I always thought it was way overpriced to begin with.) I am currently using a 1DX on a regular basis and my sports action clients are happy. I don't believe I will ever buy a mark II or III unless someone sold me one for $500. The Canon R6

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