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Re: Bill For Harvard Student In 1869 - 2 days ago

Think I paid ~$15k/year for the last kid's undergrad education. For everything not covered by their full tuition scholarship.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Disney+ 25% off through Military Exchange store - 2 days ago

QuoteRolando My Disney+ annual just went thru. $150, almost double the starting price of $79. My adult kids still watch from their homes/dorm. Same here since I forgot about this discount, which my kid could have used with me reimbursing. Have to set a reminder for next year.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: The Repair Shop - where is this mythical land? - 2 days ago

QuoteWags Really enjoying this series. Seems to be genuine emotion being expressed. They never mention cost. Wonder if the show's revenue pays for it? Everyone's so polite and charming. Lots of bad teeth.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Dramatic video of home explosion in Arlington, VA - 2 days ago

Quotecbelt3 Idiots and fire. I have a coworker whose house was damaged when a house three doors down exploded. Thieves had broken in and stolen the copper water pipes, and had damaged the gas line, which filled the house up with gas and an eventual spark lit the fuse. Fuel Air Explosion…. Yep, here locally what somebody thought was an unused gas line inside the home was disconnected du

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: retire in style?!....IBM ditches 401(k) matching for a defined benefit plan..... - 4 days ago

Relative worked for a large, local company for 25 years until they decided to spin off that department to an independent subsidiary. And convert their pension to cash balance...I'm sure at terms favorable to the company. Then shut down that subsidiary via outsourcing to IBM & terminated all employees just a few years later. They had to burn through that 'pension' to make it to SS at

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: The Dividing Line: Pumpkin vs Sweet Potato - 14 days ago

QuoteTiangou Quotemrbigstuff I just can't get people adding sugar to a SWEET potato. It's in the name already! I suppose you could torch the potato to caramelize it. A good sweet potato only needs to be baked low & slow to caramelize next to the skin. Slice it open after baking and scoop out its creamy orangey goodness.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Say It Isn't So?!....Daryl Hall files restraining order against John Oates [ Hall vs. Oates ].... - 14 days ago

Bet they're hashing out how to sell their catalog like everyone else from that era.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Colts owner Jim Irsay blames arrest on police prejudice against white billionaires - 14 days ago

QuoteTiangou QuoteSpeedy Irsay later pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle while impaired after initially facing four additional counts of possession of a controlled substance. ...A toxicology report showed Irsay had the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone as well as alprazolam, which is used to treat anxiety, in his system at the time of his arrest. Officers on the

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Onsen Towels? Anybody? - 14 days ago

Love the wool balls...for stopping clothing getting wound around itself or other items. We never used fabric softener even before the above.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: 75" LED Samsung 4K TV=$580 @Best Buy - 15 days ago

QuoteRolando Quotemrbigstuff How are these so cheap? Are there only two at this price? TLDW Smart TVs sell your watching habits Not if you never connect them to the internet & instead use an external device for apps.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: About those awesome, next gen solid state Toyota batteries... - 15 days ago

Solid-state batteries are coming...and they will be a major improvement. But...probably not until around 2030. My fleet of naturally-aspirated ICE vehicles should last until then.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Trump Laywers plan to ask for mistrial - 29 days ago

Quotepdq Quote$tevie Here is an explanation of New York's case against Trump, including the valuation of Mar-a-Lago. Bear in mind that the question of Mar-a-Lago's worth is NOT the backbone of this case. It is a portion of the case. "This property was valued as high as $739 million based on the false premise that it was unrestricted property and could be developed and sold for reside

by Bill in NC - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: ‘ Even In Matte Black, The Tesla Cybertruck Still Looks Like Crap ‘ - 29 days ago

Made from an Erector set.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Ric Ford's notes on the recent silicon Mac failure - 30 days ago

Quoteanonymouse1 Geez, doesn't being a professional mean daily backups? Multiple backups? Offsite backups? No kidding. Running a business off it? Buy a replacement shipped overnight, restore from backup. And there's no need for larger, non-standard storage on the Mac itself. Just plug in an external USB (or TB) drive of whatever capacity desired.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: AA - 14500 Batteries - 30 days ago

Since it can take 14500 batteries, which are both higher voltage & higher amp-hour rated than those weird 1.5V batteries you link, I would just order a multi-pack of those & charger, e.g.:

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Why does Israel want to annex the West Bank? - 4 weeks ago

Blame the British. Especially for Pakistan/India. And just think how much more powerful the latter would have become as a unitary state.

by Bill in NC - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Poll foe AZ senate race shows D-Gallego 41 / R-Lake 37 / I-Senema 17 - 4 weeks ago

IMHO, Arizona will flip completely blue in the next election. Yet another (R) state lost to (D) thanks the candidates MAGA puts up. Even if somehow the former president wins the general election 2024 will still be a disaster for Republicans down-ballot.

by Bill in NC - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Credit card companies can be SO frustrating - 4 weeks ago

Most credit card websites now recommend cash-back cards instead of airline mile cards. Unless you fly all-the-time and so can use those miles soon after you accumulate them. Before the airline(s) can depreciate the value of those miles...yet again.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: MacBook Pro (Refurb): M1 Pro 10-Core, 14.2" Liquid Retina XDR, 16GB RAM $1370 - 4 weeks ago

Better deal than I got from Woot back in June...paid $200 more for the same.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: if they asked me, I could right a book?!.....some spec info for the new MacBooks....... - 5 weeks ago

Bought the 14" M1 MBP 16GB/1TB as well earlier this year. The 3 versus 4 USB ports is a nickel-and-dime move...now two different bottom case designs.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Carrier Heater not getting Hot - 5 weeks ago

IIRC there's a class-action lawsuit against them for rusted out secondary heat exchangers. Which is why I'm hanging on to my 80% efficient gas furnace.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: PSA: Get your colonoscopy done people! - 5 weeks ago

Had it done recently after a positive Cologuard result. SuTab tablet prep for me as well. Couple of polyps removed with no indication of cancer, so I'll be back in a few years. No problems with the prep, but given this was my first rodeo I discovered: 1. couldn't 'deflate'...after 30 miserable minutes in recovery I just had to go home & wait several very uncomfortable hours for th

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Circuit breaker question - 5 weeks ago

If I only had 110VAC RMS I'd be screaming at my local utility to come fix it.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: $600 million catalytic-converter theft ring busted - 5 weeks ago

When they drop emission tests here next year I'm going to straight-pipe one of my vehicles to get rid of the annoying rattle from the cat where the internals broke apart.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Pulled the trigger on that LG C3 TV - 5 weeks ago

What sound bar did all you C3 buyers choose?

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Capslock Must Die - 5 weeks ago

Keep hitting it by mistake on my new-to-me M1 MBP 14". Is there a way to disable it?

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: and the best EV SUV of 2024 is the ... - 5 weeks ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotejdc "Blazer" seems a fitting title given this electric crossover's fiery styling. Can't wait until this model experiences its first battery fire - Chevy will ABSOLUTELY wish it named the car ANYTHING else. Yep, still using NCMA battery technology...don't park it in your attached garage1

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Your last Tube TV? - 6 weeks ago

25" GE console hand-me-down, made June, 1980. It was my main TV until replaced by a a 42" Panasonic plasma in 2008. Gave the console away to a guy whose spouse was home-bound. That 42" is still in use, but not as my main TV.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Shelf life of Amazon Basics Alkalines - 6 weeks ago

NiMH rechargeable or Energizer lithium for AA/AAA/C batteries...use a battery adapter for the latter.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals

Re: Why EVs Are Piling Up At Dealerships In The U.S. - 6 weeks ago

Won't be buying an EV until they've all switched to NACS ports onboard. Nor will I buy any mass-market EV (only ~200 mile real-world range) given solid-state batteries aren't far off. Those should mean significantly more range, faster recharging & longer life than current technologies.

by Bill in NC - Tips and Deals