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Re: Whatever happened to Small Dog? - Yesterday

I purchased so many garage sale items from them back in the day. Systems, accessories, etc. It was great.

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Re: Need to burn 4 or 5 wood piles before winter is over but it stays too wet - Yesterday

Around here someone would pick it up. Free heat for their shop or house.

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Re: Follow Up to the School Board Hot Mike thread - 2 days ago

Dictionary seems to agree:

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Re: Any networking nerds? How should I test my ethernet cables? - 2 days ago

Quotemattkime QuoteGGD What's the story with Port 4, 100% received packets bad? Hrm, maybe because the device is offline? It would say link down if that was the case. None of the cheap testers is going to tell you any meaningful data other than if there are crossed or shorted wires. You need a $5k Fluke to give you interference and other cable issues. I'd start with the Scout first and g

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Re: Starlink internet - 2 days ago

Closest major city: Madison WI

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Re: Starlink internet - 2 days ago

One of my coworkers ordered it, hasn't shipped yet. He got the email about 2 weeks ago.

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Re: Malware on 30,000 Macs - 3 days ago

QuotePaul F. QuoteC(-)ris And this is why I don't give any users Admin privileges on their Macs. Even the IT support staff have to use a different admin account to make changes, their normal user is just a standard user. Amen... Wish I could explain this to the new boss! I am fortunate to work under people who think rationally and understand valid concerns and risk mitigation techniques. I

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Re: Updating an Apple Watch step by step - 3 days ago

Quotespace-time much simpler method 1) Buy new watch with up to date watchOS 2) Sell old watch to a fellow MRF. This is probably the fastest route. I could use a Series 4. My series 1 is getting long in the tooth.

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Re: Apple Begins Selling Refurbished 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Chip ($1099) - 3 days ago

Maybe this means the next gen devices are coming shortly.

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Re: hotel in downtown seattle? - 3 days ago

QuoteLemon Drop Quotedavemchine I'm looking for a hotel in downtown Seattle for a little weekend getaway for the family. Normally I stay at Hotel Andra but they are closed for renovations. I don't need a pool or hot tub but a restaurant would be nice. I don't need a water view...but it would be nice. Any recommendations? Why would you do this while we're still in the pandemic? Stay home. Please

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Re: Mom (90) wants to get haircut from barber who has already had covid-19 - 3 days ago

Let it go. At some point people need to be responsible for their own decisions. If you have given her all this information and she understands it and understands the risks, there isn't anything else you can do.

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Re: Malware on 30,000 Macs - 5 days ago

And this is why I don't give any users Admin privileges on their Macs. Even the IT support staff have to use a different admin account to make changes, their normal user is just a standard user.

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Re: Who was looking for a 'cheap' soundbar?? - 5 days ago

My Walmart has Klipsch RSB-3 Soundbars on clearance for $99.

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Re: Supposed leaked Apple M1X CPU benchmarks - 5 days ago

Quotesekker Apologies, adding more than current (formally dual monitor, as noted here, when counting the internal display on the M1 laptops) support is a clear missing piece of the true Pro laptops. Absolutely. 3 monitors should be the bare minimum.

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Re: Have you shipped digital cameras/phones/etc w Li ion batteries? - 5 days ago

All the time. I ship half a dozen iPads in for service a week. I turn them off and that is all.

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Re: Save those parts! Someday you can build your own 777 - 5 days ago

Gives you some perspective on how big those engines really are.

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Re: ‘ Entire East Bay school board resigns amid outrage over hot mike moment ‘ - 5 days ago

QuoteDinerDave I couldn't let it go and "not see" that. I sent off a comment to the newspaper asking if they hire journalists, or amateur bloggers. Dave You should ask them about their copy editors, not the journalists.

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Re: For our hockey obsessed residents on this side - 5 days ago

Quotemrbigstuff I'm not watching, but the logos are always below the ice in arenas. Are they not doing that? Correct, but on an outdoor rink logos under the ice heat up from the sun and melt the ice. A leaf that falls on my rink will melt down through 2" of ice if left in the sun. That is why the liners are white, if you used a black liner for an outdoor rink it would never freeze. The

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Re: For our hockey obsessed residents on this side - 5 days ago

Anyone watching the games? These guys don't know how to run an outdoor rink. The painted logos and lines are melting the ice and players are slipping and tripping over the surface. I am fairly certain my ice is better than theirs is.

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Re: Explain this - 6 days ago

I spend WAY more heating my house than cooling it. It is less expensive to cool a house down than to heat it up. I'd imagine in Texas with low energy rates the cost benefit analysis doesn't look good for insulation.

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Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - 6 days ago

Their choice to go with a variable rate plan. They thought they could roll the dice and hope they didn't get caught in the squeeze. Their luck ran out and it happened. Nobody forced them to sign up for an adjustable rate plan. Nobody forced them to use electricity. Suck it up and deal with it. You either pay for it over time in higher averaged rates, or you have to weather the ups and downs

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

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 Mini. That is

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Re: F/U: Kimberly-Clark N95 Pouch Mask - 6 days ago

QuoteRobert M I haven't tried any of them yet though I gave them a cursory inspection. Wish they were individually wrapped. This is the most important part for me for the disposable masks. I keep them all over so I always have a clean fresh one. Have a pile at each door to the house,in the truck, in the car, in my backpack, at work, etc. Anywhere I spend any significant amount of time. Havin

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

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.

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Re: For our hockey obsessed residents on this side - 6 days ago

Next year I'll do one that big...ha!

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Re: Why aren't mail carriers required to wear masks? - 7 days ago

QuoteSpeedy Ours was properly wearing one last time I saw him. Might be a regional or state thing. Probably an individual carrier thing. The USPS guidance to carriers is to wear them.

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Re: Los Angeles removes police officers from school campus' - 7 days ago

Everyone is an armchair quarterback with this. It will be interesting to see in the next 2-5 years what effect this has.

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Re: USB C hub without the kitchen sink?? - 7 days ago

I've been using the Anker ones and they have worked great. Have several hundred in the field.

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Re: "Made in the USA from domestic and imported materials" - 7 days ago

"The product’s final assembly or processing must take place in the U.S. The Commission then considers other factors, including how much of the product’s total manufacturing costs can be assigned to U.S. parts and processing, and how far removed any foreign content is from the finished product. In some instances, only a small portion of the total manufacturing costs are attributable to fo

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Re: "Made in the USA from domestic and imported materials" - 7 days ago

Quotemrbigstuff QuoteDeusxMac Keep in mind that some materials can’t be sourced in the U.S.; they have to be imported. Certain metals, rare earths, gemstones, plant fibers and oils etc. have NO domestic sources! Again, not understanding the original post. When it's listed as "made" what does that signify? Not "assembled." It certainly does mean assembled. Final assem

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