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Re: counterfeit mask proliferate - 3 days ago

That's concerning, especially for people who really need them (healthcare workers, etc.), but for most people, anything would be an upgrade. 99% of the people I see wearing masks are using fabric ones or even worse, bandanas or neck scarf ones. I've never seen anyone wearing an N95 or even KN95 in the wild. Except for my FIL.

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Re: Got the wife's gaming PC put together - 3 days ago

QuoteC(-)ris Quotekj Where did you find a 3060 for 500? Strike that, where did you find a 3060? Direct from EVGA, been on a waiting list for a year. Oh, geez. Ok, that sounds like a good option in a way. Wish I'd known of it a year ago Thanks!

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Re: Audio file formats - 3 days ago

I like this faq: "Although many audio players can playback M4A files across various platforms, the audio format still can’t compete with MP3’s universal compatibility, which is why MP3s still rule the world due to their cross-platform adoption." Although it says M4A is gaining in popularity and better quality. So it's a tradeoff, as always.

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Re: Audio file formats - 3 days ago

mp3?

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Re: Musk has uncharacteristically pessimistic take on SpaceX - 3 days ago

I didn't get pessimism at all from that. He is saying that starlink is dependent on a functioning starship, so success of the starship is crucial to all of SpaceX. Their projects are interdependent, and it helps for people to know that. He's a risk taker. Huge risk, huge payoff. It's not a gamble, because he can affect the outcome.

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Re: raise you hand if you can still hear 40Khz - 3 days ago

There's a graph of the effect of age on hearing somewhere, and it's pretty depressing. So much so, that I'm not going to look for it so I can post it. Fwiw, I used to listen to terrible music because it was recorded so well, and I'm totally, so over that. If it's great music on a old clock radio, that's good enough to be enjoyed, for me. So as long as I can hear what's happening musically,

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Re: Simple thermal mod makes M1 MacBook Air as fast as a MacBook Pro - 3 days ago

I never use a laptop actually on my lap, so I would do this immediately, if I had one. Heat is the enemy of electronics, so I would actually think this mod might increase reliability and longevity.

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Re: Omicron Is Coming. The U.S. Must Act Now. - 3 days ago

It's hard to know how to react to this. I'm worried the consequences of our response will be worse than the virus.

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Re: Omicron Is Coming. The U.S. Must Act Now. - 3 days ago

QuoteLemon Drop QuotePeterB Quotepdq QuoteLemon DropThat's what a virus wants: more hosts, not more dead hosts. ^this. Over time, any given virus should be expected to evolve to be more transmissible, and less deadly. Of course, this isn’t a plan by the virus (which can’t make plans), and any random viral mutation may not follow this path, but I think it’s a reasonable hope that we

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Re: Got the wife's gaming PC put together - 3 days ago

Where did you find a 3060 for 500? Strike that, where did you find a 3060?

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Re: So.....MAGAt relatives at the Thanksgiving table? - 9 days ago

QuoteMichael Among my sibs, 36 cousins (and large numbers of second cousins) and 4 surviving aunts there exists the whole range of political beliefs. I have one uncle-in-law who's an ass and loudly expresses how stupid X political belief is in front of people who hold that political belief. He's been disinvited by both political sides since my aunt passed away simply because he's an ass. The res

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Re: And Now, A Massage from the Swedish Prime Minister - 9 days ago

Yes, and Swedish Massage is the most traditional of all techniques and is taught to all massage therapy students. It consists of a combination of five basic strokes - effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement and vibration which are used to facilitate circulation and relaxation.

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Re: Vaccinated, cured or dead - 9 days ago

I thought that was interesting too. I guess Germany has relatively low vaccination rates (probably still higher than ours). Pretty candid though, which I like.

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Re: At least 23 injured, 'some' killed as SUV drives into holiday parade - 9 days ago

Quotevision63 Quotekj Quotevision63 Quotekj QuoteSarcany Quotespace-time QuoteRacer X 5 dead, 40 injured being reported. why, why???? At the moment, it appears that this occurred because the police didn't follow the rules and call off a dangerous pursuit, so they chased a suspect into a crowd of people. They have said that there was no pursuit, but witnesses report a pursuit, and a cop on the

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Re: Ahmaud Arbery trial verdict is in -- Mostly Guilty - 9 days ago

Quotevision63 The family should be able to beat them up too. No doubt. Natural consequences.

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Re: "Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right" - 9 days ago

QuoteRacer X very fair kj. But when someone like that asshat running into the Christmas Parade, or like someone in my hometown who has 11+ DUI convictions, people don't get wound up about them on a nuclear scale. And they should. Yes, I think there is a subset of more radical people for whom this kind of event does not add anything to their narrative.

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Re: music meets technology - 9 days ago

QuoteSam3 Similar to Garageband and Logic Pro, no? It is similar in that you can make music with both. Logic started out a traditional DAW, whereas Live introduced a new way to do music that is more contemporary (loop based, electronic, etc.). Logic has had to add features to compete, and Live can be used in a more traditional manner, so they've gotten closer. So now, it is just a question o

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Re: "Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right" - 10 days ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotepdq Beyond that, drinking alcohol (and to a degree that one dies from it) is a personal choice. No one else can kill me with alcohol. Only me. Huh? Ever heard of drunk drivers? Alcohol is an incredible burden on society. Loss of productivity, child/spouse abuse, etc. etc. Responsible drinkers might be a lot like responsible gun owners .

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Re: "Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right" - 10 days ago

Two things: I think some of the benefits of guns are really hard to assess. The enjoyment of people who do like guns (not everyone has to partake in order for it to be worth having around). The deterrent factor, animal population control, etc. Second, the negative impact of cars is a lot higher than just road accidents. You've got costs related to petroleum, manufacturing of all the car re

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Re: music meets technology - 10 days ago

I have ableton. Most people my age and older don't use it the way it's meant to be used, but there is a button in the upper right-hand corner that turns the look into a more conventional daw thing. I like that you can correct timing issues in audio, not just midi, and I often need that It's really a magnificent piece of software though.

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Re: So.....MAGAt relatives at the Thanksgiving table? - 10 days ago

I don't have any trouble eating a good Thanksgiving meal with people who think ridiculous things. If I need to, I tell them what I think and try really hard not to have any emotion at all (and mostly I succeed, because it isn't like I live with them). It's usually them that get emotional, but that's not my problem.

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Re: At least 23 injured, 'some' killed as SUV drives into holiday parade - 10 days ago

Quotevision63 Quotekj QuoteSarcany Quotespace-time QuoteRacer X 5 dead, 40 injured being reported. why, why???? At the moment, it appears that this occurred because the police didn't follow the rules and call off a dangerous pursuit, so they chased a suspect into a crowd of people. They have said that there was no pursuit, but witnesses report a pursuit, and a cop on the scene opened fire at

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Re: "Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right" - 10 days ago

QuoteAcer I propose we ban analogies from gun arguments. We only end up debating the validity of the analogy, not the issue it was supposed to illuminate. I would propose that it doesn't matter whether something is made to kill you or not: dead is dead. If we choose to continue using something when it has literally always killed people every day/month/year, then we are accepting those deaths

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Re: "Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right" - 10 days ago

I object to the use of "upset conservative" as a synonym for "leader of a neo-nazi group".

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Re: At least 23 injured, 'some' killed as SUV drives into holiday parade - 11 days ago

QuoteSarcany Quotespace-time QuoteRacer X 5 dead, 40 injured being reported. why, why???? At the moment, it appears that this occurred because the police didn't follow the rules and call off a dangerous pursuit, so they chased a suspect into a crowd of people. They have said that there was no pursuit, but witnesses report a pursuit, and a cop on the scene opened fire at the vehicle and ended

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Re: At least 23 injured, 'some' killed as SUV drives into holiday parade - 11 days ago

Not MathBoi Fly? I can see the confusion though, as his car looks just like the one used in the crime.

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Re: At least 23 injured, 'some' killed as SUV drives into holiday parade - 11 days ago

50 pages of charges, sex offender, domestic abuse. When has a person exceeded their max number of chances? I'd say at least 10yrs. ago for this dude. Plus, I guess people who smoke a lot of dope aren't always mellow. Absolutely horrific though.

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Re: Gaming TV / Gaming Monitor for XBox Series X - 11 days ago

I have a samsung QLED that gives up a bit of viewing angle for better response time, and it works really well for gaming, as far as tvs go. There is a 32" model, I think.

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Re: Dems really are no better when they're in power (NY Times editorial video) - 15 days ago

We've got tons of developers trying to build affordable housing, but no one will let them build in their neighborhood. The don't want dirty rotten stinking' middle class people in their neighborhood. Actually, it's hard to build anything anywhere, housing-wise. I do think there are people who don't want enough housing, for obvious reasons. It's a mess, but the most liberal part of town fights

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Re: "Michael Flynn says of the US: 'We have to have one religion'" - 16 days ago

"If the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration has its way, the present system will soon be coming to an end." Well, I guess either soon is more than 15yrs., or they didn't get their way. More oddly to me, this is presented as some sort of universal movement within Evangelical churches, and it absolutely is not. I've been involved in more "evangelical" chu

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