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Re: Decent deal on a thunderbolt for dock from Anker: $90 - 2 days ago

FYI: A1: This dock works with Windows 10 laptops equipped with Thunderbolt 4, and MacBooks running macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later. It doesn’t work with Linux or Chrome OS laptops, Thunderbolt 3 Windows laptops, or M1 MacBooks

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Re: Tesla Cybertruck prices and range - 3 days ago

Quotekj QuotepRICE cUBE Quotekj QuotepRICE cUBE QuoteCarnos Jax I guarantee you won’t be able to buy it at that price. After the dealership adds their fluff, it’ll be more than $60K. You gotta wonder why nobody’s buying the lightning enforce cutting production on them. And Chevy and Tesla won't add their fluff? The entire EV market is slowing. Ford is responding to their customers and

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Re: does your Tesla 3/Y smell bad? - 4 days ago

Poor design. Other automakers figured it out a long time ago, Tesla just doesn't have the experience yet to know about and perfect these small nuanced issues. Either that or they just don't care and replacing the filter every 3 months is a good enough solution for them.

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Re: Genuine OEM oil filter, but... - 5 days ago

Quotegadje Sure, but you need to buy the oil, store the used oil, drive back to the store to dispose of it, clean up, etc. I am not saying you should not do it, I just personally decided I can invest my energy in other things and let other people get dirty for me. It took me until I was 40 to stop doing my own oil changes. Still do the ones in the Firebird, but the rest of the cars go to a

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Re: 2-in-1-washer Dryer Combo - 5 days ago

Quotegabester Yeah a combo unit might actually be nice in our household. Things frequently go like this: Family member 1 declares they're going to do a load of wash. Family member 2 declares they also need to do a load of wash. Family member 3 declares the same but can wait. Family member 2 starts said load. Family member 1 complains because they had dibs. Family member 2 forgets to

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Re: 2-in-1-washer Dryer Combo - 5 days ago

Quotejdc Quotesekker There are models in Europe. They all tend to have some compromise when we use them. Seems like the cost of making a nice one does not justify the overall expense. actually watching the video, turns out that GE is far far more efficient than a standard unit... he talks numbers about halfway in. The time is the killer. I suppose if you are single, and not in a hurry, me

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Re: Elon also removing code - 5 days ago

Quotegabester Quotemattkime I'm sure it will be entertaining. For some unlucky people it's going to be downright tragic. I just hope it's no one that anyone here has any personal connection with. I'm sure everyone here knows someone who was killed by a normal driver in a car accident. Wouldn't it be a positive if the FSD reduces the amount of fatalities? I don't think it needs to be perfect

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Re: abandon hope all ye who enter?!…..Apple abandoning in-house 5G modem development….. - 5 days ago

This is probably one of the hardest problems to overcome: " plus Apple has to be careful not to infringe on Qualcomm patents while developing the chip."

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Re: Freaking OMNY robbed me again - 7 days ago

The only way for Wallet to present is by double tapping the lock button which brings up all your cards with the default one presenting to the reader. You must have done that and had the OMNY card as the top/default card as that is the only way to get the phone to present a card to be read.

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Re: Need Recommendation for Battery for G Daughters 2014 RAV4 - 7 days ago

Quotejdc Daaaaaaang $175 for a battery? (maybe that includes install) Always great to have one of these for such times as needed. Pretty typical. The AGM batteries in my truck are over $200 each.

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Re: local stores checing receipts at exit - 7 days ago

QuoteJoeH QuoteC(-)ris QuoteJoeH Quoterz I don't know if they still do it, but Best Buy used to. The frickin' annoying part is that you would literally walk 5 feet from the register to the checkout guy, with him watching you the whole time, where he would demand to see your receipt. Where is the sense in that? The guy literally just saw you pay for your item and walk directly to him. Was a st

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Re: local stores checing receipts at exit - 7 days ago

QuoteJoeH Quoterz I don't know if they still do it, but Best Buy used to. The frickin' annoying part is that you would literally walk 5 feet from the register to the checkout guy, with him watching you the whole time, where he would demand to see your receipt. Where is the sense in that? The guy literally just saw you pay for your item and walk directly to him. Was a stolen item supposed to m

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Re: Man, I really want someone to break Amazon's Monopoly... - 9 days ago

This isn't exclusively an Amazon problem. This is a problem with most independent contractor last mile delivery. DoorDash, Amazon, UberEats, etc. The people who are good and reliable all have jobs at UPS, Fedex, USPS, etc. What is left is mostly those who couldn't cut it at the top tier places, and a few people who are using it as supplemental income. Since Amazon can't complete with th

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Re: Post your black friday purchases here - 10 days ago

No shopping today so far. Grabbed the $49 iPhone SE3 from Walmart a few days ago.

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Re: Business Insider: The 110+ Best Black Friday 2023 Deals Our Product Experts Have Found So Far - 11 days ago

Quotepinkoos QuoteC(-)ris I picked up an iPhone SE 3 for my daughter from Walmart for $49 with a mandatory $35 airtime card. So $100 with tax out the door and it automatically unlocks after 61 days. Wow that's a great deal I thought so, going to replace her iPhone 8 that desperately needs a battery. For $100 I'm not going to deal with a battery.

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Re: Business Insider: The 110+ Best Black Friday 2023 Deals Our Product Experts Have Found So Far - 11 days ago

I picked up an iPhone SE 3 for my daughter from Walmart for $49 with a mandatory $35 airtime card. So $100 with tax out the door and it automatically unlocks after 61 days.

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Re: MLB: Max Scherzer claims severity of pitcher injuries has increased due to pitch clock - 13 days ago

I think that it is a possibility that because the play is sped up that there is a chance of more injuries. Pitchers trying to get the ball off as the seconds wind down and their motion isn't ideal. Is pitch clock the cause? I would say no. It is a factor, but I think poor time management by the pitchers is the root cause. They just need to be more aware of how much time they have and not wai

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Re: question for those of you who recycle. - 17 days ago

Never, my address is in parcel records so who cares? Anyone can look it up.

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Re: Worker injuries at SpaceX soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars, Reuters reports - 18 days ago

Not surprised at all. You cannot rely on employees to make decisions on their own safety. They will consistently marginalize the risks and make poor decisions. People are their own worst enemy. Think seat belts and motorcycle helmets. Despite their life saving nature, many people are just fine rolling the dice and don't care about their own safety. The problem is that it isn't just their is

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Re: You're not going to believe this, but I still have the first thumb drive I ever bought - 18 days ago

I just found my 8Mb IBM drive from 2004. Still mounted too with old college papers on it.

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Re: FU: Chevy Bolt Update 1 Month review - 18 days ago

QuoteSpeedy Your report indicates this is strictly a commuter car by my standards because it doesn’t have modern fast charge capability. Yes, you can go 200 miles on a full charge but if you can’t charge to 80% in less than half an hour then that would try my patience. I would agree with that statement. It is not ideal for trips, but it can be done in a pinch or with some planning if you a

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FU: Chevy Bolt Update 1 Month review - 19 days ago

Previous Thread: I'm a little over a month in with my 2018 Chevy Bolt. Have driven 3k miles give or take with a daily commute of around 70 miles. I'm averaging 224 miles on a full charge. My average miles per KWh is 3.4 which is on the low side of what others report, but I'm driving it like a normal car not hypermiling and we always have 2 or 3 people and a trunk full of hockey gear. The d

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Re: Any experience with allergy drops? - 20 days ago

No experience here, but we do have a clinic in town that specifically only does Allergies. If you have something like that locally it might be a better place to get some professional advice other than your primary care provider.

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Re: I hope when senility sets in that I don't fall for these - 21 days ago

QuoteRick-o Agreed. I can usually tell instantly when I get a junk email. Will I be able to continue spotting the scams when I become even more feeble? Probably not. The only thing you ever need to remember is to not click on links in messages or call the numbers sent to you, whether you think you signed up for whatever it is or not. Also, don't google the 1-800 numbers for support. Look it

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Re: ‘ The Ram 1500 Ramcharger will be a hybrid like a locomotive ‘ - 27 days ago

Pretty sweet. I'm interested in it as a replacement for my Superduty. I noticed it is 8 lug wheels on their pictures, that should be indicative of a 3/4T frame and drivetrain. Super curious what the tow rating is going to be.

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Re: eBay address question - 30 days ago

You should fix it, as any returns will go back to that address and you can't change it. Ask me know I know.....

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Re: I need more leaf rakes, what do you recommend? - 30 days ago

I gave up on raking. Now I just leave blow them and then suck up the piles. This thing takes what was 20 bags of leaves down to 5.

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Re: Scary Fast Apple Event Talk (Spoilers) - 4 weeks ago

QuoteRobert M Hi everyone, Just a question for clarification. When you say supporting two displays, are you speaking of the built-in display and an external display for a total of two display or the built-in display and two external displays Am I crazy in thinking the vast majority of consumers buying a prop laptop use either the built-in display only or use it in conjunction with a single

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Re: Scary Fast Apple Event Talk (Spoilers) - 4 weeks ago

Quotegabester I cannot stress enough how badly Apple's bungling this by releasing a 14" MacBook Pro with an M3 CPU that only supports a single external display. There will be performance comparisons from non-Apple savvy folks to the 14" MacBook Pro with M2 Pro CPU... and the M3 will be seen as slower. Yep, they are going to have a lot of pissed off people who don't research and ju

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Re: Hockey player dies after neck cut in Challenge Cup match - 4 weeks ago

Quotehal QuoteC(-)ris They make neck guards to protect against this very thing. Too restrictive the players say and the leagues won't make them mandatory. The league is now going to mandate wearing those things (it's a UK league, so not a big deal), but Hayley Wickenheiser, a highly respected former Canadian player and now an ass GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs is calling for them to be wor

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