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Re: free willy [ a.k.a. 'Caged' Heat ]?!....12 minutes, 17 seconds into 'Willy's Wonderland' [ Nicholas Cage movie ].... - 5 months ago

Nicholas Cage stars in plenty of movies, but I can’t remember one I wanted to see

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Re: Groundhog under my deck! - 5 months ago

Groundhogs are hard to get rid off. If you don’t want him under your deck, you should chase him away, fill up his hole and put a skirt around your deck to keep him out. Ground hogs have a hard time digging thru gravel/rocks, so you could also fill a 4 inch deep by 1 foot wide area around your deck with gravel.

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Re: Pigeon breeders in a flap as 10,000 prized birds disappear during race - 5 months ago

The race organizers should put put trackers on a small percentage of birds to track the group.

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Re: Not a red meat eater but - 5 months ago

No change in price for the last year - still around $5.00 a pound. Was sometimes scarce though.

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Re: "Gaming" PC - 5 months ago

Microcenter has a really nice HP budget gaming laptop for $699.99 with a newer generation AMD 6 core/12 thread processor, 8 GB memory and 512 GB SSD and a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB graphics link. This laptop got a great review from ETA Prime.

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Re: Couple handcuffed together for 123 days to save their relationship - 5 months ago

This was a really stupid idea IMHO. Trust is a big part of any relationship, and if you need to be handcuffed to your partner, what does it say about how much you trust that person!

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Re: Speaking of investments... what am I missing here (14.3% Dividend) - 5 months ago

Carl Icahn is thinking investing about 1.5 Billion in cryptocurrency. Too risky for me. If you want a reliable dividend, stick with those companies on the Dividend Aristocrats list. Link Note AT&T is the highest on the list, but they just announced they are cutting their dividend, so they will be dropped from the list once that happens.

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Re: I fired up my 280c the other day - 5 months ago

Sometimes those 1/2 AA 3.6v lithium batteries leak and the leakage will dissolve circuits near the battery. If you love your old Macs, remove those old batteries now!

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Re: Ford introduces compact hybrid pickup - 5 months ago

Looks like another winner from Ford. You have a choice of a 2.5L/hybrid with CVT or a 2.0L turbo with 8 speed automatic.

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Re: M1RACLES (CVE-2021-30747) is a covert channel vulnerability in the Apple Silicon “M1” chip. - 6 months ago

Playing the Bad Apple video to demo the vulnerability was very entertaining!

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Re: MKBHD Takes a Look at the F-150 Lightning - 6 months ago

For price comparison, I just googled the price of the current 2021 F150 Crew Cab and at the XL trim level it’s $40K and the XLT trim level is $50K with 3.6 L Ecoboost V6. So The upcoming F150 Lightning seems to be available at the same prices as this years gas engine. The F150 Lightning looks like a winner to me.

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Re: I don't understand lottery winners - 6 months ago

Taking the Annuity is the smart move. Most take the lump sum and are broke in 3-5 years according to CNBC

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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... - 6 months ago

I hope there’s a policeman right around the corner handing tickets out to people with gas in buckets and unlabeled drums!

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Re: Frustrated with Apple - 7 months ago

How about making an appointment at an Apple Store to bring in both computers and talk to an Apple Genius.

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Re: Dell 2001FP (second) monitor has a greenish tint - 7 months ago

VGA is an analog signal and subject to interference. A usb to DVI adapter may work, though the one mentioned above appears to only offer 1080P resolution. According to Dell your monitors native resolution is 1600 x 1200

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Re: Belgian Farmer Takes Border, Conquers France... - 7 months ago

QuoteA local history enthusiast was walking in the forest when he noticed the stone marking the boundary between the two countries had moved 2.29m (7.5ft). Seems like they should ask the history enthusiast to move the stone to the correct location. After that. the location should probably be checked by surveyors with the correct equipment and make any adjustments as needed. I'm sure the farm

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Re: longing for adventure?!....you can now get AppleCare+ with 'Apple TV' but Apple just made a change..... - 7 months ago

If you live in an area with frequent lightning storms and the AppleTV is not plugged into a surge protector, AppleCare+ sounds like a good idea. Otherwise, not worth it.

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Re: car maufacture over time - 7 months ago

Wow - had no idea China has been building more cars than the US since 2008!

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Re: Citrus derivative makes transparent wood 100 percent renewable - 7 months ago

Acer - good question. I don’t know the answer. PLA is a polymer made from starch than can be broken down without toxic fumes.

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Re: Corsair One. PRO - 7 months ago

I didn't even know Corsair made PC's. Corsair is known for their memory. At $4199, I don't think I'll be buying a Corsair One.

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Re: save $120 on low end M1 MBA - 7 months ago

$880 for 8/256 is a good deal. It’s was $929 at Microcenter last week

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Re: Inspector Morse?!....elderly couple escape assisted living facility using morse code..... - 7 months ago

Newton, I agree with you on determining the security code by sound, not Morse code.

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Re: Just Ordered Updated AppleTV - 7 months ago

Davemachine, I believe Bluetooth is only used for game controllers and remote. You could use the old silver AppleTV remotes (which is IR) with the older AppleTV’s

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Re: Caulking a bathtub is so easy, but... - 7 months ago

You work a lot quicker than me...

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Re: Dog Urine Odor Remover - 7 months ago

Let us know how it works

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Re: 2021 Apple TV 4K versus 2017 Apple TV 4K - Who should buy the new model, and who should not - 7 months ago

The AppleTV is the best out there - period. Nothing comes close. I also believe the Lamborghini Aventador S 2dr Coupe AWD (6.5L 12cyl 7AM) is the best car. The Lamborghini is $418K - just out of my price range . However I can afford the Latest and greatest Apple TV. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

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Re: 2021 Apple TV 4K versus 2017 Apple TV 4K - Who should buy the new model, and who should not - 7 months ago

There is no clearance pricing on the old AppleTV 4K. It was on Amazon the other day for $185 (64 GB version). Today, Amazon is only taking preorders for the new model at full retail price.

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Re: Who is placing pre-orders tonight? iPad Pro, Apple TV? - 7 months ago

The Amazon Prime app has been available on AppleTV for many years - it’s on my generation 3 AppleTV.

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Re: Anyone running TwisterOS? - 7 months ago

Wow - 10 months. It seems they are constantly improving it.

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Re: "Microsoft is changing the default Office font and wants your help to pick a new one" we need to Boaty McBoatface this thing! - 7 months ago

I’d vote for Clippy

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