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Aphrodite posted:An extremely close shave. But you should just have a single straight screen and some good screen cleaner.
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I always had major problems with eye strain and image clarity on modern LCD displays. A friend got me to try out a cheap old CRT and it made a huge difference. It's pretty obvious that all of the monitor "advances" over the last 25+ years are just BS sold to us by BIG MONITOR to make us buy new things that we do not need.With CRTs, a replacement pack of 6 costs less than one new LCD does too.
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Doom Rooster posted:I always had major problems with eye strain and image clarity on modern LCD displays. A friend got me to try out a cheap old CRT and it made a huge difference. It's pretty obvious that all of the monitor "advances" over the last 25+ years are just BS sold to us by BIG MONITOR to make us buy new things that we do not need.With CRTs, a replacement pack of 6 costs less than one new LCD does too. If anything, CRTs are the real BIG MONITOR.
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Doom Rooster posted:I always had major problems with eye strain and image clarity on modern LCD displays. A friend got me to try out a cheap old CRT and it made a huge difference. It's pretty obvious that all of the monitor "advances" over the last 25+ years are just BS sold to us by BIG MONITOR to make us buy new things that we do not need.With CRTs, a replacement pack of 6 costs less than one new LCD does too. You might consider testing if it's IPS vs. TN LCD panels, and matte vs gloss. TN or gloss give me headaches and eye strain, matte IPS monitors do not.
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It's free, so I dunno if it counts as a purchase, but download f.lux because it's the best.
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They were doing a bit.
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H110Hawk posted:You might consider testing if it's IPS vs. TN LCD panels, and matte vs gloss. TN or gloss give me headaches and eye strain, matte IPS monitors do not. ![]()
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Toast Museum posted:They were doing a bit. I know, but I wanted to plug f.lux because it rules.
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![]() Grasshopper Vape (Titanium, Grey) from eBay Looking forward to stealthy vaping. The Sicilian has a new favorite as of 21:11 on Dec 15, 2016 |
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The Sicilian posted:
Electrical heating element from eBay that you hold near your face. RIP.
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To be fair, it's always the battery's fault when they explode. Those'll be fine.
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Aramek posted:It's free, so I dunno if it counts as a purchase, but download f.lux because it's the best. Lol if your monitor doesn't have blue light reduction modes built into it, just lol.
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I finally told Sprint to gently caress off and signed up with Google Fi. Bought a Pixel for myself and my wife to replace our old Galaxy S5s. It feels like breaking up with an abusive partner. ![]() ![]()
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Sneeing Emu posted:I finally told Sprint to gently caress off and signed up with Google Fi. Bought a Pixel for myself and my wife to replace our old Galaxy S5s. It feels like breaking up with an abusive partner. ![]()
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canis minor posted:Aaah, wrong book 10/10, would airbrush this on the side of my van
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To followup on the Hubsan drone chat, here's a pic from what seems to be the high point when it got lost. Keep in mind, it's just a tiny thing that fits in the palm of your hand![]() Aramek posted:"The robot lays on its back, chassis baking in the hot sun, beating its props trying to turn itself over. But it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping." ![]()
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Aramek posted:"The robot lays on its back, chassis baking in the hot sun, beating its props trying to turn itself over. But it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping." Flight-Kampff Test. Yes, that did take two days.
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![]() Not long ago I bought a ring. It is uniquely handcrafted by someone I know, and I plan to offer it tomorrow to the woman I will propose to. I hope she says yes. We just bought a house together so the risk she doesn't is probably limited.
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How much dinero was that
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:
Good luck! You've already bought a house, so this is just making it legal at this point.
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Just purchased the down payment for a moving company to haul my poo poo 630 miles to Chicago. I've always done it myself in a U-Haul till now, but this is far enough away that I'd have to go solo anyway, so might as well get someone to do it.
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Kontradaz posted:How much dinero was that https://youtu.be/l91ISfcuzDw
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Aramek posted:Just purchased the down payment for a moving company to haul my poo poo 630 miles to Chicago. I've always done it myself in a U-Haul till now, but this is far enough away that I'd have to go solo anyway, so might as well get someone to do it. Welcome brother, enjoy the weather
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:
Good luck and congratulations~
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Jmcrofts posted:Welcome brother, enjoy the weather Moving from somewhere colder and windier, it'll be good.
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:
Congrats!! What a classy ring ![]() Aramek posted:Just purchased the down payment for a moving company to haul my poo poo 630 miles to Chicago. I've always done it myself in a U-Haul till now, but this is far enough away that I'd have to go solo anyway, so might as well get someone to do it. vv e: My coworker was just telling me how great that movie is today--I gotta add that to my list Catatron Prime has a new favorite as of 03:09 on Dec 17, 2016 |
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Bought Tucker & Dale vs Evil on blu ray cause it's ![]() Also, congrats on the upcoming nuptials!
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:
Nice, I did the same thing last year, including buying the house first. It's a great call, marriage is fun. Get ready for baby boomers telling you "just remember, happy wife happy life hahahaha" for the next year or so. Congratulations!
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Got my self a folding kayak, a Pakboats Puffin Swift. Now for the long wait for the winter to be over. ![]() (not my picture)
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Aramek posted:Just purchased the down payment for a moving company to haul my poo poo 630 miles to Chicago. I've always done it myself in a U-Haul till now, but this is far enough away that I'd have to go solo anyway, so might as well get someone to do it. Also extending my welcome! I did r Uhaul for 863 to get back here in October. Thank God for podcasts.
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Ordered this electronics stuff:![]() To make this: ![]() Which is a guitar distortion pedal based on the Providence Stampede. Even though it's just a kit, will be a good intro into how to put together a pedal at home, so I'm excited.
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betterinsodapop posted:Ordered this electronics stuff: ONE OF US ONE OF US Enjoy your solder headache, friend.
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betterinsodapop posted:Ordered this electronics stuff: Oh, man. You're making me want to go through some old boxes in my attic. I have an old Radio Shack (or Tandy) book with schematics for 20 or 30 pedals. This was back when you could actually buy all the components at a Radio Shack. I got it in HS and only put together a fuzz pedal and reverb pedal because I had never soldered or done any real electronic projects before this. It was an uphill climb for me and I ruined more than one board. I seem to remember there being a Wah pedal schematic, but I could never find some of the parts cheap enough, the foot pedal being the one that was hard to find. Although now that I think about it, an old car accelerator pedal probably would have worked. Welp, I know what I'm doing this coming year. EDIT: Holy poo poo, I found it at Amazon (well, the revised edition - I'd swear I bought it in the late 80s). I guess it wasn't Radio Shack. Pretty sure that's where I bought it though. https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Projects-Musicians-Craig-Anderton/dp/0825695023 Proteus Jones has a new favorite as of 01:48 on Dec 20, 2016 |
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betterinsodapop posted:Ordered this electronics stuff: drat you, this is awesome and I don't need need any more projects, especially when I really want an echo pedal
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strangemusic posted:ONE OF US ONE OF US I'll try to work in a well ventilated area! flosofl posted:EDIT: Holy poo poo, I found it at Amazon (well, the revised edition - I'd swear I bought it in the late 80s). I guess it wasn't Radio Shack. Pretty sure that's where I bought it though. OSU_Matthew posted:drat you, this is awesome and I don't need need any more projects, especially when I really want an echo pedal
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