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Metal Geir Skogul posted:A house with two kids and a GF that primarily use netflix and plex and you'll hit a 1TB cap very easily. Hell, just the wife and I with netflex and plex run close to 1TB a month. Some month's I'll chew through 3-4 if I'm doing "Work" from home. 4k netflix is beautiful...I should see what I'm using with that, haven't checked my usage in months.
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My 859kg panda has an 800kg tow rating. loving lol.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Not surprised at all with that. A neighbor of ours whos child was kind of friends with my son never did anything wrong, even tho I myself witnessed him blast another much younger kid in the face with a soccer ball point blank and told his idiot mother, she refused to believe it happened because the kid denied it. Ok, you want to play that game? From them on, any time the kid sneezed in the wrong direction I sent him home and he eventually just stopped coming around. Buh-bye! Yeah, it's frustrating, but it's passing. I don't think I helicopter, hell, she broke her arm a couple weeks ago doing gymnastics in a friend's basement and that barely raised my pulse... kids are going to be kids. But the internet now is not something kids (sub-teens) should have unregulated access to. Too much stuff out there that can impact development. LloydDobler posted:Oh wow, you didn't mention that they were denying it. That'd piss me off too. At least if everyone's on the same level you can all talk about what is ok and what isn't, and make sure it doesn't happen again. It ended up okay, but the initial denial of responsibility was tough to take.
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Apr 12, 2018 19:04
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Huh, I don't even know what my cap is if I have one. But I rarely use the internet for much besides web surfing, Netflix once in a while and some PS3 online games that's about it. But I have cable, I suppose if i cut the cord I'd hit the cap pretty quick. I work first shift. I come up watch an episode or two of something on Plex or Netflix then stream YouTube documentaries while cleaning or whatever. Fiance works second shift. She does the same routine as me for the most part. Kid doesn't sleep as far as I can tell and well, he's a kid with a YouTube account. I have to be extremely careful on when I download a new game so I wait to the end of my billing cycle to see how much I have left over. Despite having 4k hardware throughout my house I stream my netflix and plex at 720 because I can't afford the overages. My cable bill is 83/mon for 60/10. Cox wants another 50/mon to have unlimited. It doesn't get me better service, its literal robbery under the guise of "well maybe you should just pay it so you dont have to worry about it". I have no other choices for ISP at my address. gently caress this stupid country in its inability to regulate internet access into a utility.
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Ferremit posted:Even In my late 20’s Event Horizon would give me hosed up dreams and poo poo sleep for about a week. Something bout that movie creeps the gently caress out of me I saw that on my 13th birthday in Chicago. Came out of the theater to one of those midwest gullywashers that was bad enough the Borders on Michigan Ave had water pouring in the doors and eventually caused a blackout in parts of the city. That was... not a fun evening. Worse, though, was watching Rattlers when I was 7 or 8. That left me with a phobia about snakes bad enough that I had a panic attack years later when I saw Snakes on a Plane. Apparently my fight/flight/freeze response is, indeed, freeze. Couldn't even stand up from my seat to leave the theater.
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The Door Frame posted:Aren't a surprisingly large amount of cars rated for their own weight as long as your trailer has brakes? Often higher if adequately powered. I'd need a braked trailer to tow the full 800, 750kg otherwise. Uktow.com is a reliable resource over here, if your American car a UK equivalent.
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Apr 12, 2018 19:23
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Maker Of Shoes posted:I have no other choices for ISP at my address. In the Phoenix area I have two choices. Cox, which has the stated issues but delivers great speed (I'm on the 100mb plan currently) and low latency, or whateverthefuck the phone company here is currently called, CenturyLink still? Which is DSL service where they promise me 40mb, then after it's hooked up deliver 2.5mb and say "sorry, that's the best the lines can support at your location", but it still costs the same. So yea, Cox basically has no competition in the Phoenix Metro area so they can just do whatever they loving want to and there isn't poo poo you can really do about it except maybe go to a satellite streaming service if you don't game or do anything else that requires low latency.
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Apr 12, 2018 19:47
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And here I just figured I was in the minority of only having one choice for ISP. Spectrum is the only game in town for my neighborhood, at least they don't have data caps yet, and my service speed has gone up and the price down since they took over TWC -used to pay $80/month for 40 down/5 up, now its $65/month for 100 down/10 up. Seems to be far fewer service disruptions too.
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Apr 12, 2018 20:22
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Seminal Flu posted:gently caress the steaming pile of cancer that is YouTube targeted to kids. Purely fwiw, sometimes, pretending is a useful way to deal with this kind of fear. She knows it's not real so it's only fair that if she can get scared by something fake she can use something like a stuffed animal or whatever to pretend it will fight the bad thing off. Alternatively, something real and big that's special. "hey kid, sorry that's scary. We both know it's not real, but here's a breaker bar. Anything comes through that door that's not me or mom and you hit them right in the face with this and they're going down for the count." Either way, it still sucks when other parents (in particular) or the world (in general) ruins all the good parenting you've been doing. Seminal Flu posted:
This drives me crazy. Lying is developmentally appropriate behavior for kids. Don't be surprised when your kid lies or pretend they always tell the truth. They're literally supposed to be lying to their parents and then those parents are like "nah, not my kid." Yes, yes, your kid. And all the other kids too.
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Apr 12, 2018 20:23
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Now that Crashplan has become business price only, what's everyone using for off-site backup?
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Apr 12, 2018 20:25
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A second Synology NAS tucked at my parents house and built in backup. Crash plan was my go-to recommendation for years. Anyone using Backblaze?
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Apr 12, 2018 20:27
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Hello all, I just unexpectedly bought a house without selling the one I already live in. In fact we had no plans to move. The wagon has celebrated the occasion by developing a rod knock. Looking forward to towing two broken cars in past the new neighbors.
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builds character posted:
I must not have been clear. Of course a child that age is going to lie, I agree... That's typical development. The problem I had was the child's FATHER assuming his snowflake could do no wrong and his lack of responsibility-taking. Or maybe we were saying the same thing. 
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Seminal Flu posted:I must not have been clear. Of course a child that age is going to lie, I agree... That's typical development. The problem I had was the child's FATHER assuming his snowflake could do no wrong and his lack of responsibility-taking. Or maybe we were saying the same thing. Yeah, I was agreeing with you.
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Apr 12, 2018 20:44
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cakesmith handyman posted:My 859kg panda has an 800kg tow rating. loving lol. My 5140lb lincoln has a 7000lb tow rating. It actually had a receiver hitch on it at one point, too. It could just barely haul another one of itself on a 20 foot aluminum car hauler. I don't think they build gas stations close enough together these days to attempt it, though.
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Apr 12, 2018 20:49
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Powershift posted:My 5140lb lincoln has a 7000lb tow rating. Fill the tank on the one you're towing and siphon it in between gas stops.
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Powershift posted:My 5140lb lincoln has a 7000lb tow rating. 
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Fermented Tinal posted:Fill the tank on the one you're towing and siphon it in between gas stops. Who says the one it's towing doesn't work? Swap them out when the first gets low on gas.
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Apr 12, 2018 21:42
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dee eight posted:Please yes I want it. My first car was an 84 Datsun truck, I feel you there. I really want a small truck again, since I don't need the cab space and haul kayaks and building materials pretty often, but I can't justify buying new at $half a house.
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Apr 12, 2018 21:59
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I feel like I've done a whole rant about the weird American Mah Truck  mentality before, but what you guys are describing are now just work vans. They're $20-28k brand new, small, easy to drive, have 1.5-2.5L 4 cylinder engines, and they're built to be only as big and powerful as they need to be. I see very few new work trucks anymore, but tons of new work vans
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Rhyno posted:IT MIGHT BE FREE-CAR-O-CLOCK AGAIN. Is it a cavalier?
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cakesmith handyman posted:Is it a cavalier?
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The Door Frame posted:I feel like I've done a whole rant about the weird American Mah Truck Yeah, but I can't dump loads of bricks into it from 6 feet up.
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Apr 12, 2018 22:26
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Cheap Ring doorbell if anyone's looking. Amazon bought them and dropped the base price to $99. The warehouse price is $89.99, but for some reason there's a 20% off discount that kicks in on the satin nickel one, bringing the Prime price down to $77 delivered after tax in my case. I needed a replacement doorbell anyway, so cheap upgrade. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00N2ZDXW2/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all
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Apr 12, 2018 22:31
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InitialDave posted:Is it a Saturn with a busted front end and saggy seat? Actually laughed out loud at that one, thank you
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builds character posted:This drives me crazy. Lying is developmentally appropriate behavior for kids. Don't be surprised when your kid lies or pretend they always tell the truth. They're literally supposed to be lying to their parents and then those parents are like "nah, not my kid." Yes, yes, your kid. And all the other kids too. This is probably our #1 priority with our son. Do not loving lie to us or the punishment is going to be ten times worse than if you just fess up. We stress to him that we need to be able to trust him if wants to do things now and in the future, and lying is not going to help him if he wants to have any kind of freedoms. He's been doing well so far knock on wood, I'm just hoping once he's a teenager he stays relatively honest or it's gonna be a constant battle of the wills.
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lmao so my data meter updated to 99% but still a date of 4/10 soooooo basically I have no internet for 2 days on top of eating a giant fine. god i love capitalism
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Apr 12, 2018 22:56
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Applebees Appetizer posted:This is probably our #1 priority with our son. Do not loving lie to us or the punishment is going to be ten times worse than if you just fess up. We stress to him that we need to be able to trust him if wants to do things now and in the future, and lying is not going to help him if he wants to have any kind of freedoms. If it's in highlights it must be true and good advice. https://www.highlights.com/parents/articles/four-truths-about-lying
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The Door Frame posted:I feel like I've done a whole rant about the weird American Mah Truck Nah. The open top on the truck is a feature that fits my particular use profile. Good luck getting a couple 12' kayaks into a compact van.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:lmao so my data meter updated to 99% but still a date of 4/10 soooooo basically I have no internet for 2 days on top of eating a giant fine. Tether off of your phones? And yeah, Cox loving blows. I've been getting persistent T3 timeouts on my modem (as have some of my neighbors) and they insist it's nothing to do with their network. I'm switching to CL as soon as I can get my truck rolling out of the garage again.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Tether off of your phones? Yeah, its whatever for me but man I am not looking forward to two days of bitching the household is gonna do. 
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cakesmith handyman posted:Is it a cavalier? It's a surprise! InitialDave posted:Is it a Saturn with a busted front end and saggy seat? LoL
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IOwnCalculus posted:Tether off of your phones? Hopefully the monolithic beast that is Century Link can provide you much better service than they do here. My brother has them and gets 40mb, which is more than sufficient IMO, but he's ticked off at them for their billing. When he ordered he asked them a dozen times or more if the price they were quoting included all the taxes and fees, and would be the actual price he had to pay every month, and every time they said yes. His first bill arrives, and it's got a fee of some sort (one of those recovery charge things that's on every bill from Century Link) on top of the price they quoted. When he called them to complain they say that this isn't a tax or fee, it's a "recovery charge", which of course doesn't change the fact that they lied about the price being quoted being the exact price he would need to pay. He is good at holding a grudge, so he's switching to Cox as soon as the contract time is over.
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The Locator posted:He is good at holding a grudge, so he's switching to Cox as soon as the contract time is over. I hope he likes bill creep.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:I hope he likes bill creep. Cox is the worst for bill creep. Started at 44.99 five years ago, crept up to 79 loving dollars without any plan changes. Cancelled them, waited 30 days, signed up for a new plan under a different billing address for the equivalent 29.99 plan.
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I just got offered a job! A real person adult job!
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Cox is the worst for bill creep. Started at 44.99 five years ago, crept up to 79 loving dollars without any plan changes. I'm up from 5 years of 50 to 83 loving dollars over the course of 18 months. It's insane.
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InitialDave posted:Is it a Saturn with a busted front end and saggy seat? That's no way to talk about STR and Dave. Also, anyone with Verizon lose service? Was at the bar earlier, and everyone with Verizon lost service at the exact same time. Figured it was just one tower, but now I'm 25 miles away at the house and it's the same. No one has anything above 1X. loving weird. Also, sad if my first thought was "God dammit, what did Trump loving do now?" when everyone's service dropped? B t dubs: go loving bolts
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