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I think it's just the mailmans job to bring you the mail man. Sorry, you should set up a forwarding address to a po box that way it gets delivered there and you don't have to deal with it. Pay someone to throw away the mail lol. Or just toss it back in the mailbox idk.
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I have a question about Instagram. It relates to whether anyone else has noticed something in the last few days. See, I like using Instagram to keep up with my friends but most of all to look at pretty ladies. I make a point to like/follow ones I enjoy looking at regularly but one of my favorite features of the app has always been able to click the “for you” tab and see lots of cleavage and butts and cute Taiwanese sports models and stuff, but suddenly that spigot has closed. My for you tab is all boring stuff. Very little of this is showing up on my newsfeed, when it was fully 70% of my interaction with the app. Not in a creepy way more like “I have three minutes to kill might as well idly flip thru insta babes” and now the babes are.. gone? This is not a complaint, the internet does not lack salacious content and it’s probably unhealthy to be throwing it constantly in my face. I’m just wondering, what happened? Did this happen for others? I haven’t noticed any articles about the change? It was almost overnight. Even women I follow are not showing up in my feed as often. Can someone explain?
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Sep 21, 2018 14:42
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Really the worst is "X person who is not you or current resident" like that means anything other than "literally your trash can." I would start doing this instead of putting it back in the box, except with my luck the one time I do it the person who was supposed to get it will file an investigation and I'll be charged for destruction of mail.
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Sep 21, 2018 19:51
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Leal posted:I would start doing this instead of putting it back in the box, except with my luck the one time I do it the person who was supposed to get it will file an investigation and I'll be charged for destruction of mail. That probably won't matter if it's a mass mail thing that says "or current resident." I'm the current resident of my address so technically it can be for me. Definitely will admit that I'm getting sick of writing return to sender for stuff that is blatantly just spam though.
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Sep 21, 2018 20:04
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This is more for stuff addressed to you, but here's some info I put together on curtailing junk mail that might be useful. Since doing all this stuff I receive practically no junk mail whatsoever.Van Dis posted:Junk mail is so bad for the environment and I've done a few things to minimize what I receive. For stuff addressed to others, sometimes it's helpful to call the senders until you get through to someone who can update their own mailing list to reflect that the recipient does not live at your address.
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Sep 21, 2018 20:15
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Fork of Unknown Origins posted:I’m looking for a page from a Winnie the Pooh book that I saw posted on Facebook a couple weeks ago. It’s from one of the older books I believe, and it has Pooh sitting there doing nothing. Someone (rabbit?) comes and tells him he needs to go do something and Pooh talks about listening to the trees or some poo poo. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? Trying one more time, anybody know what I’m talking about? Really want to send it to my mother in law next time she bitches about my wife and I not having enough planned activities.
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Sep 22, 2018 05:21
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I'm not on FB, but I bet the visual was from the "Poohism" group. Maybe this quote? "What I like doing best is Nothing." "How do you do Nothing," asked Pooh after he had wondered for a long time. "Well, it's when people call out at you just as you’re going off to do it, ‘What are you going to do, Christopher Robin?’ and you say, ‘Oh, nothing,’ and then you go and do it. It means just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering." It's from The House at Pooh Corner.
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Sep 22, 2018 21:58
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If I buy a non-cash gift card on Amazon (like Netflix, iTunes, etc) at 1:1 pricing and I use my Amazon credit card for it, do I earn 5% back? I can't seem to find this anywhere. Not if I REDEEM points for a gift card, but if I purchase a gift card from Amazon with my Amazon credit card.
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Sep 23, 2018 02:48
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We're in the final stages of moving into a new house and the furnishing costs are starting to mount up. We're at the point of looking at things like beds and we're at a bit of a crossroads on costs. Essentially we've come to the conclusion that the right bed is loving important and so cheaping out is maybe not the best idea in the world, but the costs are pretty steep. Because of bad backs and such, we're looking at one of those Tempur Memory foam mattresses, but in combination with a new frame we'd be looking at about £2,500 (our original unresearched estimate was £1000) So, my small questions are: Is that type of mattress worth the money being asked for it (or am i paying for a 'brand')? Are the interest free credit options furniture stores offer identical to the 3 year 0% interest credit card i've already got and should I just stick it on that instead for credit score fuckery reasons?
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Sep 23, 2018 15:06
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Kin posted:We're in the final stages of moving into a new house and the furnishing costs are starting to mount up. Go and try the memory foam mattresses in IKEA and prepare to be pleasantly surprised at how good they feel. Save the cash for all those unexpected costs you are going to encounter. Usually, the interest-free store furniture store cards are fine, but if you miss a single payment, they screw you with retrospective interest or other poo poo like that. Use the credit card if you have plenty of spare credit because you'll get other benefits - including the credit card company being on your side in case of a dispute with the store.
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Sep 23, 2018 15:26
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Since mattress chat is going on, I'm curious about peoples takes on those mattresses in a box. Been thinking about grabbing one but I'm not sure if the hype is real or what brand to go with. Tried one briefly at a friends house and was pleasantly surprised at how nice it felt and the price point/convenience is a huge bonus.
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Sep 23, 2018 15:38
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We have a Brooklyn Bedding mattress and have been mostly happy with it. The only thing I'd change is the firmness – since you can't lie down on one in a store, it's hard to know exactly what firmness you want, so we went with the medium option. In retrospect we should have gone with firm. It came all rolled up in a big box, like a shrink-wrapped mattress burrito. It took a couple of hours to fully decompress after we opened it, but we slept on it that night and it was great. The whole process was pleasant and easy. The hardest part was getting the mattress upstairs because it's fairly heavy, but it was still easier than moving a fully uncompressed spring mattress. I'd definitely get one again. It was way nicer than going to a mattress store.
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Sep 23, 2018 15:51
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Cool thanks. One thing I'm not clear on. Are you supposed to get a box spring for them?
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Sep 23, 2018 15:53
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You don't need a box spring, but you at least need some sort of platform to put them on. If you have one of those cheap-o metal frames like we do that has nothing but empty space in the middle, it won't work without something for the middle of the mattress to rest on. We have a cheap box frame (not spring) from Ikea and it works just fine.
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Sep 23, 2018 15:55
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Kin posted:Are the interest free credit options furniture stores offer identical to the 3 year 0% interest credit card i've already got and should I just stick it on that instead for credit score fuckery reasons? I'd personally take the store credit if you know 100% you'll never miss a single payment. It'll only help boost your credit score further, and leave you with a safety net aka your credit card with it's 0% interest free period. However, if you're planning on taking finance out on anything important in the near future (car finance, bank loan), perhaps hold off on getting it on store credit and whack it on your credit card instead, cause I know for a fact taking it out on store credit will dent your credit score initially, until a few months have passed and you've not missed a single payment.
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Sep 23, 2018 15:58
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Mattress chat: I have a Leesa and I love it.
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Sep 23, 2018 16:54
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Seconding the leesa, but all of the all-foam internet mattress pretty much all use the same foam construction, just with different ratios of what kind of foam.
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Sep 23, 2018 18:26
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spog posted:Go and try the memory foam mattresses in IKEA and prepare to be pleasantly surprised at how good they feel. Knowing what i now know about mattresses (too much), i would be pleasantly surprised with how good they feel at just £195 and 'a generous layer of soft fillings'. Qubee posted:I'd personally take the store credit if you know 100% you'll never miss a single payment. It'll only help boost your credit score further, and leave you with a safety net aka your credit card with it's 0% interest free period. However, if you're planning on taking finance out on anything important in the near future (car finance, bank loan), perhaps hold off on getting it on store credit and whack it on your credit card instead, cause I know for a fact taking it out on store credit will dent your credit score initially, until a few months have passed and you've not missed a single payment. The latter is the most likely scenario as we'll be needing to get a car soon too (expect another stupid question post when that one rolls around). We've got enough in savings for our safety net, but that's where my indecision is coming from for the purchase in general because i'd rather keep a chunk of the actual savings to hand and use the credit card for these big purchases. I dunno if that's a backwards way of looking at it though.
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Sep 23, 2018 18:59
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Thirding that Ikea mattresses are high quality and cheap in price. Only real issue is that if you dont live near a store they'll charge an arm and a leg for the delivery.
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Sep 23, 2018 19:10
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Depending on how good your credit score is at the moment (if you're in the UK, you can see it for free every 30 days on experian.co.uk), getting a mattress either on store finance or with your credit card might gently caress you over when it comes to getting car finance, especially if it's in the near future. If we're talking 3 months when you've paid a lot of the mattress off, you'd be fine. But if you get the mattress right now on store credit, then waltz into a car dealership trying to get the car on finance, you may be rejected for it. Though take everything I say with a pinch of salt. I'm not working a full-time job and I'm pretty sure that has made things way more difficult for me, despite having a good score. I don't know how much more leeway they give you when you have a job, cause from my own past experiences, if I get something on finance, I won't be touched with a barge pole until I've 1) paid off more than half it's value and 2) enough time has passed where it isn't something that happened very recently. My own question:   Screen tearing still happening. It's driving me nuts. Sometimes clicking on my 2nd monitor makes my primary one (the one that tears) flicker black and then it's fixed. I tested the connections, changed stuff around, still happens. Qubee fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Sep 23, 2018 |
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Sep 23, 2018 19:30
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Kin posted:Knowing what i now know about mattresses (too much), i would be pleasantly surprised with how good they feel at just £195 and 'a generous layer of soft fillings'. Well, yes, that's what we are all saying. Do you think we're all playing a hilarious trick on you to try a crap mattress? quote:The latter is the most likely scenario as we'll be needing to get a car soon too (expect another stupid question post when that one rolls around). We've got enough in savings for our safety net, but that's where my indecision is coming from for the purchase in general because i'd rather keep a chunk of the actual savings to hand and use the credit card for these big purchases. I dunno if that's a backwards way of looking at it though. The big question is whether you can afford to pay off the credit card at an appropriate timescale without incurring interest. If so, then sure, stick everything on a card and grind it away. Just remember that a safety net is indeed for emergencies and a nice coffee table does not count as an emergency
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Sep 23, 2018 20:35
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What kind of car is this? It's looks kinda like a Toyota of some sort, but the front end looks off.
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Sep 23, 2018 20:59
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Mister Kingdom posted:What kind of car is this? It's looks kinda like a Toyota of some sort, but the front end looks off.  Looks like a Ford Sierra
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Sep 23, 2018 21:05
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Qubee posted:Depending on how good your credit score is at the moment (if you're in the UK, you can see it for free every 30 days on experian.co.uk), getting a mattress either on store finance or with your credit card might gently caress you over when it comes to getting car finance, especially if it's in the near future. If we're talking 3 months when you've paid a lot of the mattress off, you'd be fine. But if you get the mattress right now on store credit, then waltz into a car dealership trying to get the car on finance, you may be rejected for it. Did you test different computers with the same monitor and different monitors with the same computer somehow?
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Sep 23, 2018 22:32
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spog posted:
Interesting. This was from that gum commercial where the creepy guy draws pictures of his encounters with a young woman. I didn't realize it might be foreign (not-US).
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Sep 24, 2018 00:42
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Mister Kingdom posted:Interesting. This was from that gum commercial where the creepy guy draws pictures of his encounters with a young woman. I didn't realize it might be foreign (not-US). I think in the us it was called a merkur xr4
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Sep 24, 2018 03:22
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I've got a weird Wifi problem -- my computer disconnects from my Wifi network when my roommate enters the house. I'm guessing it has something to do with his phone connecting to the Wifi, but why on earth would it suck away the connection from the other devices? Is there a way to fix this? It happens to my laptop, desktop, and iPhone, so it's not an issue with any of my devices in particular. Anyone know what on earth is going on?
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Sep 24, 2018 05:00
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tuyop posted:Did you test different computers with the same monitor and different monitors with the same computer somehow? No I just swapped the HDMI cables between the monitors, and tried sticking them into different HDMI ports. No bueno.
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Sep 24, 2018 06:18
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Qubee posted:No I just swapped the HDMI cables between the monitors, and tried sticking them into different HDMI ports. No bueno. You’ve tested the cables and ports, that just leaves the computer, its components, and the monitors themselves, I think.
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Sep 24, 2018 11:28
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Crankit posted:I think in the us it was called a merkur xr4 We only got the hatchback (XR4Ti) in the US. Could be a Merkur Scorpio (Ford Scorpio elsewhere)?
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Sep 24, 2018 18:28
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I have a long red-eye flight coming up that I need to sleep on, if possible. I'm almost never able to sleep on planes because I have a hard time falling asleep sitting up. What's the strongest or best over the counter medication that'll for sure knock me out? Dramamine doesn't make me sleepy.
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Sep 24, 2018 19:03
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kedo posted:I have a long red-eye flight coming up that I need to sleep on, if possible. I'm almost never able to sleep on planes because I have a hard time falling asleep sitting up. What's the strongest or best over the counter medication that'll for sure knock me out? Dramamine doesn't make me sleepy. All of the OTC options (antihistamines or melatonin) are fairly mild in their effectiveness; they'll help you get to sleep, but they're unlikely to make you go to sleep. YMMV, but my experience with the antihistamines has been the side effects are usually worse than just closing my eyes for as long as I can and dealing with it. Get some chill music and noise-canceling headphones.
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Sep 24, 2018 19:44
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kedo posted:I have a long red-eye flight coming up that I need to sleep on, if possible. I'm almost never able to sleep on planes because I have a hard time falling asleep sitting up. What's the strongest or best over the counter medication that'll for sure knock me out? Dramamine doesn't make me sleepy. How's your alcohol tolerance? Mini liquor bottles are carry-on OK. Duty free another option if international.
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ninjahedgehog posted:I've got a weird Wifi problem -- my computer disconnects from my Wifi network when my roommate enters the house. I'm guessing it has something to do with his phone connecting to the Wifi, but why on earth would it suck away the connection from the other devices? Is there a way to fix this? I'm trying to remember the details from Network+ exam, like, a year ago, but it's either that if you connect a B or G device to an N network, all the other devices on the network get forced down to B or G, or if you connect a 2.4ghz device to an N network, all the other devices get kicked off the 5ghz band, either of which I would imagine could cause brief, sudden connection issues. I think most modern routers (last 2-3 years) solve this with multiple antennas so they can support multiple simultaneous networks. If you can get your roommate's phone onto N at the 5ghz band, that would fix the problem, or getting it onto AC. That's just a first guess, though. You might have better luck in the SH/SC home networking thread.
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dupersaurus posted:All of the OTC options (antihistamines or melatonin) are fairly mild in their effectiveness; they'll help you get to sleep, but they're unlikely to make you go to sleep. YMMV, but my experience with the antihistamines has been the side effects are usually worse than just closing my eyes for as long as I can and dealing with it. Get some chill music and noise-canceling headphones.
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Sep 24, 2018 21:12
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Kin posted:We're in the final stages of moving into a new house and the furnishing costs are starting to mount up. There is a whole thread about it here. Good luck.
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Sep 24, 2018 21:13
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Thanatosian posted:Is your router old? Is your roommate's phone old? 802.11 b g n and ac all can operate on 2.4 GHz 802.11 a n and ac all can operate on 5 GHz If b, g, n clients connect to an ac network on 2.4 GHz, the 2.4 GHz portion must slow down to meet whichever lower standard connected while talking to it (and if you use an 802.11n network already there only, it still slows for b or g; a g network still slows for b). Similarly on 5 GHz if an a or n client connects it will slow an ac network, an a client will slow an n network. However a slow client on the 2.4 GHz network won't kill a 5 GHz fast network, they operate independently. But otherwise a slow client on the same frequency as you will slow your connectivity, and the switchover can also reduce usable range (especially for a radical situation like an 802.11 b/g device connecting to 802.11ac). One of the quickest ways to see if this is the issue, is to go into router's settings page and manually switch your network to only support latest standards. Most will you give you an option to do something like set your wireless to "n only" or "ac only" depending on capabilities.
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Sep 24, 2018 22:00
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kedo posted:I have a long red-eye flight coming up that I need to sleep on, if possible. I'm almost never able to sleep on planes because I have a hard time falling asleep sitting up. What's the strongest or best over the counter medication that'll for sure knock me out? Dramamine doesn't make me sleepy. Zquil works allright as long as you haven't taken it in a while (I found it stops working if I used it recently) but it makes me feel like poo poo when I wake up tbh. Alternately, like the other guy said, have a few drinks beforehand. Man, I can't even stay awake on planes if I try personally. All that white noise and the cool air from the little nozzle blasting me I'm out in 5 minutes. it's like perfect sleep conditions for me.
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veni veni veni posted:Zquil works allright as long as you haven't taken it in a while (I found it stops working if I used it recently) but it makes me feel like poo poo when I wake up tbh. Zquil proper is Dipenhydramine/Benadryl. They also make a melatonin gummy. You'll pay less and get the same effect by buying generic. Also, by drinking a bit of liquor with the diphenhydramine.
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Crankit posted:I think in the us it was called a merkur xr4 That was this one: 
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