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Happy new year you freaks. Think I'm going to do the dry January thing. Anyone else? CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:She said yes InitialDave posted:Has anyone alerted the Canadian authorities yet? 
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Sounds like there is a few of us doing dry January. Start a thread? I will often go weeks without drinking at all a couple times during the year, and it feels good. I sleep better, lose a bit of weight, have more energy, really nothing to lose. Then, I inevitably have either a rough week at work or get together with friends (generally taekwondo friends after a brutal class) and the wheels fall off the wagon. It's funny because after I don't drink for a few weeks or so, my tolerance just goes to poo poo. I can normally drink a fair amount (I'm not a super small guy) and I have no issues, need a several strong highballs to even feel it at all, but after being on the wagon 3 stiff drinks is enough to do it. And then the feeling like poo poo again until tolerance gets back up 
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Jan 2, 2019 04:38
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Very true, weighing yourself leads to this obsession over slight fluctuations in the numbers when you can easily vary day to day just on water weight alone by something like 5lbs. Yeah, weighing yourself every few days is better than every day, or more. You're basically keeping track of bowel movements and pissing at that point.
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Jan 2, 2019 15:17
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Hey we've got some network/IT folks here right? Is there a quick primer on NAS's for dummies? I have been thinking for some time about putting some storage on my home network for our PCs to share. I got a spur of the moment smoking deal on a brand new Netgear RN2120 and, I'm sure it will be more than adequate for what I need but I did buy it without doing much/any research. I have 2 matching 4TB drives which I installed and going through initial setup and the drives formatted/synching (although they should be empty, I don't know why "synching" says it's going to take 6 hours). Anyhow, will I just be able to "browse" this thing like any old network drive or will I have to access through my web-browser? Also, I really don't know too much about RAIDs and redundancy isn't a huge, huge deal for me. I guess it has X-RAID (whatever that means). Anything I should obviously be doing setting this up for a home network? I know I can wade into the SH/SC forum, but you folks are my peeps  tetrapyloctomy posted:What I love about orthopedic surgeons is that they make a conscious effort to play dumb despite being objectively brighter than average across the board (since it's so competitive a specialty). They have the "aw, shucks, I'm just a bone doctor, better admit them to medicine for me to consult on" act down to a science. Speaking of Doctors, off to see mine this afternoon. My back pain is largely better courtesy of my physiotherapist, but she was super hard on my TFL on my leg last visit and I think she tweaked a nerve so now I get a ton of pain in my leg, especially when I bend down, but at least my back isn't killing me anymore!  I hope between my Doctor and my physio they can fix it, this really sucks 
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Geoj posted:You should be able to access the drives on your computers and mobile devices via SMB shares. I'm not familiar with that model of NAS but there should be somewhere in the web console where you can establish shares.
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Jan 2, 2019 20:48
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Thanks for the help guys, since that thread in SH/SC seems to be exactly what I should be looking at, I'll take it there. Also appreciate the heads-up with JBOD mode 
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Jan 2, 2019 21:23
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Since we're on the topic of NAS's again, if you're running JBOD is there any reason to make sure the drives match? Also, what's the best way to do remote access to your NAS when away from your network? Netgear offers Readycloud for my NAS, I presume that would be the best way for me to go?
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Jan 5, 2019 17:36
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What's the cargo area room for an Outback or Forester?
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Jan 5, 2019 23:07
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Have no fear, a corroded as gently caress 20 year old valve will start dumping out water from the stem after you are done all your upgrades!
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Jan 7, 2019 19:59
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A photo speaks 1000 words
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Jan 8, 2019 01:43
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Sorry not on facebook myself although I'm sure almost everyone else here is. You should be able to use an anonymous file uploader if it's not too big. Here's one I just found, not sure if it's any good or not. https://anonfile.com/
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Jan 8, 2019 02:19
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Those are cool as hell. I look forward to reading about your haunted camper project 
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We have a CVT in our 2011 Legacy and so far, it's been bulletproof. It did feel totally unnerving coming from a standard auto though as the "hanging" acceleration just doesn't sound/feel right, but even though the motor is sitting @ 5K (or whatever) the speed just keeps climbing, because the ratios keep changing in the transmission to keep the engine at it's best point on the power curve. Unnerving, but works and now doesn't bother me in the least. Obviously though, gently caress transmissions made of glass, whether they are a CVT or whatever. RE: US Government shut-down news, anyone know if the land borders are being effected yet? slidebite fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Jan 8, 2019 |
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Jan 8, 2019 20:16
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Not showing up for work, horrendous lineups or outright closures... that kind of thing.
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Jan 8, 2019 20:55
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I forgot you can check that online, looked at the one closest to me and it seems much slower than normal with only 1 lane open.
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Jan 8, 2019 21:11
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Geoj posted:My takeaway: a 200 megabit pipe is faster than 99% of the US.  Considering something shocking like 20% of the country is still on dialup, that's not surprising.
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Jan 9, 2019 05:31
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Jan 11, 2019 15:22
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Shut up Meg posted:Just learnt that someone stole my portable jump starter and my little purse of car park change from my car. Thieving fucks. I don't own one, but the Rugged Geek stuff is supposed to be really good. I think they use Amazon as their primary store for retail.
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Came home for lunch, finished some leftovers and still hungry, so ate half a bag of Hawkins Cheezies God drat, they are so good but sooooo salty.
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Bajaha posted:Woop! Just gave my two week notice to my boss! I've been unhappy at work for a while and undercompensated while being strung along about getting better compensation for a year now, and I accepted a job offer at an engineering firm that's got a great reputation and all round seems like a better environment with a very promising career trajectory. Abandoned thoughts of coming west?
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Jan 11, 2019 20:46
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Southern Spain is pretty nice. I was just in Barcelona and Mallorca a couple months back. It was great for my short visit.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Good luck UK goons. Looks like it's gonna be full train wreck Brexit Whelp, good luck with that  Hopefully it won't be as bad as the doomsayers are saying?
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Jan 15, 2019 21:10
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Back when I worked retail many, many years ago that was totally the norm with a big item. They'd just claim warranty with the manufacturer against that unit instead of yours. Glad to see a big box store still doing that instead of making you bring it back to return it or some god drat thing.
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Jan 15, 2019 21:46
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Modus Man posted:I am going to be building my own house, and I posted our home brewed floor plan in DIY. The more criticism the merrier. It will have nice garage at 30x40 plus room for storage. Gotta have that room for when I eventually buy a "fun" car. Threw in my .02 fwiw
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So we got an instant pot for Christmas, tried it twice with instant pot recipes and they both sucked. Anyone have a recipe which doesn't suck?
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I've made 2 "quasi" asian dishes with the instant pot so far and the pressure cooking aspect just destroys the integrity of the vegetables and turns them into a soft mush which is unappetizing to me. I don't really know how to beat that problem since I think it's just inherent to a pressure cooker for anything more than a couple minutes. I think it would do well with a meat-sauce recipe (think pork chops and mushroom sauce, kind of thing) but I am going to have to keep experimenting with other stuff. It's neat and I suppose does what it does, but I'm not sure if it's going to be a go-to appliance for me for anything in particular unless find some kick rear end recipes for the drat thing. Geoj posted:Re: instant pot, this beef goulash recipie is one of the first we made when we got our Instant Pot back in 2015. Super easy and surprisingly good for what goes into it, we usually get 2-3 meals out of it.
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I was disappointed with the second one but probably just had unrealistic expectations. I loved the first one.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:Yes, 2+ days are no problem. Good rice cookers can easily keep it warm/fresh for many days. They are specifically made to do so. Somewhat Heroic posted:The Grand Tour season 3 episode 1 just got posted oh heck yessss 
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cakesmith handyman posted:I missed will/end of life chat but you guys are registered as organ donors aren't you? Applebees Appetizer posted:Being named executor can be an advantage the other way around so none of the worthless twats get anything. We always talk about how when my wife's mother dies her son and all her grandchildren who rarely speak to her will have their hand out over her grave. Good thing my wife will have complete control so she can tell them all to gently caress off. Best thing in a case like this is to make it abundantly clear in the will with no uncertain terms that the leeches are purposely being excluded from inheritances and that the person was of clear sound mind when decided. That way if push comes to shove and a judge has to look at it, it's a no-brainer.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Back in 1995 the list price of the Supra Turbo was around $48k, which adjusted for inflation would be $73500 today. Just going by my memory as a bit of a car enthusiast at the time, although I was more Team Z.
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Ugh Funerals are for the living, the dead don't give a poo poo. If you don't really care what your parents will think, gently caress them and I think everyone here would back up that decision. However, if you think there is a chance at healing the rift they may view this as unforgivable as they sound super old school and stubborn. As long as you are OK with that, that's fine and would be 100% understandable not going based on what you said. Good luck and don't feel guilt or be guilted.
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Mrs and I just watched a double header of BluRays. The Predator and Venom. Holy poo poo, those were 2 of the worst movies I've seen back to back in some time. At least The Predator was playing along and had some fun but man, what a couple of stinkers.
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:QC - you are a fantastic human bean RE: Venom. I might be in the minority here, but I just cannot stand Tom Hardy. Just something about him rubs me the wrong way and he just didn't seem to be suitable in that part. While I know it's all Marvel make-believe and I found lots of it just unenjoyable, the whole angle with the ex-girlfriend basically immediately embracing it just seemed whack, especially based on her previous character development
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Make no mistakes HR is there to protect the company, employee assistance/protection is a distant second. God drat, why do I even try to sell poo poo online? Just to email back and forth with mouth breathing idiots? Here is my ad: quote:Selling my old vintage Commodore 64 with 1541 drive. NOT INCLUDING THE MONITOR. In storage for near 25 years but recently powered on and tested, works perfectly fine! Replies: Is it still for sale? Includes the monitor? r u includinng games?? (actual grammar) available? Including a joystick? monitor? still available? fuuuuckkkk 
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Dagen H posted:I can't get mad about this, because I've met more than my fair share of online sellers who don't delete their ads. quote:If ad is up, it's available  mariooncrack posted:Are the monitors particularly valuable or something?
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IOwnCalculus posted:I've seen far too many people who have this in their listing... not take the ad down. Got back from doctor visit. Annual physical. Blood work perfectly normal, blood pressure down, lost 12 lbs since November  which in all reality probably means 12lbs since new years because no loving way I lost weight over Christmas/New Years.I'll count my blessings to be a mid-40s guy that loves meat, deep fried stuff, the demon liquor (still doing dry January though), salty snack foods, candy, ice cream (sometimes to the point of gluttony), basically do not eat a well balanced diet more often than not but still have great cholesterol/lipids and blood sugar levels. One of the few things I think I lucked out with is genes in that regard I guess. Now, if I can just get this hamstring and sore back issue put away for good I'll be a happy camper.
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NoWake posted:hosed with a robocaller offering extended car warranties today, guy got really mad I kept reading nonsense 16-digit strings of numbers for my CC. This was 15 minutes after I told him my name was Bill Buttlicker.  That's awesome.I looked at the fine print in one of those terrible warranties that was bragging about covering ALL MOVING PARTS in your car. So, basically, anything electrical, sensor related, ECU, etc would be SOL. That's assuming they would even pay on something they said they would cover which is a stretch. Extended warranties, with extremely rare exceptions (maybe something like an Xbox 360), are almost universally poor financial choices. If a person just saved the money they would have otherwise spent on warranty premiums, they would come out way ahead.
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:Better than cranking the pressure to max and instantly thwapping your uvula hard enough you insta vomit like I did my first time I read that as vulva and was quite confused
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Breaking news  Good news: Agreement to open the government for 3 weeks. Bad news: Back in the same spot in 3 weeks 
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Previa_fun posted:I've never used a Roomba or any robot vacuum brand but this Miele I was gifted kicks rear end. Vacuumed the whole house every weekend and the bag indicator isn't even half full; I'm never going back to bagless again. Also the airflow is off the chain like it can pull cobwebs in from like 6" away. Just here to throw my .02 in for vacuum chat. Central vac supremacy 
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