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  What Are You Doing Right Now
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  @nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now: @JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now: @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now: @siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now: Huntsman aren't really a problem, the biggest thing they do is frighten you, it's other mongrels that can make you pretty crook. I used to be scared of snakes, not as much now after learning how they & why they react and how to treat snake bite. You don't want to get between a mother snake & it's babies either, they go mad at you. Are Deers feral in the USA? They are down here, they're a real pest. Most are. A few farms actually raise them around here, but 99% are feral. Either kind is tasty, but I don't like processing them either. Tried it once, and no thanks. Feral = wild but descended from domesticated. I don't think dear have ever been considered domesticated. Sure the odd farm or two, like anything, but not in general. Speaking of feral... Hello dear. I think what I meant when I mentioned feral, was actually indigenous. They're certainly not in Australia.
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  Random Thread - Anything Goes
  time waster cat pics • • scottalanmiller  

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  Non-IT News Thread
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  @scotth said in Non-IT News Thread: @Texkonc said in Non-IT News Thread: @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread: Just found out that the world's busiest airport is now DFW. Cant say I am not surprised, it is massive, so the volume they can handle.... O'hare was considered the busiest for a long time. Yeah, Chicago fucked that up years ago when they gave away too many rights to United and American. Thankfully, that contract is finally expiring and a proper modern terminal is going to be built.
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  What Are You Watching Now
  time waster • • scottalanmiller  

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  @black3dynamite Looking forward to it.
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  Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play
  gaming • • DustinB3403  

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  Free games from Epic Killing Floor 2 Lifeless Planet Premier Edition The Escapists 2
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  Huge Mistake
  wrcombs formatting fml usererror • • WrCombs  

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  @Jimmy9008 said in Huge Mistake: @pmoncho said in Huge Mistake: @WrCombs said in Huge Mistake: There's apparently a theory that you can "freeze a hard drive, and get it to read again" Anyone ever hear of this? Yep. Spinners only. I've been successful 3 out of 12 times. It only works when the drive heads or a platter is "stuck" Wrap in saran wrap and Freeze for 2-3 hours, give a decent love tap along the side of the drive on the floor and plug it in to see if it will start. Yep, I did this too. Problem is as it heats up the drive fails pretty quickly. So, if you have lots of data to get off the drive, with little time... good luck with that! For that method to work, you really need to be able to hook it up in the freezer. I've seen someone with a mini fridge on a workbench before just for this.
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  What did you have for lunch or dinner today?
  time waster cooking • • thwr  

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  Found some of last summer's homegrown tomatoes in the freezer, so I'm about to bust out some marinara with roasted eggplant and mushrooms.
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  I can't even
  wtf i cant even that is not how that works • • JaredBusch  

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  @cregox said in I can't even: @Obsolesce curious on the 70% figure... i usually throw up with 80% because of some studies that show how population shifts after 10 to 20% at most start moving into another direction. any reasons for the 70? It's a joke...
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  If you are new drop in say hello and introduce yourself please!
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  I found my way here so I could use my elite spamming skills on you all. Is it working yet?
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  What Are You Drinking
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  12 yo is learning a bit about Linux and Python.
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  @JasGot said in 12 yo is learning a bit about Linux and Python.: @manxam said in 12 yo is learning a bit about Linux and Python.: That looks fantastic. Do you have a build log or instructions that you followed? P.S. Why is that deer looking at me?! We looked at some examples and then followed our noses. https://magicmirror.builders/ Got an $89 24" LED from Walmart, https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-24-1920x1080-VGA-HDMI-60hz-14ms-LED-Slim-Design-Monitor/144551706 an 18"x24"x2.5" rear load shadow box from Michael's https://www.michaels.com/black-shadow-box-by-studio-decor/10360333.html A Raspberyy Pi 2 ( the 3 and 4 have built-in WiFi that play havvoc with the motion sensing.) https://smile.amazon.com/Raspberry-Pi-Model-Desktop-Linux/dp/B00T2U7R7I/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=raspberry+pi+2&qid=1593385167&s=electronics&sr=1-9 and case: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MQLB1N6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Radar Motion Sensor https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MTWZDQZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and a two way mirror: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G4MQ966/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You could play some nice "ghostly" tricks on unsuspecting visitors with that setup.
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  Weekend Plans
  time waster • • Minion Queen  

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  Amateur Radio Field Day this week-end, as well as family only birthday party for my younger one and my nephew.
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  I’d rather be....
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  El Salvador down to $34, but getting scarier to travel.
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  Support Chat windows.
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  You cannot see theirs, however!
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  What are you listening to? What would you recommend?
  music recommendations favorites listening to • • thanksajdotcom  

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  Hendrix - Axis Bold as Love
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  Happy Birthday Thread
  birthday • • scottalanmiller  

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  @Grey said in Happy Birthday Thread: @JaredBusch said in Happy Birthday Thread: @Grey said in Happy Birthday Thread: @JaredBusch said in Happy Birthday Thread: Girls designed my wrapping paper. Why is there a slime? DragonQuest is my all time favorite game series. I have a friend that adores that game. She has a 4 foot tall slime plush. She began streaming last years. Check her out on Twitch as SerAvium. DQ XI was an absolutely awesome update to the series. I'll buy the updated edition for the Switch sometime soon so I can replay it
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  Happy Fathers Day
  mangolassi community fatherday • • WrCombs  

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  First fire with the new deck Waiting inside the netting for the fire to be s’mores ready Looks ready
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  Multiple game instances on one monitor
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  I need to experiment and come up with a plan. He wants to buy some new hardware too as his is getting up there in age. He knows there is better/faster equipment out there now. I already did an SSD swap in his laptop (W10) and his iMac (2012). Right now, he is talking about a new Mac Mini and multiple monitors. Parallels is installed on the iMac so he can run Win XP for some old PC games. Virtualbox is a possibility with Linux VMs but I can't say I've ever used it on MacOS. Parallels is another option.
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  Check out the new augmented reality for the Unifi gear
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  DuoLingo Challenge
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  Fitness and Weightloss
  fitness weight diet weightloss • • JaredBusch  

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  @Obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss: @LilAng said in Fitness and Weightloss: @scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss: not gonna lie, when i saw this chart, i literally drove to kk and ate an entire dozen. but only drink water now. water is great. Or even better, no soda, no donuts. But since we are not robots, I'd settle for diet soda and only a couple donuts if needed. Coffee + Donuts!
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  Freemium Games
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  @bnrstnr said in Freemium Games: @Dashrender said in Freemium Games: @bnrstnr said in Freemium Games: I have no problem paying for QoL features, but pay to win pisses me off. assuming QoL is quality of life - I don't know how that equates to these games? But they have all been pay to win fast forever. You "not pay" to win in like 20 years. Not necessarily these games, but, for example, I play Path of Exile, and there are no "microtransactions" for currency/extra damage/content, but you can buy stash tabs to store more items and organize things better. They also have microtransactions for visual effects (like flashy swords, etc.) and stuff too, but nothing that makes your character stronger. I suppose there are many people out there who would like the flashy sword and are willing to pay for it, I'm not among them.
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  4K vs UHD
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  @Mike-Ralston said in 4K vs UHD: 4K is actually a 16:10 at 4096 x 2160 Actually, even DCI, that make that projection defitinition, doesn't have a single standard and DCI 4K (which is not 4K, it's DCI 4K) isn't a standard, but a list of standards. So even by the book DCI 4K doesn't necessarily match what you claim to be a requirement. So even if you believe that DCI has the right to own the term 4K, you don't result in a 4096 pixel standard.
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  Home schooling remote help (VNC/RDP/Whatever)
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  @JaredBusch said in Home schooling remote help (VNC/RDP/Whatever): @Obsolesce said in Home schooling remote help (VNC/RDP/Whatever): @JaredBusch said in Home schooling remote help (VNC/RDP/Whatever): @Obsolesce said in Home schooling remote help (VNC/RDP/Whatever): I'm willing to bet you've never even tried using it, let alone heard of it or given it any thought. So I find it very ignorant for you to keep this petty stuff up... trolling or not. Nice try. Of course I have used it. No, it is not real good. Yes, it worked, but not as smoothly as real tools. Okay cowboy. What part of this is not smooth? (besides the quality and framerate of the gif) Requiring a microsoft account for starters. You have a MS account, what's the issue? I just seen a screenshot of it on TG, of you logged in to O365 or something.
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  Need advice on Chrome books for home school.
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  @travisdh1 you have a problem with Googles tracking I bet security isn't a problem but that tracking is debatable. You can always install Neverware and lose some of the tracking especially if you don't use the Google Console.
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  HDMI Monitor suggestions
  wrcombs desk • • WrCombs  

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  I'm looking to retrofit my own office... likely have to work from home soon... considering a pair of 4K displays... but we'll see...
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  The NBA Should Take Over Las Vegas To Finish Its Season
  las vegas nba • • black3dynamite  

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  What does your desk look like?
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  @ChrisL said in What does your desk look like?: After some careful consideration, I realized I can do like 95% of my work on my iPad through the various social, cloud, and productivity apps. This is my current setup that I'm testing out. Anker Bluetooth keyboard, my iPad Mini, and a cardboard box so that my neck doesn't get tired from looking down. I'll probably upgrade to a refurbished 9.7" Pro at some point, but so far, so good. Is it an ipad if you add a keyboard? Seems like a Surface.
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  Webcam Covers
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