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This has a lot more application than just home addresses. Large parking lots, whole-in-the-wall diners in large cities, as mentioned before, out in the country because the address either doesn't exist or GPS, such as Google Maps has pinned that location 10 miles down a country road.

In my town, I live on the east end of the street, but the street doesn't have a west end. Its small but could be confusing to somebody that isn't familiar with my town. This would make it easier in my town as well when street addresses don't make sense because of poor town planning.

@dustinb3403 said in Stress Relievers:

@nerdydad said in Stress Relievers:

What do you do to release stress? Work related stress, family stress, life stress, etc.

I drink, play video games, talk a walk, and sleep.

The only healthy thing on that list is the talk a walk. . .

So you talk about walking, but you really take a walk?

@jaredbusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Just finished a church party, cleaning up.

Glad to hear you went to church.

Most cult members observe the traditions of their cult

I think it's cute that you're quick to attribute Christianity as a cult. I can come and go as I wish. I can also freely talk about the dealings within my church.
Sounds like a cult? Maybe its just me but im not seeing it.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Anyone else getting A Small Orange if they go to this link... http://store.steampowered.com

I got blocked by my firewall

@coliver said in Nest Secure: Thoughts?:

@scottalanmiller said in Nest Secure: Thoughts?:

@coliver said in Nest Secure: Thoughts?:

Which kind of has me wondering how hard it would be to make an open source version of something like this.

I've considered it.

Been thinking about it when we buy/build our next home.

An Intel nuc with some form of minimal linux and a web interface. Connect to the devices with MQTT.

@jaredbusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

setting up a Windows 10 VM on my desktop to run SQL Express and Azure's SQL sync tool for testing.

I'm very interested to see how this turns out. Possibly make this into a how-to?

Really Papa John's? That's what your going with? Not that your pizza sucks, but because they are protesting?

http://www.businessinsider.com/papa-john-slams-nfl-following-national-anthem-protests-2017-11

@wrx7m said in YouTube TV:

I would really like a la carte pricing. I don't speak Spanish, so why would I want at least 2 Spanish only channels? This is one of the biggest problems with traditional TV providers; a whole bunch of crap channels I don't want, in a bundle with some I do want.

This is an amazing idea for the consumer but is not how the media companies write out their contracts. So, you want to carry History, USA, TBS, and MTV? Then, by contract, you also have to purchase all of these other channels that nobody is going to watch. Its rediculous, but this is the cable/satellite industry. If that carrys into the streaming insustry, I don't know, but I would imagine so.

@jt1001001 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

So someone left this next to my desk over the weekend

New toy or new task?

@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

That old home lab thread is certainly getting our traffic up today.

Yep, exploded this morning.

Yeah, we are doing great. We need this every day

JUST now got done catching up. I have a job to do people.

Yes, you do. It's called not doing your day job so you can catch up in Mango Land.

Hahaha...you're not helping.

@scottalanmiller said in YouTube TV:

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@bigbear said in YouTube TV:

2.) Shows we watch on FX, AMC, NBC etc (Walking Dead, The Voice, Modern Family, Mr Robot (theres at least 20)

I only have Netflix and Amazon and I have the Walking Dead, Modern Family, etc. Definitely not The Voice, thank goodness, no idea about Mr Robot. Network shows that are good enough for Netflix to want, they get. Just because it's also on a network doesn't mean you won't get it some other way.

Sure months later.

And? That was my point, who cares? There is no one to discuss it with, and once you don't start when it first releases the impact is literally zero. There is no real world negative here.

I think If I stopped watching TV according to a network schedule, I'd probably stop watching most TV in general. Not sure I am ready to go that route.
yeah it's a me thing.

All bonus for me. That's how I know it is that bad, I wouldn't watch it if I had to select it.

yeah, well in that regards... I'd be happy to watch history channel, etc more than I do, but my wife hates those shows... and since I already mentioned that she wants to be in the same room as much as humanly possible.. we watch something that is tolerable by both of us.

Man, I'm glad my gf knows to watch the shows I won't like when we're not together. We have lots of shows we both like, so plenty of stuff to watch together. She has kinda warped my Netflix cue though...

You can set up different profiles on Netflix to keep that from happening. We have all four of us in the house with our own profiles. Works great.

I know, but the damage is already done. Plus she uses her friend's account on her phone, she already has her own profile there.

That's just a mess. Doesn't have Netflix of her own, I'm guessing?

Name it "PennyGetYourOwnWifi"

@rojoloco said in YouTube TV:

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@rojoloco said in YouTube TV:

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@bigbear said in YouTube TV:

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As someone who struggles for normal television to even qualify as interesting, binging is one of the few mechanisms that I have to make it worth sitting down for.

I think its a boxed wine vs bottled wine thing. Or Bourbon vs Scotch maybe?

Wait, maybe Seagrams vs a 7 & 7 is the best comparison?

Boxed wine is better if you want the wine to be properly maintained. Bottled it to make people feel better about it. One is about the quality, one is about the emotional response.

Just like an aluminum can is a far better storage and transportation vessel for beer than a glass bottle. Glad they started putting good beer into cans, removes some of the stigma.

Exactly. Seals better, keeps more light out.

And you can take it to the pool, the beach, or anywhere else glass bottles are a no-no.

Also a good point. Same with boxes of wine

Up your box wine game by removing the box and carrying the bag around. Bag wine is where it's at.

Too bad its already after Halloween. There is some scary stuff that one could probably do with red wine in a bag.

@scottalanmiller said in YouTube TV:

@nerdydad said in YouTube TV:

@scottalanmiller said in YouTube TV:

My wife and I were just discussing this thread and she mentioned how we lived for our first four years of marriage with no TV at all, not just no cable, but no Netflix or anything either. I had forgotten, we used to watch DVDs on a little Mac Mini, that was all that we had. We'd watch video games that each other played, but had no TV.

No OTA TV?

I've not had access to that since 1994. You need a TV, a tuner, and an antenna to do that. I've owned a TV most of the time since 1994, but only most, far from all. I've never owned either of the other two, ever. I've never owned a VCR (my parents did, but not me) ever. From 1994 - 2008 I owned Laserdisc players and DVD players, nothing else. In 2008, right at the end of the year, we bought a BluRay player and earlier in 2008 we got Netflix.

The tuner was built into the TV. You just had to plug in an antenna into the TV and search for channels.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

making myself lunch right now.

Just got some McDonald's chicken tenders

Catching up on emails again. Thanks ML.

@dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@nerdydad Sounds like a migration to me

That's exactly what it turned out to be.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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Since it is a holiday, I'm off to hang with my kids!

Today is a holiday?

Apparently.

according to whom?

Schools, banks, etc.

My daughter goes to public school and was off on Friday for Veteran's Day.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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Just scored two tix to Justice League for tonight's preview.

Someone gave me a full bag of hot garbage today which was also free

I feel myself being channeled.

Don't go over to SW. Its not worth losing the brain cells.

Now talking with @BluGhost23 about him getting his radio license. Kind of feel like a radio ambassador.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@popester said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@eddiejennings if you have a link post it. I want to make sure I understand too.

I'll make a video. there have been several discussions, can't remember if there is a good article to link to or not.

Would you clarify the differences between a copy, a backup, and an archive and the situation to use each in that video? Thanks