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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Notice in the report it states that the "Israelis believe" he has been killed. They say this "with the highest degree of confidence". Yet the headline says without any disclaimers or cautions that it's a fact.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Posted without comment.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Here's a story about how he's suing the city: Man accused of trying to kidnap toddler from Walmart sues city after charges dropped Our system is so screwed up. I think he should win the suit. But who pays? The innocent taxpayers. It's the accusing woman and deranged city officials who...
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    Thermal Cam Factory Reset

    All, or at least most, of the newer cameras have a reset button under the hatch where the SD card goes. Have you looked there?
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    We really do need the vomit icon.
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    Liberty and Freedom : The Power Company Tried to Own Me, So I Built My Own Network ( Off Rid, Tech independence )

    In my often contradictory mode, I think the primary purpose of this video is self promotion. Aside from that, there are two themes: (1) Independence from the "system". (2) The great technical achievement of the power system he built. On the independence aspect, I think that's pretty obvious...
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    AI Good and Bad

    This is one time I decisively stand against the administration. :(
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    Stupid people deserve their own thread....

    Is there any media outlet that is politically neutral? I haven't found one, and add to that, on the Internet, number of clicks is more important than accurate reporting.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    I got 4 Ego lawn/garden tools to have a common battery: Chainsaw, leaf blower, string trimmer, hedge trimmer. One had a "free battery" promotion, so I've got 5 batteries, with the first one now shot. The higher end hedge trimmer and leaf blower are monsters. I was also going to get an Ego...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    The big struggle I have with this is when it's time for a replacement battery for a laptop, cordless vacuum, etc. The OEM battery prices are sky-high, sometimes to the point where it's cheaper to throw away a perfectly good cordless tool and buy a new one just to get the new battery. By...
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    Money & Economics

    Just got my medigap price increase letter, up 15% this year, after 12% last year. In the 6 years starting with 2000, the rate has increased by 176% (almost tripled). This is just a wee bit more than the social security COLA increases ;). It looks so obvious that this house of cards we call...
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    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    Darned if I know! There are so many measuring aspects that it's one of those things where any desired result can be supported by data and stats. I'm just wondering if there is any official way to measure, or if it's all in the eye of the measurer? With most things in the world, good or bad...
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    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    How is russian strength or weakness measured? I look only at currency conversion charts. On a 5 year chart, the ruble looks about net stable with the dollar. The tall peak near the left is about when the war started. The ruble lost a lot, then gained, lost again, and now it's about the same...
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    Was Star Trek Appropriate for All Ages?

    Yeoman Rand was a lot hotter.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Another reason why I won't let any of this "smart" crap (including a TV) connect to the Internet. User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller — security flaw reveals floor plans and live video...
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    Dahua NVR16CH-AI-S2 P2P not working on mobile network

    New NVRs a pain in the ass. New cameras a pain in the ass. Is there a trend here? My 9 year old NVR just keeps chugging along without causing any grief.
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    It's not just Costco

    My Costco experiences have been close to opposite of what's been reported above. I see Costco stores as clean, well run, with eager, polite, and efficient employees, and the fastest checkout of anywhere. I'm not preaching that everything is great. The worst for me is how they keep moving...
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    Southwire Cat5e Cable

    I've had several non-outdoor cable runs have the outer insulation crack and eventually flake off in places with heavy sun exposure, and have gone to covering any sun-exposed areas with 1/4 inch split loom tubing. I realize you cable says it's Indoor/Outdoor, and maybe it has great UV...
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    Hall of shame

    I've seen some newer types that don't use the chain at all, they connect directly to the axle that has the springs on it. Example: 6072H-O Wall Mount Garage Door Opener
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    Southwire Cat5e Cable

    Thanks, I'm just suspicious that if it doesn't say anything about solid copper on the box, it must be CCA.
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    Southwire Cat5e Cable

    Help me out, where does it say solid copper?
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    Money & Economics

    One of our kids is 3-1/2 years into a 30 year house loan. The mortgage company occasionally contacts them to offer a refinance into a lower monthly payment. The interest rate might go down a little bit, but the major payment lowering will be from restarting the 30 year clock. And I don't...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Today's Oregon Follies..... " The bill, which journalists and the state’s government ethics chief warned could lead to secret meetings of local governments, got unanimous support from the House Rules Committee." We know it's screwed up. We'll come back and fix it. Trust us. (The last time...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I think I stumbled on a reason that Portland (Oregon) thinks it needs even more tax money. "City officials announced on Thursday that the Bull Run Filtration Project is now projected to cost $2.56 billion after a $450 million increase. That price is well above the original $500 million...
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    Money & Economics

    I'm not directing anything at you. I'm directing it at all of the dishonest media outlets with the sleazy headlines trying to convince readers what they want them to think, that Trump and/or the economy is good or bad, based on cherry picked data, instead of the true big picture.
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    Money & Economics

    Based on these 3-year charts, my own conclusion is that the deficit is possibly trending lower but it will take a bunch more months to see what the trend really is, and that anybody who claims an established trend, either direction, is cherry picking the stats and gaslighting.
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    Trying SSD on BI

    I pulled the SMART values from the 4TB SSD. I don't see a direct readout for wear percentage. Maybe that has to be calculated from the various raw numbers? CrystalDiskInfo does say the health status, which it also calls Remaining Life is is 86%. The Media And Data Integrity Error count is...
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    Money & Economics

    As is typical, the stats and headlines can also be warped in the opposite direction. "The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in the fourth quarter...................." Trump Effect: Trade Deficit Narrows as Trump Tariffs Reshape Global Commerce Presented for entertainment purposes only...
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    AI Data Centers

    I keep asking where are the greenies on this? Supposedly these data centers can burn as much electricity, thus heating the atmosphere as a mid-size city. Numbers I have found, not vetted by me at all, say a typical data center uses the power of 100,000 homes, with newer planned ones using the...
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    Trying SSD on BI

    7 month update: No problems detected with the SSD.
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