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  • Revenge of the Octopuses

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    BYW, we had the best fish from the cleanest fishing grounds in Hawaii. That's one of the very few things I miss about living there.
  • Mesh routers

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    There used to be very different implementations for Wi-Fi extenders/mesh in the old days, but if you buy Wi-Fi extenders/mesh today, they would all be based on the same set of technical standards. If you call up Comcast/Xfinity today and tell them you want to order "Wi-Fi extenders" or "Wi-Fi mesh," regardless of which terminology you use, you will get the same thing.
  • 2015 built Orlando building cracks into pieces

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    @Steve-Miller said: That’s pretty crazy. I wonder what went wrong? That type of construction is pretty straightforward and hard to screw up. Leave it to Florida to screw it up. New built homes being built with a shocking lack of quality control are the rule not the exception here. There is a plausible theory that new built homes here are designed to fail before a 30 year mortgage can be paid off. I wouldn't believe it but I see it all the time. Oscar's razor says it's planned obsolescence. Builders here (and building in the state, I guess) have a scandalous reputation. They build the homes like matchsticks with things that can't be seen having clear patch up work (once you can look at it) and attract buyers with interior surfaces. This is their MO. I filter out "New Construction" every time I look at listings.
  • Hey New Yorkers!

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    @jon-nyc said: If it’s 33 out I’m going to tell Mayla it’s 0. Not 0.56. Props to both Big Al and you. You guys have impressive mathematical skills. I limit myself to using the notation-- "F" although I am sometimes lazy and use-- "°." I almost always use this notation out of respect for people who don't use this scale. I convert by using a conversion program after searching. I'm sure timeanddate.com has one. Unfortunately, they only have an app for Apple not for Android at this time.
  • So about Greenland

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    I don't disagree but Denmark has agreed to everything the US has asked for since WWII. Americans consider this (yet more) belligerence and consider its source. You have to admit this one seems to want to rule over everywhere, over everyone, and over everything.
  • Do you think mind scrubbing isn't real?

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    Btw, her fans have bolted. Her recent actions go against everything she represented from the beginning of her career. Her professional reputation is irredeemable. This wasn't transactional. Her strange behavior started some time ago. I noticed it when she started putting out videos pushing fundamentalist Christianity. A lot of strange things happen in the music industry. The hit put out on Rhianna's life is only the latest example.
  • For those who knew Justme and knew about her daughter in law Denise

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    Good news! My apologies.
  • Tin foil wear?

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    Had my first migraine with a headache recently. Have had vestibular migraines which bring vertigo. Stopped those by quitting coffee.
  • Zelensky vs Hitler

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    [image: 2033948113011151186?s=20] The post below that.
  • Old Money vs. New, Florence Edition

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    The 18th century Grand Tour's final stop was Florence. I would love to go there. I love Venice but Florence is my favorite Italian city. One of the things I love about it (other than the architecture and art of course) is their ancient tradition of making leather goods. Lucky you!
  • A broken clock is right twice a day (Political)

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    One is black and female. Start there! (j/k)
  • My latest obsession - handmade ocarinas

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    Ocarina of time link text You could play for the next spaghetti western theme.
  • The Antichrist

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    So, wait. He's on a global speaking tour talking about himself? That's kind of narcissistic.
  • Hey, Steve! Did you hear the boom?

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    Yeah, they can explode when they hit the atmosphere and heat up.
  • WWWIII or Bust!

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    Its difficult to escalate further except perhaps targetting large gatherings of regime fanatics or nuking them. I mean, we started by killing their Supreme Leader, much of his family and other security/military chiefs. What's destroying a few missiles and missile silos after that? Destroy them all, their weapons factories, drones, all armaments, bomb them back to a peaceful mainly rural economy. Israel are also destroying the financial support of Iran and its proxies in Beirut, their banking buildings presumably. All good targets in my opinion. This evil Iranian regime ought to be wiped out. They employ snipers to shoot women who are peacefully protesting on the street. They publicly hang homosexuals. You can't negotiate with these Islamic anti-west fanatics any more than we could with Hitler.
  • A new horror to add to the horrors of online gambling

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    Progress. I think people should have the choice. I don't have any rational argument for it but wish the state and national lotteries would have smaller payouts and more winners as opposed to more money than God payouts and fewer winners. I don't spend any money on lottery tickets and hardly recognize the multiplicity of lottery products for lack of a better word on sale in Florida now vs. Florida in the '80's. I'd like to choose just a few to play at some time in the future. If there's one thing the other states should take from Hawaii, it's not aloha, which is not an idea but a cultural experience, something that must be experienced, but the same idea Arizona has of not changing the time twice a year.
  • Kismai the laundry guru

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    I've chosen the brand of washer and dryer I want to buy. It's a brand I learned about years ago and have wanted to own since then. I'll wait until it's done before saying more. I don't want to start a flame war (tongue in cheek) about washers and dryers! I'm very excited at the prospect of achieving this project.
  • The first dissent….

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    It's not even the quiet part out loud anymore. It's just out in the open now. What a collosal moving feast of war crimes and violations of the Constitution from this administration the worst in American history unless my memory is drawing a complete blank.
  • Ear plugs (Recommendation)

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    I like the Loop earplugs; I use the Experience 2 for concerts/live music. They also have some for sleeping. They stay in, and if you get a magnetic lanyard (theirs or aftermarket), they also stay around your neck when you want to take them out for a while. I used to use Etymotics, but I lost those in Nashville and had to change to something less easy to lose!
  • JD and Marco's shoes

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    @jon-nyc said: Saw a comment online on a picture showing Marco’s shoe: “See that gap behind Marco’s heel? That’s where he keeps his dignity”.