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They were from Saudi Arabia (which my late father always called "Southern Arabia" for some reason), a country whose ass we regularly kiss, just like we do to Israel. We should tell both of these places to go f themselves. Stop buying Saudi oil and stop giving financial help and military...

That will be highly dependent on the success or failure of Trump's economic policies. And if highly successful, I don't discount the possibility of more than 8 years, or even possibly the remainder of his natural life, as President, Fuhrer, Supreme Leader, or whatever title he picks. We're in...

Sure, it's good policy to vet people from countries which sponsor terrorism regardless of whether or not they've successfully attacked us. That's why I have no qualms about what Trump is doing here. My larger complaint, and this has existed for decades, is why does the US stick its two cents in...

It's really a half truth. The hard fact is intelligence tests have long been biased to favor the skill sets which might be more common among a white population of European ancestry. There are many ways of measuring intelligence. In general people's brains evolved so the skill sets most useful in...

People in charge spew false information all the time. While I'm generally not a fan of doing this, there are times when well-placed misinformation or even outright character assassination can help further your goals. It sort of falls into the "ends justify the means" category.

I've had to sign a number of NDAs over the course of my working life, including one for the people I'm consulting for now. The project falls into the category of "if I tell you I have to kill you".

I have the 40W equivalent of these and I'm very happy with them. That said, if you don't need dimming the ones you linked to are worth a try. They seem to have gotten good reviews. Yeah, there's less and less price difference between LEDs and CFLs these days, even in A19 sizes. When you...

Honestly, at this point there's so little difference in prices between 1080p and 2160p that it makes little sense not to go with 2160p even if you have little or no available 4K content. For example, this LG 43" 1080p TV goes for $347 while this 43" 2160p one goes for $497. Note that the 2160p...

If I miss the ones this year and in 2024, I still have a good shot at making the one in 2045 (I'll be 82). There's even a slim chance of making the one in 2079 right in my home town, depending upon my longevity and what medical science may bring. I wish I didn't have to take care of my mom. I'd...

Merry Christmas!

That was my reasoning here. While it's true Office 365 might add new features or upgrades to the software chances are nil I would need any of that. Point of fact, prior to getting Office 365 Office '97 still served most of my needs. With Office 2016 I should be good for a long, long time.

First snow of the year here. A few inches accumulated, then we had a little rain turning it into a slushy mess.

My guess might be that your gums receded slightly and exposed the more sensitive part of the tooth without enamel below the gum line. I think brushing with flouride solution might help develop at least a thin layer of enamel on the exposed tooth. Anyway, mention my thoughts to your dentist and...

It seems to work so far. I'll keep everyone posted if there are any issues. Note: I uninstalled Office 365 before installation.

It's not just the interface they screwed up. Virtually anytime I use Yahoo Mail or look at Yahoo news articles my CPU pegs at 100% and the machine becomes unresponsive for seconds to a minute or more. It looks like maybe they're trying to run scripts for ads or other nonsense. In fact, the...

That's worth knowing. I should download and give it a try. Why does this not surprise me? I sometimes think MS intentionally writes buggy software just so they can clandestinely put spyware in with their patches.

Actually, my job is the only reason I need it. LibreOffice doesn't render MS file formats 100% correctly. When I look at stuff my colleagues send I need to see exactly what they do. If it was just for my personal use, LibreOffice is fine. I went with this for now. Hopefully it'll work forever...

Last year I was given a one year subscription to Office 365. It expired yesterday. I'm told the software will remain function for another month at least. Given that I don't need Office on more than one machine I've concluded it's better in the long run for me to just buy Office 2016 outright...

Not really. This falls more into the category of a medium nuisance than a major problem, which is why I'm looking at DIY solutions. As I said, when I have working sump pumps little or no water gets in. Without them, I might get 1/2 to 1 inch of water in a few rooms. This isn't a case of getting...

It's actually located a few feet behind the hose reel. The pipe isn't clogged or broken as far as I know but I could double check next time it rains.

Correct, the driveway was poured so water goes into the center, and from there flows out into the street. The problem water appears to be coming in from underneath the driveway. It probably enters via the neighbor's grass on the left side of the picture, drains into the ground, then flows...

On another note it looks like the manufacturers are focusing mostly on the enterprise sector. Makes sense given that SSDs these days are cheap enough and large enough for most non-enterprise users.

Can't wait for Merc's reaction to this. :rofl:

The issue here is that the driveway is on the same side of the house as the window wells. There's little I can do here in the way of outside measures without breaking up the driveway and paying to have it reinstalled. A picture is worth a thousand words: The first window well is right near...

Did anyone check for blocked salivary glands? I've had one of those on and off for the last year. While at worst it's a slight pressure (as opposed to any kind of pain), I've heard it can sometimes be painful.

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/executive-physicals-can-a-5000-exam-help-improve-your-health-and-business/ A quick $200 exam where they check your BP and listen to your heart isn't go to tell you much. I was looking for an exam to get to the root causes of...

Why don't I have insurance? I can't afford it. Forget that I made 6 figures the last 2 and half years. Eventually this gig will end and I may well not find anything paying even close to it. End result is I'll go back to earning less than $10K annually, as I did much of my adult life. Either way...

That's what they quoted me. You do know that doctors charge a lot more for patients with no insurance on the supposed theory that most out of pocket patients are wealthy? Also, don't forget this is NYC where a lot of things are more expensive to start with.

Generally in my family the ones who get sick abuse their body in some way (smoking, heavy drinking, grossly overweight, not exercising, unhealthy diet). Even then, they typically don't have major health issues until their 60s. My father's mother for example weighed in excess of 300 pounds her...

Interesting to see I'm not the only one who hasn't been to a doctor in decades. After seeing what little help they've been to my parents and most other people I know, I just don't see the point. Not having medical insurance doesn't help, either. Few doctors these days will see a patient without...

Thanks, mubs! Still well before midnight here.

Thanks guys for the warm wishes! So far the rain has been kind to me. Only a little water downstairs.

Whether it is or isn't there's not a thing I can do about it. The water is outside the foundation regardless. I just want to keep it from coming inside.

That looks like it's used to trigger an alarm on the 5821 but I'm not seeing any way to use that to turn on a sump pump. Interesting device nonetheless. I'm sure I could make some sort of circuit. This issue here is there's a fine line between getting it to reliably turn on when there's water...

Do moisture probes like that even exist? Most ones I see are really closely spaced. So pedestal pumps might be the way to go? I'll look into it. We already tried that. A contractor put bricks and concrete in the wells. It didn't help much. That problem appears to be that water comes in under...

I highly doubt a moisture sensor would work here given that the water is often muddy. The sensor would eventually get shorted with dirt, it would think there was always water, and the pump would always be running, bringing me right back to where I started. Thermal protection seems like the best...

A float switch isn't going to work here. That's why I asked about sump pumps which can run dry in the first place. The water level never gets high enough to trigger any kind of float. Basically, the pumps are buried about 2" in gravel. I need them to be on as soon as water hits the bottom of the...

We've had basement flooding problems whenever it rains since we've moved here. I gradually fixed most of the problems except on one side of the house. The issue is caused by water flowing in under the driveway, then eventually filling the window wells, and spilling over into the basement. It...

Cool. That looks like it could level a house in seconds.

Doesn't your company sell these? https://3sr05l2l7ihe1u4u613nqp53-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Schaufelradbagger_01.jpg

Maybe that's a factor. I have a very low credit utilization rate and I always pay my balance in full each month. I've been doing that since I've had credit cards. Also, I've had most of my cards for years. The oldest was issued in 1989. I guess as my income increased my credit utilization...

Not sure whether to put it here or in the something random thread but I hit the magic number on my FICO score: I had been hovering near this mark for a while but never quite reached it. I figured it was unreachable. I guess not.

Same here. I hope all is well with him.

On his way to Canada?

After reading this thread, I bought one of these for the front door, which is 1.5" solid wood. We also have had steel security doors like these for the last 23 years. Another good feature which at least helps when you're home is a physical bolt like this. Obviously can't be opened from the...

Not going to be me. I'm living in a paid-for house, and finally doing decently making over $100K annually (at least for the time being). I probably will benefit from a Trump administration in the form of lower taxes, plus no longer having the specter of possibly being dinged for "personal...

A few months ago I may well have predicted this but his numbers were in a meltdown ever since. I'm surprised the polls can be this wrong. The next four years are going to be ...interesting.

My thoughts exactly.

I don't think anybody expected this. Earlier today I actually posted somewhere that it looked like a lock for Hillary to win. That said, this may well be for the best. I was genuinely afraid of what Trump supporters might resort to if he lost.

I'm not, nor would I ever see any scenario where that would happen.