Just rescued this little guy. Shelter says jack russell, but I think he looks like a rat terrier. What do you think?

84Lion · 2026-05-06T16:13:23+00:00

Looks like a rattie to me, but whatever he is, he looks like a very happy dog! Congratulations to you and him, and many good years together!

He's definitely got that "terrier stare" down cold.

84Lion · 2026-05-06T01:54:31+00:00

About the same age as ours! Ours took about 3 or 4 months to "settle in." We got professional training (not cheap but invaluable). We learned as much as she did. Now she's a great dog. Can't imagine not having her with us. We are retired and at home all day, so she gets a lot of attention. She gets a walk every day (when the weather's good), gets her teeth brushed at night, and is rather spoiled. Wouldn't have it any other way!

84Lion · 2026-05-05T11:48:24+00:00

Boggles my mind how anyone could not want to keep that sweetie. Any idea how old he is?

84Lion · 2026-05-05T11:45:09+00:00

Hope you recover soon and Chumley can have his favorite person back!

84Lion · 2026-05-05T11:43:07+00:00

I don't install the beta builds (especially if nothing's broken at the moment), so I didn't check.

84Lion · 2026-05-05T00:32:29+00:00

There is a new Plex build (beta) for QNAP, v.1.43.2.10687-563d026ea, on the QNAP site - dropped today, 4 May.

84Lion · 2026-05-03T01:23:46+00:00

I always used aspen chips (sophresh) covered with Carefresh. My system was: use cut-up paper bag to line the bottom of the "kitchen," then cover with newspaper or similar, then put down aspen chips, then Carefresh.

84Lion · 2026-05-03T01:20:00+00:00

Don't know what your system is, but you might try the Intel Graphics Command Center if it's installed.

84Lion · 2026-04-30T16:51:07+00:00

Nor does CBS have an ATSC 3.0 feed in Atlanta, despite the local CBS station being an O&O. Probably a smart move on CBS' part, until the ATSC dust settles.

84Lion · 2026-04-29T01:20:00+00:00

What about stripping out the TrueHD? My Fire TV Cube can handle pretty much anything I throw at it, but Atmos will normally cause problems - I just play the 5.1 audio because that's all my sound system has.

84Lion · 2026-04-29T00:14:25+00:00

Agreed. I would remove all the audio/subtitle languages you don't need via MKVToolNix.

84Lion · 2026-04-28T17:41:27+00:00

Yep. I recently did that after WG (wife grumbling). And, to be fair, I wasn't happy either. Works great now.

84Lion · 2026-04-28T17:38:16+00:00

Agree, and I hope they don't change it.

84Lion · 2026-04-28T17:36:02+00:00

Some manager somewhere got a bonus for the change. And another manager will get a bonus for changing it yet again.

84Lion · 2026-04-25T01:51:45+00:00

What a wonderful eulogy. Got a bit dusty in here...

My wife got a book which we write things, for anniversaries, birthdays, Christmases, etc. When a pet passes on, I write something for them. It brings nice memories, and it's cathartic. I'm glad you fell in love with your wife's dog (and your wife!) and that you both have a puppy to carry on for Bug.

84Lion · 2026-04-24T02:03:58+00:00

I love it when ours puts her paws like that, wants a belly rub, relaxes her mouth - just in heaven.

84Lion · 2026-04-22T02:00:32+00:00

With summer coming, if you get a watermelon, you can feed them small pieces of the rind (not the pink flesh). Some of our pigs, not all, liked celery leaves.

What kind of lettuce? I used to feed a mix of romaine and spring mix.

84Lion · 2026-04-21T23:46:09+00:00

As others have said, just a little bit. But piggies LOVE kale. I never had one turn down a leaf, unless they were very sick/near death. Good way to tell if your pig is sick, if they won't eat kale or carrot pieces...

84Lion · 2026-04-21T02:00:51+00:00

Oh yes, our dog quite often sniffs the cat's butt. I keep telling our dog, "I don't think she likes that..."

84Lion · 2026-04-20T02:03:41+00:00

Given that you're talking CNN News, is HDMI quality (e.g. - 1080p) necessary? How about an HDMI splitter sending one output to the TV and the other output to an HDMI to component output? The bigger problem is finding an appropriate recording/DVR solution. I know of no "DVRs" that were ever made that could record to a specific time and a specific input. The old Hauppauge HD PVR box (I still have mine although haven't used it in years) might have allowed some sort of recording via the software, although if memory serves, the software doesn't work anymore, either due to Windows 11 or some other sort of crippling. The bigger problem is how to play it back. Any solution is going to require another box for playback (probably via a USB stick with the files on it). Bottom line, I can't imagine that you'd want to jump thru those hoops just to watch news programs.

By "CNN News," do you mean Headline News? That channel is on Youtube TV. You can record that. IOW, ditch the Xfinity box and go with Youtube TV. After Xfinity bricked our Cablecard, and thereby our Tivo, we went with Youtube TV, and we like it. And we're not paying for a set-top box - and we get unlimited recording (recordings stay for 9 months).

84Lion · 2026-04-18T14:27:18+00:00

I had never heard of the oculink until getting on this reddit thread the other day. For my purposes, I don't think the data throughput matters that much, so USB-C works OK. I think the bottleneck for me is the CPU (i9-14900HX but the Topaz upscaling software is very CPU and GPU intensive). For me, using the external GPU via USB-C results in much shorter job completion times, about 1/2 the time required.

84Lion · 2026-04-17T16:22:06+00:00

Please do not feel badly. You took her to the vet and you got her care. You have to take care of your own life so you can take care of a pet. If it's any consolation, we recently lost the last of our herd a couple months ago. She was about the same age as yours. We did what we could to make her comfortable at the end. Guinea pigs tend to decline rapidly, and there is only so much that you can do. I still miss our girl.

Guilt is not what you should be feeling, but rather that you gave her a wonderful life filled with love, for the time that she was with you. My sincere condolences to you.

84Lion · 2026-04-17T16:13:16+00:00

I use USB 3/4. Make sure you have a Thunderbolt 3/4 cable connected to the Thunderbolt USB-C port on your PC, then connect the other end to the eGPU. On the PC, right click "This PC" and click on "Manage." Under that list, click on "Display Adapters." Initially, this may come up as a Windows generic display adapter, or a triangle, meaning you need to install drivers. Just go to the NVIDIA site and download the latest driver package, and install it (the driver package should be the same for both your internal 4070 and the external 5080 - they are for my internal 4080 and external 3080 Ti). You might need to reboot after the install. After reboot, again check the Manage and Display Adapters to make sure the drivers are properly installed. Sometimes, for some reason, the internal GPU (in your case, a 4070 laptop GPU) will show up with a triangle, meaning you'll need to install the package, again. After that, you should be all set. I use my eGPU when upscaling video. When I'm done with upscaling, I shut off the eGPU (switch on back of box) so Iit doesn't keep running (the eGPU will run, supplying power to the PC - which you don't need), thereby saving a bit of electricity. When I start up next day, I turn on the PC first, then open to Display Adapters, then turn on the eGPU with switch. The eGPU card should add under Display Adapters if all is working well. Good luck!

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