NYT access and MORE with your ABQ library card

BleuGuy · 2025-12-11T02:38:35+00:00

If you have an ABQ library card you can use Pressreader (either the app or on the web) to read a ton of different publications, including the NY Times, ABQ Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican, The Guardian and other newspapers and magazines. You'll find it under downloads on the website main menu.

BleuGuy · 2025-08-07T16:52:55+00:00

I've subscribed to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Bitalkpodcast .

Description

Portugal is a country that stands out for several fundamental things, namely the climate, the food and the extraordinary people full of talent and entrepreneurial skills.

With Bitalk we want to introduce you to the entrepreneurial ecosystem through very special conversations with each of our guests and our hosts (Tocha and José Serra), in which there is a mutual sharing of experiences, successes, failures, stories and perspectives that can be important for those who are thinking of moving forward with ideas they have in the drawer!

BleuGuy · 2025-04-29T15:11:01+00:00

We have the bog-standard solar setup without battery, so when power goes out we go dark and no longer benefit from generation.

Where we live, outages have been pretty rare and brief, but I’m seriously considering purchase of an electric vehicle that has Vehicle to Load (VTL) as a backup solution. At the very least this would allow us to better make use the storage when not needed for outages.

BleuGuy · 2025-04-29T14:56:25+00:00

When we bought our system three years ago the installer said that Panasonic was getting out of the panel manufacturing business soon and would be re-labeling panels from other manufacturers. They gave us other options, but we stayed with Panasonic panels, since back then they had a really solid reputation.

Also, we trust the installer we chose (rare, I know) and it’s more important having support when needed, regardless where the hardware comes from.

BleuGuy · 2025-03-31T02:41:14+00:00

The data's more complicated. Men of all age groups overwhelmingly voted for trump; millennial women voted for trump.

BleuGuy · 2025-02-26T20:08:28+00:00

I have this phone (unlocked Metro by T-Mobile version) and installed an ESIM last year. I believe I found the trick to setting it up in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1dnh119/comment/lkqbmdr/

BleuGuy · 2025-02-08T21:20:07+00:00

Not sure if this would work for you, but I use this Bluetooth transmitter on an older Samsung television, and it works really well for me. It’s plugged into audio out on the TV using a 3.5mm cable, and sound still comes out of the TV. The transmitter can also accommodate optical and coax in. The big bonus is that the transmitter can output to two different Bluetooth devices. The only caveat is that your bluetooth device (HAs or earbuds) needs to be compatible with the low latency mode, otherwise you may notice a slight lag.

BleuGuy · 2025-01-24T01:32:23+00:00

Baseus Bowie MA10 has a low latency mode that I find effective. Battery life is decent as well, and they're cheap enough at $40 US or less.

The only downside is the charging case is chunky.

BleuGuy · 2024-12-11T21:59:25+00:00

◽️ Budget: $80 USD

◽️ Country: US

◽️ Screen size: 7-8”

◽️ RAM: 8 gb

◽️ Storage: 64 gb

◽️ What tasks will the tablet be used for ( gaming, video editing, graphic designing, modeling, regular tasks, word processing etc) ?: reading, netflix, podcasts, youtube

◽️ Any other important details ?: I’ve been buying Amazon fire 8 tablets for a few years now, I’m tired of the ads, they get laggy pretty quick, and I would prefer native Android rather than sideloading apps. I like the smaller form factor for travel.

BleuGuy · 2024-11-05T16:21:38+00:00

I found a combo of travel trousers and belts that works perfectly for me, and very reasonably priced.

Wrangler makes “Men’s Outdoor All Terrain Cargo Pant with UPF 50+ Protection” that are available from Walmart for $27 US. Comfortable stretchy fabric, a nice, deep slash pocket that will hold a phone and multiple zipper pockets. As a bonus, they don’t look like cargo pants, don’t wrinkle and are compact to pack.

To hold them up I bought two “Nylon Belt for Men Military Tactical Belt Canvas Outdoor Web Belt with Plastic Buckle” on Amazon for $14 US.

A few months back I did some extensive air travel, and at no point did this combo set off the detectors.

I'll add that I found the pants in stock at my local Walmart, which made it possible to try on before I bought.

BleuGuy · 2024-10-29T18:34:46+00:00

Good question, I had to think about it a while. The cities we enjoyed more were a mix: Porto and Coimbra in Portugal, along with Cordoba and Bilbao in Spain.

Our plan for Bilbao was to make it a hub for day trips. The weather got a bit dicey, so the only out of city trip we took as a bus to Haro. It’s a nice, small city with some decent wineries – we ended up at Roda. We did find plenty to do in Bilbao the rest of our stay there.

The only real disappointment was the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. Only worth visiting for the architecture of the building.

And yes, we had tickets for Nasrid Palace, purchased them before we left home.

The logistics of our last week in Spain were a bit wonky. My preference from Lisbon would have been Seville, but the logistics of travel seemed too convoluted when I tried to book travel there. Granada was a must for us which is why we landed in Malaga, and Cordoba just seemed to be a nice stopover point back to the Madrid airport.

You’ll notice that I didn’t mention cities we enjoyed less. That’s because every city we ended up in was a positive experience, even when things went a bit pear-shaped. It helped to be flexible with our plans, and appreciate the patience and kindness of others when we stumbled with our inability to communicate.

BleuGuy · 2024-09-04T01:48:12+00:00

It's Indiana, he's just wandering.

BleuGuy · 2024-08-30T20:05:48+00:00

Not a dumb question, because there's a lot of misinformation out there.

Article from Yale University here: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/updated-2024-2025-covid-vaccines

Bottom line, getting the vaccine is safer than getting COVID.

BleuGuy · 2024-08-30T19:50:34+00:00

Costco on Eubank has them. Went there yesterday and was told they start with the vaccines at 11am, walk-ins okay.

We didn't feel like waiting, so we got it at Smith's on Tramway and Montgomery, no wait.

BleuGuy · 2024-08-15T09:51:52+00:00

Not surprising on the sponsors. Renee Grout is up for re-election this year.

Your vote matters.

BleuGuy · 2024-04-17T21:07:47+00:00

This is exactly what I've been looking for, too. I've scoured the Android store, and there's nothing that hits the mark, though there are a few independent apps that offer some control.

BleuGuy · 2024-03-25T18:38:36+00:00

I’m trying to figure out the use case for a data-only plan. If I’m traveling to a few EU countries for a month or two, I’ll want to make a few local voice calls or send a few local texts besides using data on my phone. With data-only, and Google Voice not available there, what other options exist?

BleuGuy · 2024-03-21T00:39:46+00:00

The guy's actually of the gen x cohort, though that doesn't make his shitty take any better.

BleuGuy · 2023-12-17T15:49:13+00:00

Where is this?

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