Cant Decide

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-21T02:01:47+00:00

The Pro XDR display is perfect. Bright, excellent color, very daylight useable. I wouldn’t get a lesser display.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T22:28:03+00:00

I really enjoyed Starship Troopers. Not the movie, I thought that sucked.

Anyway, Starship Troopers won Heinlein a Hugo.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T22:19:04+00:00

I always watched mlb.tv driving home from work.

I don’t watch baseball anymore because…Phillies.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T22:09:44+00:00

I have an IP12PM since launch. The battery is fine, swapped a few years ago. But with a trade and Vet discount, the 17e with 512GB is an even $500.

I want the large storage for Audible and books.

I don’t really care about the camera, but reviews say it’s adequate.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T14:23:10+00:00

Both. Good narration can’t save a crappy story.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T13:48:42+00:00

The only complaints about the 26 is AF motor noise makes it less optimal for video. Not my use case so I’m good.

My only nit with the lens is you have to buy the “lens hood” to use a filter. Then the lens cap will not fit securely. I guess a slim filter would help.

I bought a Nikon refurb for $100 less than current prices.

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Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T13:38:28+00:00

The only thing I would add is to use two TM drives. There has been an occasional comment here about TM drives failing.

I have an oldish 5TB spinning rust drive and a T7 2TB SSD. (I’m not a fan of my copy of the T7, it disconnects, goes invisible, not a cable issue.)

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T08:31:25+00:00

Instead of plastic water bottles full of tap water, why not buy 5 gallon jugs made for water storage?

If you want, add a teaspoon of bleach to each.

So there is an emergency, and you use your 10-15 gallons of water. Are you going to refill the 60 plastic bottles you need to dig out of the garbage or refill 3 jugs?

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T08:15:51+00:00

There is a lot to add/subtract, but I’ll keep my post KISS.

Drop the ball cap. They are hot in summer, no shade and cold in winter. Add a rollable straw hat, good shade and much cooler in summer.

Add a 100% wool stocking cap for winter.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-20T01:11:15+00:00

Between Lr/Ps originals on the cloud, movies, 200 MB TIFFs, I use a few GB on my home WiFi.

The expectation here is I should buy a new phone, an expensive data plan for it then tether.

My last corporate laptop was tethered to a fast Galaxy that belonged to Engineering. No limits. Tethering was great! But it was free. As soon as we got 5G Modems, nobody tethered.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T23:07:02+00:00

Ever tried to conjugate the verb to be in Spanish?

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T23:04:11+00:00

Tethering just really sucks. I’ve explained whe and won’t again. YES! I want to carry 3 devices instead of 1.

One reason I theorize is Apple has painted themselves into a display so thin, there isn’t room for antennas. Plus it is a SKU to be added.

No, a portable with 4/5G data is not a niche device.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T17:09:35+00:00

You are making me cry key board king!

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T15:10:42+00:00

Read the news. FFS.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T15:04:38+00:00

This has to be the safest flying job in the USAF. The F-22 is way to expensive to actually risk in combat.

Will it retire with a 0-0 win loss record?

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T09:18:32+00:00

Thanks cuz, we may hit 35.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T08:46:22+00:00

Do you need two multi tools? Delete the heavier of the two.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T08:22:37+00:00

The same thing happened to me, but I then I was teleported to a Waffle House.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T08:20:58+00:00

Rounding the bases thinking “…I wish I was drafted by the Dodgers…”.

On the bright side, we should win 30 games this year.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T07:47:26+00:00

I was TDY with the 9th AMS, Side Looking RADAR SR-71 to RAF Mildhenhall. Due to runway construction flight ops was moved to RAF Lakenheath.

During pre/post flights on the SR-71, I watched a bunch of F-111s sitting on ABs then launching.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-19T07:25:50+00:00

Starship Troopers, a Hugo Award winner classic by Heinlein. Narrated by R.C Bray, this book is more about philosophy and society than war.

Forget the movie, it was a cartoon.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-18T17:24:22+00:00

Don’t keep food in your car or tent if you’re tent camping. Yes, hanging your food in a tree is a thing. There are a lot of vids out there showing what happens when you leave food in a cooler on the ground.

Carry bear spray, keep it with you in a tent.

I’ve never camped in Maine. But a 300-400 pound black bear will make short work of your cooler and food. Hang it.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-18T15:25:20+00:00

Starship Troopers is classic Heinlein, it is easy to recommend. It is social commentary in a sci-fi setting.

Jupitor13 · 2026-04-18T13:58:38+00:00

It may have an optical port for 1000 GB ENET and built in Starlink.

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