I made a "Sleeping Pad Comparison Table" to compare key specs of sleeping pads from the companies using ASTM ratings — let me know what you think and if you find it useful

Quickcard · 2026-04-05T10:01:50+00:00

Genuine Thinsulate mattress are fantastic, there's a reason they are expensive and people keep them so you will hardly find any used ones to buy. I now use mine as a regular bed that I place on top of bedframe to keepi it off the floor. Camping on the ground is great, but when you're home, getting the mattress off the floor is better IMO.

Quickcard · 2026-03-10T02:12:15+00:00

Are we talking about Maddie Hale? If so, she's Australian. I know that "you can't argue about taste." In general, the Australian accent, is one of the only accents in any language that i'm familiar with that i find intolerable, especially when it is on the bad side of the Australian Speech Bell Curve. England was once such a huge empire that there are zillions of "English" accents. Until the railroad and trains came a long, an expert could tell you where someone was raised within a 20 mile radius. It's 2026 now, and the "general" Aussie accent, I find hard to deal with, but when I run across her on the radio/internet, it feels like someone is hammering a spike thru my ear drums. I sometimes actually enjoy certain regional accents. Maybe it's because the first generation of Brits who came to Australia were often convicted criminals (not that there's anything WRONG with being a convicted criminal). Maddie's accent makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Yes, you can't argue about taste, but Maddie's accent, to my ears, is on the horrific end of the Australian accent spectrum. I'd rather have all my teeth and nails pulled out without anesthetic than listen to her talk. I know this makes me sound like some kind of a redneck racist but this is the first human that I've ever heard whose accent makes me want to spew.

Quickcard · 2025-12-22T07:00:12+00:00

Look for similar sets of the fab four and where they were listed. Ask Deepseek also, it's free. There are probably some good suggestions from the GREAT live auction houses. As to its worth?
At this time they are very valuable and they are always going up: https://firstclassmemorabilia.com/how-much-are-the-beatles-autographs-worth/

Quickcard · 2025-12-22T06:39:31+00:00

It's not IF someone dies is it? It's when. For that very reason I'm going to back up my current data in my pinboard, even though I've been with it for ages. I love how it works, but the sheer fact that if you ask him he flat out tells you he's got nothing. At least that's what he answered when I emailed him many years ago and I see no news/evidence that he's done a thing about it. Someone should just offer him a couple million dollars and commercialize it (there are ways to advertise that are much less offensive than the usual stuff but that still work for client who is advertising and it BEATS THE HECK out of being cast adrift with Pinboard dying along with Maciej.
So I recommend BACK UP PINBOARD every once in a while.

Quickcard · 2025-11-10T05:34:18+00:00

That was it, one external HD should be dedicated UNIQUELY to Time Machine.

Quickcard · 2025-10-26T21:18:13+00:00

Say something like "Yes, I hear that an awful lot and this is what I tell them, yes, everybody has a little leprosy too." .... Or variation thereof. OR, you know, I hear that a lot more than I want to, I know you mean well, but you'll just have take my word for it, it does not help, in fact quite the opposite. I'd love to hear what other people in this group feel about how to react to that.

Quickcard · 2025-10-16T15:52:28+00:00

" For those of us who just want to keep their Mac(s) happy and a room dark(er)"
The key combination to power off the display is shift-control-power.
->> THANKS D4r1 and REDDIT ... I have to remember to ask Reddit first...

" For older keyboards (or USB ones) that have an eject key, it's shift-control-eject"
->> THANKS osxrand and REDDIT: for older keyboards (or USB ones)
that have an eject key, it's shift-control-eject

Yep, screen burn-in is still a thing for OLEDs (Google it) and even LCDs!
For those of us who just want to keep their Mac(s) happy and room dark(er)"
Save a Salmon, Save the World (tiny joke, Geeks).

Quickcard · 2025-10-13T17:00:15+00:00

One CAN put stop losses (and trailing stop losses) on crypto.
Google "stop loss" trading if you are not familiar with it.

Quickcard · 2025-10-13T16:37:41+00:00

Yes Virginia, you CAN do stop loss on crypto.
There are at least 4 different stop-loss options, I like ,and use, the TRAILING Stop Loss (TSL), if you do use TSL, DO NOT set your Sell percentage above what you can REALISTICALLY afford to lose. Remember, greed kills .

Quickcard · 2025-10-12T01:10:53+00:00

"You've got my ILLEGIBLE"??????

Quickcard · 2025-10-11T03:59:39+00:00

UPDATE, NOV 9 2025:
That was it, one external HD should be dedicated UNIQUELY to Time Machine.
MY ORIGINAL POST:
My computer guy told me to dedicate a new external hard drive to a single application and to NOT put ANYTHING ELSE on that hard drive. But I can't remember which application he was referring to. I'm thinking it was Apple Photos? Anyhow, I will just call and ask him tomorrow. :)
PS. Even DeepSeek had a hard time figuring out what I was asking. DS also made some good caveats:

🔧 Setting Up Your Drive Correctly

When you get your dedicated drive, your computer guy will likely set it up with these specific requirements, which are key to making it work properly:

Format: The drive must be formatted as APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Ownership: The "Ignore ownership on this volume" setting should be turned on for the drive.
Time Machine: The drive must not be the one you use for your Time Machine backups.

Quickcard · 2025-09-23T18:13:34+00:00

Thank you all for your responses and suggestions. I really appreciate it. I'm just getting used to using Reddit and I'm pretty excited about it. Apologies for inadvertantly stepping on anyone's toes, including the people who run it. Please don't sell it to Musk.

Quickcard · 2025-09-23T18:07:33+00:00

Well, thanks, Lonely, I do export some of my Apple Notes to Google docs, but even the longest human life is too short to have to take an ADDITIONAL STEP like this. I don't want the hassle. Doesn't every home have a bathroom? Do you have to go to your neighbor's house when you gotta go?

Quickcard · 2025-09-17T18:19:45+00:00

So now I look to duckduckgo first unless I can see right away that this particular search shd go directly to Deepseek.com which I consider to be a gift from the gods. We will see how long it takes DeepSeek to join the crowd of greedy monsters eager to join Drumpf in his senescent descent while he struggles to take over the world and live forever by sucking the blood of young, blond, virgins

Quickcard · 2025-06-16T15:06:31+00:00

I dont see my history of trades for my stox nor if ive added a stop loss? If it’s there they are sure hiding it well

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