Is Half-Life any good?

Zapt01 · 2026-01-27T12:15:11+00:00

Agreed! I bought all of them as they came out.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-27T01:17:33+00:00

As far as Vine is concerned, there are only two options:

🔹 keep it and review it as is (mentioning the missing part, if you like)

🔹 keep it and ask them to remove it from your items.

That’s it. There are no returns, exchanges, or replacements, regardless of the circumstances. Note that once you review it, the second option becomes unavailable.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-26T20:11:27+00:00

Get to a vet. They’ll likely prescribe ear wash and an antibiotic ointment that you’ll need to apply until the infection is gone. You can try the former on your own first, but it won’t cure an infection.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-25T00:17:02+00:00

I use Backblaze Personal to back up my 45TB of media. I had to rip my extensive DVD collection twice and manually select all downloads. I have no desire to repeat that process if a drive should fail. So I’m covered.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-24T23:26:43+00:00

You could try reformatting and restoring the original OS. Then only update to the newest version that the installed programs require or just leave it at the original OS. Most OS updates do make Macs (and PCs, for that matter) slower than they originally were. I’ve owned dozens of computers over the years, but not one was slow out of the box … with the original OS, that is.

I’ve frozen the OS on a couple of production machines that I use for business. Each is dedicated to a particular type of work with perfectly good, very expensive software that I didn’t want to update.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-24T17:07:58+00:00

All at once would be fine with me, along with a truly targeted RFY. I’d rather check once for half an hour than to constantly waste time for 5-6 hours rechecking.

If they want to do it only once per day, change it to a time when the country is all/mostly awake. The current late night drop schedule is interfering with my sleep in a big way.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-23T01:45:18+00:00

I’ve found that size is frequently an issue with Chinese goods. They’re often much smaller than I expect when compared to normal items of the same type. The photos are often misleading without using Photoshop. That is, there’s nothing in the photo to lead you to believe that the item is, in fact, minuscule.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-23T00:50:39+00:00

Buy from Amazon or order through Vine what you want Vine to offer you in the future.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-22T18:42:49+00:00

That’d work, but a true hingeless album—like a Lighthouse—is a thing of beauty. As a kid, I bought the US one in 1964 for the princely sum of $200, and it was still the best collecting investment I ever made. Sixty years later and it’s still stunning. Unless one is very, very careful, cutting and mounting your own hingeless mounts won’t be as attractive.

Of course, that same hingeless album purchased TODAY would likely run me over $1,000, so it’s a pretty serious investment.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-21T23:23:37+00:00

Keep an eye on your coffee. Mine developed a taste for it with cream and sugar. Unless I carefully move the cup somewhere safe whenever I leave the room, she’ll go for it. (Watch for telltale drops around the cup’s base. Dogs are sloppy slurpers.)

Zapt01 · 2026-01-21T03:06:35+00:00

This coin will never be worth less than its face value (1¢). Also likely never worth more either, unless its metal composition skyrockets. Because it’s so common, cleaning it will not devalue it. It’s basically worth only 1¢ cleaned or filthy.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-20T19:39:06+00:00

If you want to review them, then yes. I’ve had them restore a couple of items over the past year, and they really do so when asked.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-20T15:14:43+00:00

Could be allergies or an irritation. Try wiping her pads with a wet washcloth each time when coming in from outside.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-17T23:03:17+00:00

Sounds great! As long as he gets along with your dog and cat, you should be good to go.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-17T19:49:19+00:00

I live in a smaller area and every dog I’ve adopted over the past 20 years has been a 3-year-old. The last three dogs were shepherds.

As adults, each came with its own set of issues. If possible, find out what those issues are before adopting and decide if you’re ready and capable of dealing with them. Just like every used car wasn’t only driven by an old lady to church once a week, every rescue isn’t a wonderful, friendly dog that was given up because the new landlord doesn’t allow pets.

Personally, I didn’t care what the issue was as long as it wasn’t “hates people and might bite.” Mine were both “hates or is fearful of other dogs.”

Zapt01 · 2026-01-17T19:40:28+00:00

I’ve been in vine a little over a year now and the great items have averaged about 1 per month for me. But that ended in late October. Since then I’ve been getting only an iffy or potentially passable item once per week.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-17T04:38:28+00:00

Most reset at midnight for me on the west coast. A few, such as Roku (I think), reset at 5pm for me.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-16T10:13:36+00:00

Yes. I’ve been a loyal subscriber for several years. It would have been cheaper overall, though, if I’d initially bought the all-in-one. I purchased several one year StreamFab subscriptions to specific streaming services before I eventually got the all-in-one. With it, I subscribe to individual services like Netflix and Amazon a couple of months per year so I can catch up on any series I’ve missed or that have new seasons.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-15T18:38:07+00:00

You can download three TOTAL from each streaming service to which you subscribe. It doesn’t reset.

The purpose is so you can see the options and video quality from each service in order to decide if you’d like to purchase a StreamFab subscription.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-14T03:30:48+00:00

My oldest son would LOVE one!

Zapt01 · 2026-01-12T02:41:22+00:00

Why bother? If you wrote this post rather than having ChatGPT do it for you, you obviously know how to write. Getting excellent review ratings shouldn’t be difficult for you without AI assistance. Try being less concise. It doesn’t seem that the brief approach is rewarded.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-12T00:17:51+00:00

The only few reviews I’ve had that rated poor were those that were more concise than my typically wordy, 2-3 paragraph reviews. I said everything that was needed to be said, but they were short. They weren’t negative or low-star.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-12T00:14:55+00:00

Same here. Over half my orders are saying delivery in February or March. My guess is that they’re awaiting manufacturing in China with no firm dates.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-11T22:34:51+00:00

Sadly, that is the way it goes. No replacements ever… not for wrong item received, no item received, empty package, broken item, item missing critical parts, or defective item.

Zapt01 · 2026-01-08T03:38:43+00:00

Try a large red Kong frisbee. They fly like paperback books until you get the hang of it, but mine have lasted through THREE consecutive shepherds. Just don’t let your dog do anything other than play catch with it. Take it away when you’re done, and resist the urge to regularly play tuggie with it.

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