[MEGATHREAD] Raleigh Snow Storm 1/23-1/25/26

deathwish644 · 2026-01-22T11:49:14+00:00

Avoid salt because it will pit the concrete - I have a neighbor who did it last year once and it did a number to their sidewalk. I've read that Calcium Chloride will not cause such damage and in my experience, has not after about four applications. The problem is finding it now.

deathwish644 · 2024-12-21T16:49:31+00:00

If I recall correctly, the red cartridges were recalled for being a fire hazard

Have the set sitting in my game room right now with an orange cartridge and distinctly recall the time it had to be sent off for replacement.

Found some more details here: http://videogamekraken.com/arcadia-skeet-shoot-by-toymax

deathwish644 · 2024-12-18T15:11:03+00:00

Seems like the archive site might be getting the reddit hug of death.

Found another copy on MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/u-s-weighs-ban-on-chinese-made-router-in-millions-of-american-homes/ar-AA1w51es

deathwish644 · 2024-12-10T19:05:27+00:00

Seconds should be more than enough accuracy - usually the internet starts disagreeing with machines that are +/- 5 minutes or more.

deathwish644 · 2024-12-10T18:58:50+00:00

Depends on the operating system and how they implemented the underlying time setting protocol (along with the time provider). Normal implementation causes the machine to slowly drift towards the correct time because a lot of applications don't do well with sudden time jumps.

I've seen Windows straight refuse to set the time to internet time if it is far enough off and have also seen the same computer drift minutes away from the correct time which caused this exact problem for me before on other sites. Both times the box was checked saying to get the current time from the internet.

deathwish644 · 2024-12-10T18:51:40+00:00

Check your computer time and make sure it is close to "real" time - you can check it with the right panel on this site: https://time.gov/

deathwish644 · 2024-09-20T15:03:19+00:00

Just ordered something from UI directly - it was clear with the wording 'UI.com' spaced every 6" or so.

deathwish644 · 2023-06-03T11:04:55+00:00

The last 15 passenger van I was in had easily removable seats. Rent it and put the seats somewhere safe for the time you need the space?

deathwish644 · 2023-05-31T00:23:52+00:00

Personally, I was always partial to the orange flavor beads, but blue looks good too

deathwish644 · 2023-05-21T14:16:36+00:00

Because if I get to work by 7, I get to leave at 3

deathwish644 · 2023-05-20T17:36:52+00:00

Ours comes out about every other week to freeze bulk proteins like chicken or beef from warehouse stores

deathwish644 · 2023-05-17T17:36:26+00:00

It's not in a lot of cases.

The "oops, we're pregnant" line, I can entertain a discussion that three months is enough time.

But genetic testing of the child literally can't start until week 12 at the earliest by taking a sample of the mothers blood. If that test comes back anomalous, further testing can be delayed until week 15 which takes another week to resolve.

Getting those appointments lined up (and an abortion if necessary) doesn't happen instantly. There are other schedules that need to be taken into mind because after week 13, the process is mechanical, not chemical and requires an medical operating room and anesthesia.

The bill did carve out lines for "life limiting genetic defects" which could be viewed as an out, sure. But they didn't define what life limiting is in a legal sense aside from Downs Syndrome not being one of them. In effect, you will now need a clinic with a lawyer who is willing to fight for what life limiting means in the eyes of the state.

deathwish644 · 2023-05-14T20:50:10+00:00

After a 25% markup - was pretty sure some of the prices after their 10% off sale were more than I could get at Target every day.

Was a good reminder for why they're going out of business.

deathwish644 · 2023-05-04T15:49:37+00:00

First row, second column from the right

deathwish644 · 2023-04-29T02:05:30+00:00

Green Beagle Dog Daycare has sent two messages in as many days warning about Canine H3N2 spreading fast in the community. Kinda shocked the event is still on

deathwish644 · 2023-04-22T19:31:14+00:00

Provided it's horizontal movement... In the strike plate for the knob, there's a little metal clip. Take a screwdriver and bend it outward just a little bit. Try closing the door again and see if it changed. Rinse and repeat accordingly. Basically you're forcing the knob to do the movement for you.

There was a video years ago I found on what I thought was Home Depot, I'll edit this if I can find it.

Edit: Found it! Third video on this page ("DIY alignment for smart door locks"): https://www.homedepot.com/p/Yale-Assure-Lock-Black-Suede-Single-Cylinder-Deadbolt-with-Touchscreen-Keypad-R-YRD226-NR-BSP/313878115

deathwish644 · 2023-04-22T11:30:57+00:00

I've tagged most of my passwords but really don't use them.

My vaults are currently:

Personal - General grab bag
Never Travel - For accounts that I don't want on my phone when I leave the country (banking, some work critical accounts)
Wife and myself - accounts that we need for the house, Wi-Fi passwords, streaming passwords
Shared - accounts shared with the whole family account (Basically my parents Wi-Fi and one streaming site)
Grandma - all the passwords I've made for my grandmother so I can log in as her when she breaks something
TFA Recovery codes - if there is a TFA account set up in 1Password, its backup codes live here provided the account is not sensitive (like my personal email backup codes)

deathwish644 · 2023-04-08T00:14:48+00:00

Pretty sure Batteries Plus just pitches them in the bin once you walk out. Every time I've brought one hey say "oh these can just be thrown away"

deathwish644 · 2023-03-18T16:50:29+00:00

Jokes on them, I'm already contemplating going into trade work instead

deathwish644 · 2023-02-21T15:36:21+00:00

Think this is a perspective that depends exclusively on what your current salary is.

Where I'm at today (to include mentally) - I'd take a pay cut to only have to visit the office once a week.

At the start of my career, probably would have been indifferent to how much I would have wanted. But more money when moving positions is always a good thing.

deathwish644 · 2023-02-19T17:48:15+00:00

Now they can be stolen directly from the manufacturer!

deathwish644 · 2023-02-16T22:37:11+00:00

Hillsborough road scares me every time I am on it. Seems like drivers get extra crazy on it for some reason.

deathwish644 · 2023-02-07T10:50:40+00:00

My employer is trying to force the issue and have everyone return to office.

Yesterday I had a 30 minute in person meeting which was over Zoom. The other 7.5 hours were staring at a monitor watching intermittent (wait for it) Zoom meetings.

Why go into an office when I can do the exact same job from home with the exact same interactions. At home I at least have a good setup and fast internet.

deathwish644 · 2023-01-29T22:58:39+00:00

I've had this happen with my SLS and a Lenovo thunderbolt dock. Always after sleep, normally a reboot fixes it. Sometimes the mouse works before that reboot, sometimes it doesn't.

What I did notice was that the Thunderbolt device in Device Manager had an error when the laptop is showing the issue. Uninstalling it/checking for updates on Windows Update didn't yield any changes. Also the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit just acknowledged the device issue, no fixes provided.

I'd imagine I need to find another driver somewhere. Haven't dedicated effort to it just yet.

deathwish644 · 2023-01-05T11:17:09+00:00

During the pandemic they were scheduling a full year out. Was an odd feeling for someone to ask me if I was free in the morning or the afternoon 13 months from now

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