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1: General Asylum, RE: Rod - How About a Food Forum? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-28, 17:08:36 (204.94.81.82)
Not a bad idea. .......
2: Inmate Central, RE: Fast food workers are losing their jobs in California..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-28, 08:07:31 (204.94.81.82)
You might be missing some of the repercussions. One change is that pizza joints have stopped doing deliveries. Our favorite pizza joint used to deliver and a few bucks and a $5 tip. Now, they've gone .......
3: Inmate Central, Fast food workers are losing their jobs in California..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-27, 17:41:22 (204.94.81.82)
Fast food workers are losing their jobs in California as more restaurant chains prepare to meet a new $20 minimum wage set to go into effect next week. snip.... "This is a big deal," Newsom said alon .......
4: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thank you for the news.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-24, 14:38:31 (204.94.81.82)
It's sad news, but not unexpected. I'd taken over his website and had taken over the moderation for Mart many years ago. And it will stay in Mart's honor. RIP, Mart. .......
5: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Allo Digione Signature on a Raspberry Pi5? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-23, 07:51:13 (204.94.81.82)
The difference may be Apple Music as they have varying qualities for they streams. .......
6: General Asylum, RE: Major room rebuild (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-22, 17:16:30 (204.94.81.82)
Given the email you sent me, I should be banning you forever. I've asked nicely for you to be less argumentative. Most inmates don't like constant bickering. You just need to state your position and l .......
7: General Asylum, RE: WE all pay attention to profiles and posts " AA has become a joke " ...Why are you here then? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-22, 12:25:36 (204.94.81.82)
So why do you keep being difficult? I suppose that you just believe that you are a know it all, so why would anyone care about your posts? .......
8: Computer Audio Asylum, How much do you think you're spending a month? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-21, 18:28:27 (204.94.81.82)
Back in the day, all we had was an AT&T phone for maybe $20 a month. Now, the family plan for cell phones are up to $200-240 for 4 users. Then, cable and internet are $150-250/month. And how many more .......
9: Speaker Asylum, +1 for Joseph Audio (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-21, 18:13:13 (174.65.32.33)
I remember a show years ago. Jeff had his floor stander with the other bookshelf speaker on stands. Both of us there were impressed and asked the price on the floor standers. Jeff said, the small ones .......
10: General Asylum, RE: Interesting because (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-21, 17:25:59 (204.94.81.82)
Scott, leave it be. You're not changing anyone's mind and just irritate folks with your arrogant attitude. .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: I'm surprised you guys have such high maintenance roofing systems (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-19, 18:16:36 (204.94.81.82)
Well, they're fairly cheap, $43/33 sq ft. Our cottage cost me $4.3K in 2014 which included $950 for tear off and take away. You can just re-roof over the old without replacing the shingles or paper. O .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: "Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court's Direction" (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-18, 17:36:53 (204.94.81.82)
Well, he is on a book tour: "Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism," "First, it requires judges to be historians -- a role for which they may not be qualified -- constantly .......
13: Inmate Central, RE: Roof penetrations (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-18, 13:32:18 (204.94.81.82)
Wow! I'm surprised you didn't have more water damage with your ceiling. When we did our solar, we also stripped the old roof and all the solar brackets were installed at the same time with flashing. I .......
14: Computer Audio Asylum, Storage is cheap.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-18, 13:18:26 (204.94.81.82)
I rip everything to WAV because I don't care about compressing the data. MP3s vary a lot. At lower bit rates, they suck bad. Amazon Music uses a bit rate of 268kbps which is awfully close to CD sound. .......
15: Computer Audio Asylum, Not such a great moniker for you, please change it.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-18, 13:06:35 (204.94.81.82)
" In British English, and Irish English it is a common insult referring to an obnoxious or stupid person regardless of gender; in American English, it is rarer and usually used to insult a woman. " :: .......
16: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: HQ Player with Chord DAC Questions. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-17, 17:57:49 (204.94.81.82)
Did you actually get anything that's much better if at all by upsampling? I rip CDs to wav files and I just don't feel like I'm missing anything to worry about it. OTOH, I recorded some LPs using 24/9 .......
17: Inmate Central, I sold my mower back in 2010... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-16, 18:05:25 (204.94.81.82)
The only grass we had when we bought this place was two small plots in the backyard. The first thing we did was to plant bricks over the lawn and build a big trellis. Tomorrow, one of my chores .......
18: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Dared VP-99P Tube integrated -- Funky subwoofer output/possible alternative? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-16, 17:45:29 (204.94.81.82)
Sorry, I missed that point. .......
19: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Dared VP-99P Tube integrated -- Funky subwoofer output/possible alternative? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-16, 13:45:25 (204.94.81.82)
Rather than messing with RCA converters, why not use speaker wire connections to the subs? I didn't want to run the speaker wires to the subs and over to the speakers, so I just made some short speake .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: And Google... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-14, 08:03:20 (174.65.32.33)
Good question. "On December 16, 2005, The New York Times reported that the Bush administration had been conducting surveillance against U.S. citizens without specific approval from the FISA court for .......
21: Inmate Central, And Google... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-13, 20:58:47 (204.94.81.82)
They say they won't 'Don't be evil'. Not that they won't steal all your data. .......
22: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Windows 11 versus MacOSX versus Linux (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-12, 19:36:00 (204.94.81.82)
I'm somewhat not surprised that Windows 11 is simpler and just works and has more options. Apple is a fixed system with mostly, it's own software which is quite good, but not a tweaker like system. Wi .......
23: Inmate Central, The truth is out there.. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-08, 13:17:56 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......
24: Inmate Central, RE: Does not work for me :-( nt. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-07, 19:03:06 (204.94.81.82)
I'm just checked. I don't see your gmail in the mail logs. Maybe your auto-email response isn't set. .......
25: Inmate Central, Crows...we get flocks (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-07, 17:47:33 (204.94.81.82)
Usually, the crows and I mean tons of crows will circle and caw and land on our Jacaranda tree. Last year, the crows were making a loud racket around the oak tree. After spotting a hawk that the crows .......
26: Inmate Central, The author has extreme confirmation bias.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-06, 13:03:38 (204.94.81.82)
AFAIK, no one has been indicted or convicted of insurrection. Even the three liberal justices agreed that it's up to the the Federal government, not the states and not the justices purview to decide. .......
27: Inmate Central, Great shot! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-06, 09:50:44 (204.94.81.82)
I wish I had my camera the other day while a huge hawk was circling around for quite some time in search of lunch. .......
28: Inmate Central, Email issues with gmail.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-06, 09:45:35 (204.94.81.82)
Google decided to change its mail security recently. This started a few months ago and in the last few weeks, it became impossible to get any email to gmail users. Of course, I've been working on the .......
29: Test Audio Asylum, RE: Test (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-06, 06:53:41 (204.94.81.82)
Yet, once more. .......
30: Test Audio Asylum, RE: Test (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-05, 18:01:10 (204.94.81.82)
4.5.6 .......
31: Test Audio Asylum, RE: Test (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-05, 18:01:01 (204.94.81.82)
1,2,3 .......
32: Inmate Central, Mexican Fans and Canary palms... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-05, 08:52:46 (204.94.81.82)
Birds scatter the seeds and they spout everywhere. We've got Mexican fan that is well over 70' tall. For months, black beans are all over the yard just from blowing in the wind. I regularly pull out s .......
33: Speaker Asylum, I just might be able to find..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-04, 09:51:36 (204.94.81.82)
Oh, yeah. I've got a retipped Benz Glider that I was going to set up on my table and planned to send my Shelter out for retipping. Thus far, I know I have the Benz and I'm sure I put it in a safe plac .......
34: Speaker Asylum, Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-03, 11:34:29 (204.94.81.82)
How do they sound? What kind of bass depth? I like the furniture. We had a teak dining set that was similar. I wish we still had it, but it was too small for large groups. The coffee table and end tab .......
35: Inmate Central, Let's hope that Ivan just gave up social media for Lent (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-02, 12:45:57 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: Ten Myths Sabotaging Social Security Reform (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-02, 09:51:45 (204.94.81.82)
Easy, peasy. Instead of letting whatever comes, bring in immigrants based on merit with high skills and incomes to increase SS taxes. Also incentivize new legal immigrants to make more babies. Right n .......
37: Inmate Central, The price of beef will be soaring...... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-03-01, 19:33:43 (204.94.81.82)
Attorney General James Sues World's Largest Beef Producer for Misrepresenting Environmental Impact of Their Products "JBS has driven more than 2.4 million acres of Amazon deforestation, has poured r .......
38: General Asylum, Good ol' JJ.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-29, 11:14:11 (204.94.81.82)
JJ is wicked smart. I haven't seen him for probably near 20 years. We discussed these issues in depth and his working with AT&T for codecs for how much you could reduce the file sizes while producing .......
39: Inmate Central, "Confirmation bias are ripe for manipulation" (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-28, 11:52:40 (204.94.81.82)
Conspiracy manipulated morons are the norm. Both sides use their propaganda to get their useful idiots to vote for them. Misinformation and slanted news is the norm these days. Finding the real truth .......
40: Inmate Central, RE: Is that you Glen Beck? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-27, 18:12:35 (204.94.81.82)
Let's leave the politics out of this and they personal attacks. Thanks .......
41: Inmate Central, Snooty, urban, arrogant elitist... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-27, 18:11:00 (204.94.81.82)
It's obvious, Krugman is always right. Without an Ivy League education, these less educated, blue collar folk are just idiots and can't have any opinions of note of their own. The idea of God, family .......
42: Inmate Central, Like a box of chocolates... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-24, 06:52:55 (204.94.81.82)
Every sunset is unique. .......
43: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: PiCorePlayer , LMS continuation, the Future.?? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-21, 20:19:45 (204.94.81.82)
PiCorePlayer will continue, no worries. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Synology was the issue because they don't want to support LMS on their newer OS, but that's just for LMS. If it's just a NAS, n .......
44: Inmate Central, RE: I did some research into Skyactiv... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-17, 14:13:10 (204.94.81.82)
My son's 2017 Mazda 3 has been no trouble at all with over 80K miles. It's a 2.0 Skyactiv engine. From what I found, older models had issues with low oil pressure. The only real issue is some carbon b .......
45: Inmate Central, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-17, 08:59:12 (204.94.81.82)
My son's fiance has the hybrid version. Gas mileage is around 35 mpg, plenty of pep, comfortable and ride nice. They love it. .......
46: Inmate Central, Random thoughts... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-15, 17:38:09 (204.94.81.82)
• The older I get, the more I understand why roosters just scream to start their day. • I too was once a male trapped in a female body...but then my mother gave birth. • When I lost the fingers on my .......
47: Inmate Central, Alaska Airlines Ad (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-15, 17:20:40 (174.65.32.33)
Alaska Airlines You Didn't Die And You Got a Cool Story View YouTube Video .......
48: Inmate Central, Inkjets suck! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-14, 18:07:45 (204.94.81.82)
Our Epson all in one hasn't had any ink for ages. We only use it to scan stuff to another PC as a PDF. If I need a hard copy, I print over the network to my trusty, 30 year old, HP Laserjet 4+. Its tr .......
49: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yep! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-13, 18:50:27 (204.94.81.82)
If it ain't broke.... I'm still running Windows 7 on my PC and it's dead solid. My worst is Apple. Any upgrade in the OS is likely going to break any custom software or even other software that is mai .......
50: Inmate Central, Everyone was glued to the game ... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 20:21:51 (204.94.81.82)
Seriously, this was literally the best, most exciting Super Bowl for a long time. All too often, they're blow outs that are done at the half. The Cinderella and her Prince's story doesn't hurt either. .......
51: Inmate Central, I take it back and forced the FG. Mahomes has 1:53 to tie or win (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 19:04:10 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
52: Inmate Central, And now, the 49ers are running out the clock.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 18:59:06 (174.65.32.33)
2:00 left and totally in field goal range. .......
53: Inmate Central, It makes me sad....no more football! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 18:52:39 (204.94.81.82)
But you got your hope, a close, exciting game. .......
54: Inmate Central, Tingle, tingle....49ers fumble a punt return, and bang, Mahomes throws a TD (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 18:23:29 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
55: Inmate Central, Can Mahomes pull it out? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 17:14:39 (204.94.81.82)
Bosa and company have been having their way as the 49ers are wining in the trenches on both sides of the ball. But, if not a fumble at the goal, we'd have a tie game. The Chiefs get the ball first in .......
56: Inmate Central, Do you have one of these? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 12:12:29 (204.94.81.82)
Low, low rider...I think it's a '51. The one on the other side is a decent survivor, but needs re-chroming and hasn't had the paint and interior done. I just ran into these guys at the local Pepper Tr .......
57: Video Asylum, RE: Anyone using Wireless HDMI Transmitters / Receivers ? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-11, 08:07:10 (204.94.81.82)
Cox has a similar whole house DVD. Our problem was too many TVs and I didn't want to be paying $10-12 per box for 5 or 6 TVs. Long term, I believe that the cable companies will die for TV and we'll se .......
58: Test Audio Asylum, RE: Another (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-10, 19:08:54 (204.94.81.82)
One more for good .......
59: Inmate Central, Nasty looking devils too! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-10, 17:52:38 (204.94.81.82)
When we visited John C in Tasmania, a Tasmanian devil was on the tour, ugly bastards. .......
60: Inmate Central, Mahomes debut as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-10, 13:03:02 (204.94.81.82)
No, not Patrick, he's too busy practicing right now.... .......
61: Vinyl Asylum, RE: see below at the Post a Message! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-10, 08:01:37 (204.94.81.82)
I'm looking at this vinyl to CD group of recordings and I found an address for you when you got some Asylum gear if you still live on Camden in NJ. If that's still good, I'll send them to you. ::: TO .......
62: Video Asylum, RE: Anyone using Wireless HDMI Transmitters / Receivers ? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-09, 08:00:51 (174.65.32.33)
Do you have DVRs for every cable box? We used to have one DVR box and back in the analog days, you could just plug in all the other TVs with the cable. When Cox went all digital, I set up Windows Medi .......
63: Inmate Central, Praise Jesus, Tyler has been raised from the dead! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-07, 19:20:36 (174.65.32.33)
After he was cremated by Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office in Oregon. .......
64: Computer Audio Asylum, Why not just convert your media? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-07, 18:47:18 (204.94.81.82)
Who cares how long it take to upsample? Data storage is cheap, way more than a great i9. But if you want one, a Lenovon i9, 24 core with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB GDDR6X) video card, that costs ab .......
65: Inmate Central, Still wondering.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-06, 18:18:25 (204.94.81.82)
Now, it's been recommended that you should fill up your ICE car with gas just in case of an emergency due to the big storm this week. .......
66: Music Lane, RIP Toby Keith... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-06, 14:38:19 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......
67: Inmate Central, It sounds like you're getting wakcked up north... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-04, 20:27:25 (204.94.81.82)
Thus far, in SD County, some wind, no rain yet. No hurricanes. .......
68: Hi-Rez Highway, I'm a fool that still buys CDs... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-04, 20:09:34 (204.94.81.82)
I'd like to think that the artists get paid, at least a little. Then, I rip them to the server and never play them in a players. .......
69: Inmate Central, Everyone, it's Google! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-04, 17:34:03 (204.94.81.82)
Got an Android phone? Google is listening there too. .......
70: Inmate Central, Christian McCaffrey's Mom: Taylor Swift Is 'Dead To Us' Ahead Of Super Bowl.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-04, 13:40:24 (204.94.81.82)
The horror....one more game and I can be fully Tay-free. .......
71: Inmate Central, It's cold and rainy here...46 degrees at 8:27AM (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-04, 08:25:03 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
72: Inmate Central, Just wondering.....why? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-04, 08:17:36 (204.94.81.82)
.......
73: Inmate Central, RE: It was bound to happen...the two biggest guys on the block were gonna get together... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-02, 20:46:40 (204.94.81.82)
Blame the SEC. Now, the Pac-12 and the Big 12 is effectively done. The ACC can't compete and is the odd man out. Money is important than regional, traditional sports. It's become just an NFL farm leag .......
74: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Not yet (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-02, 10:48:57 (204.94.81.82)
I'm not sure that anything would change. As I recall, the only thing mysqueezebox does is to register a device. I've got 4 or 5 Touches and they just work using LMS from a server. If it isn't broke, d .......
75: Speaker Asylum, Wireless is always a fraud.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-01, 19:41:38 (204.94.81.82)
Because you have to have power to be "wireless". But, sitting near a plug for two surround speakers is doable. What's the advantage to tailor the sound via a DSP. That's what it sounds like and with A .......
76: Speaker Asylum, Interesting package.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-02-01, 17:11:45 (204.94.81.82)
It's wireless which is a major problem for set up typically. I noticed that it has a battery. Does each speaker need to be charged periodically or plugged into the electricity? .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: HOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-31, 21:11:22 (204.94.81.82)
Did you make this up or are just lazy? Where is the link on your article? .......
78: Vinyl Asylum, Let me know on the Shelter.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-31, 21:00:59 (204.94.81.82)
I have a Benz that was denuded by a cleaning lady. My Shelter needs a refresh and I've had the Benz that Soundsmith fixed for me that's been around for too long. Who did your use for the Shelter? I do .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: A great deal.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-30, 21:15:11 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, when I was visiting John C, it was literally 50%. Even the fancy harbor restaurant were a little more than US. Have you heard of Mick Thomas or Weddings Parties Anything? Someone turned him ont .......
80: Inmate Central, A great deal.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-30, 19:24:38 (204.94.81.82)
Back when the Ozzie dollar was half price when we were there last. .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: BFoTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-29, 20:40:51 (204.94.81.82)
Queen check, take pawn or knight, it's over. .......
82: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just buy a Class D amp (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-29, 18:32:16 (174.65.32.33)
Switch to tubes amps in winter. .......
83: Inmate Central, Mistakes.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-28, 19:41:19 (204.94.81.82)
I got side tracked, but saw a fumble and a missed pass for a TD. Basically, the Lions did score a point in the 2nd half until it was too late. .......
84: Inmate Central, Well, right now, it's looking like a rout for the Lions (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-28, 17:13:42 (204.94.81.82)
I fell asleep for most of the 1st half and was surprised. .......
85: Inmate Central, Fumbles, penalties and an interception...the Ravens are done (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-28, 14:51:00 (204.94.81.82)
Mistakes will kill you. .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: yes I am (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-27, 11:44:44 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, I suspected that. .......
87: Inmate Central, RE: Off Topic ............. - I am no longer receiving an e-mails when someone replies to my posts ..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-27, 11:44:10 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, it's been an issue lately with gmail as they're pushing everyone to use DKIM instead of the old SPF. Strangely, it's hit and miss, but I've been looking at doing the DKIM which is a major pain. .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: yoo-hoo Rod (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-27, 07:53:40 (204.94.81.82)
Recently? Are you still on aol? .......
89: Inmate Central, There is no reason to ever have live ammo on a set... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-24, 19:47:43 (174.65.32.33)
Baldwin was the Producer on the set and the buck stops there. Whether it's manslaughter or negligence, Baldwin had a set that wasn't controlled, wasn't professional and essentially was fooling around .......
90: Inmate Central, Maybe, I've never seen a blank.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-24, 19:41:36 (204.94.81.82)
But I've never play with a gun before I'd ensure that was unloaded regardless of what anyone told me that it was unloaded. .......
91: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Crown DC300A (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-23, 20:51:06 (204.94.81.82)
Is it broken or just needs to be checked and replace any caps that are needed? .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: Wow. That makes no sense. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-23, 19:57:18 (204.94.81.82)
I'm guessing that the city put up plywood to cover the broken window with duct tape and billed them $2,500 plus $1,000 for a week end and $500 for trash hauling of the broken glass. .......
93: Inmate Central, KC got just enough D....the Bills kicker committed suicide in the locker room (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-21, 18:50:59 (204.94.81.82)
Great game. Josh had his chance and could have run down the clock with a TD. Kelce will get laid. .......
94: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Registration comfirmation cannot complete (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-21, 08:21:22 (204.94.81.82)
Yes, your problem is too many links in the post. The amount of text is not an issue. We limit links because it's a typical behavior of spammers. .......
95: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ground hum? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-20, 12:55:35 (204.94.81.82)
If I'm getting this correctly, the Musical Fidelity V90 LPS unit is a phono stage. You need to ensure that your cartridge is correct for MM or MC and there should be a ground wire from the turntable. .......
96: Tubes Asylum, RE: Blown 6CA4? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-18, 18:01:56 (204.94.81.82)
I'd agree with 6bq5, it's broken. With the umbilical cable, it would be separate and the issue is the power supply. I had a 45 tube and went poof and also smelled like smoke. The culprit was a resist .......
97: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Registration comfirmation cannot complete (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-18, 17:25:01 (204.94.81.82)
new post? .......
98: Inmate Central, Did you buy the kit? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-17, 17:35:28 (204.94.81.82)
Do they have a '55 Chevy body? .......
99: Inmate Central, The CPUC is nothing but shills for the utilities... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-17, 11:57:03 (204.94.81.82)
Utility rates in California are the highest in the US and the 'watch dog' gives them increases every year. Now, our idiotic politicians have passed a law to charge electric rates based on income. SDG& .......
100: General Asylum, RE: Life is not a straight line (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-16, 20:36:00 (174.65.32.33)
What a loss. I'm so sorry. It's still one day at a time. You're a saint and I hope you'll get back into the music. Play all your honey's favorites, the ones that she'd make you dance with her. ::: TOP .......
101: General Asylum, RE: Indeed: age 70 is the "best value" ;) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-16, 14:24:57 (204.94.81.82)
Yup, if you're healthy and don't need the cash. Some of the accountants would hedge the bet and take SS between 68 and 69. I'd expected to wait until 70, but I looked at the numbers that I'd get by ta .......
102: General Asylum, RE: Where do you stand? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-16, 09:41:05 (204.94.81.82)
Hit the big 70 this year and have been semi-retired for 10 years or so. Of course, improvements and maintenance on the house keep be busy as well. As to more gear, I don't see any need for more. My bi .......
103: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Registration comfirmation cannot complete (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-15, 17:04:40 (204.94.81.82)
There aren't any limitations on post length. .......
104: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Gain control on power amps (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-15, 08:28:56 (204.94.81.82)
First, flip the R/L preamp cables to see if the right channel has more output. If so, the issue would be the preamp. If the issue is still with the left speaker, then swap the speaker cables to see if .......
105: Tubes Asylum, RE: Vendor Recommendations for Sylvania 6L6GA JAN CHS (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-14, 13:06:39 (174.65.32.33)
Finding NOS tubes are difficult these days, particularly matched pairs. eBay might be the only option and you might need to buy more than you need to pair up some matched tubes. You might consider 6L6 .......
106: Inmate Central, Here's another at the local Ford dealer... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-14, 09:07:02 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
107: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Is this an unsupported web site? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-14, 09:03:58 (204.94.81.82)
I don't know what your point is. .......
108: Inmate Central, Batteries not included (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-13, 11:12:22 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
109: Inmate Central, Yeah, 9 years with the Rams... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-12, 15:01:57 (204.94.81.82)
Lost 6 times in playoffs, usually at the Wild Card, last 2 years sucked badly. McKay was a hoot and full of one liners. I don't know why he left for a new expansion team. He should have known it would .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: But it's Alabama. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-12, 13:19:59 (204.94.81.82)
Ha! That reminds me of John Robinson when he took over from John McKay. With McKay's recuits, Robinson got another National Champ in '78 and ended #2 behind Alabama due to bad snap on a FG leaving a t .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: You never know... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-12, 12:43:31 (174.65.32.33)
Yeah, DeBoer might make it if he can keep the current players and recruit like Saban did. From what I've read, the changes with NIL and instant transfers were major reasons that Saban decided to retir .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: Washington Huskies' coach apparently headed to Alabama. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-12, 12:12:20 (204.94.81.82)
Not a surprise. I hope he saves his cash as it might not last long. .......
113: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Registration comfirmation cannot complete (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-12, 08:44:13 (204.94.81.82)
Many venues have this warning: Welcome! You must be a registered Inmate to post in this Asylum. This is because we didn't require registration to post in the past. You are registered, so none of that .......
114: Inmate Central, SDG&E is still raping us.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-11, 17:26:20 (204.94.81.82)
58 therms cost $136.48 or $2.35/therm. But I did kick up the temperature to 71 degrees. .......
115: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Registration comfirmation cannot complete (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-11, 10:44:00 (204.94.81.82)
I'm not sure what happened. It should have given you a confirmation that the email is correct and then give you the opportunity to create a moniker instead of using your email address. It may be confu .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: That's another shocker. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-10, 21:24:14 (204.94.81.82)
Both Kiffin and Sark came from SC roots and failed. Then, got more mature and were tutored by Saban. Carroll did have along run with SC and would have dominated for a long time if not for the Reggie B .......
117: Inmate Central, Whoa... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-09, 21:29:43 (204.94.81.82)
I didn't want to dump it on it's side, just turn it 45 degrees in the parking space. How do you pull out of the space until someone else pulls out next to them? .......
118: Inmate Central, A great prank would be getting 4 weight lifters to flip one of those Dumb cars sideways in the space (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-09, 20:35:52 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
119: Inmate Central, RE: I'm tempted.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-09, 08:44:34 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, comfort and having a reliable driver is key. It reminds me of the old Magnum PI's famous red Ferrari 308 GTS and the modifications required to get Tom Sellack's 6'4" frame into the car. When .......
120: Inmate Central, RE: I've always loved those early Vettes (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-09, 08:31:05 (204.94.81.82)
The main issue is deciding which one to go for it! While I love the roadster, the suspension is primitive. The split window C2 is iconic and prices are in the stratosphere. Convertibles are surprising .......
121: Inmate Central, RE: I would be too ! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-09, 06:35:03 (204.94.81.82)
Between $60-$120K or even more depending on level of restoration. .......
122: Inmate Central, I'm tempted.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-08, 20:10:28 (204.94.81.82)
'58 Corvette, just too beautiful. .......
123: Inmate Central, It's done...27-13 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-08, 19:53:11 (204.94.81.82)
Penix just missed a couple throws and the catch from Odunze for 32 yards negated for a hold penalty costing them 42 yards that might have led to a TD instead of a punt and Michigan TD. Ah, but there's .......
124: General Asylum, CES 2004 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-08, 19:17:14 (204.94.81.82)
More for members.... .......
125: General Asylum, CES 2003 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-08, 19:14:06 (204.94.81.82)
Many faces.... .......
126: Inmate Central, Washington is still down...20-13 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-08, 19:04:46 (204.94.81.82)
But they got a 3 and out and have the ball. One score and a stop...Go Dawgs! .......
127: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks! Might be a comfortable compromise (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-06, 09:45:05 (174.65.32.33)
I don't know if anyone has the info on Bruce's 80hz horn. However, you might try emailing eso as he may have worked with him some of his horns. If you click on posts and then add Edgar to the search w .......
128: Inmate Central, And why do batteries die exactly after the warranty ends? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-06, 07:19:57 (204.94.81.82)
My truck got a new battery on 2/15/20 for $76.92 and that included replacement labor. My next battery cost me $133.13 at Costco on 10/11/23 and I had to nick my knuckles installing it myself. A 73% in .......
129: General Asylum, RE: Have you ever compared the vinyl to the CDs? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-06, 06:49:31 (204.94.81.82)
>>I'd like to hear one. Let me know what you need Just use the AA emailer and send me your address. .......
130: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Hornresp 1st pass - comments/critiques welcome. 40hz "L" horn (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-06, 06:46:41 (204.94.81.82)
Yes, the subs are set at 80hz and are connected directly from the preamp using a second output for the amps. .......
131: General Asylum, Another Google avoider here.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-05, 20:20:12 (204.94.81.82)
I had to try Google for a website that wouldn't work with FireFox tonight, otherwise, it's FireFox and DDG. Amazon still sneaks in with Google. .......
132: General Asylum, RE: Have you ever compared the vinyl to the CDs? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-05, 19:46:19 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks for the thoughts. I'm doing streaming these days because it's so easy and digital has gotten quite good. For a while, I'd do play lists and got bored, so I tend to do albums and having way too .......
133: Inmate Central, What do you expect from the king of silly songs? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-05, 17:27:34 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......
134: Inmate Central, Lingchi? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-05, 10:37:22 (204.94.81.82)
Death by a Thousand Cuts. .......
135: Inmate Central, RE: VofD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-05, 09:42:40 (204.94.81.82)
That's interesting. I've seen raccoons around here from time to time, either at night or around scat from their prowling. One night, I came out of my office and found 3 raccoons in the Jacaranda tree .......
136: General Asylum, Have you ever compared the vinyl to the CDs? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-04, 20:03:11 (204.94.81.82)
My laziness makes me tend toward streaming the collection. I've recorded albums and they surely sound the same as the LP. But for older LPs, I'm not one to rebuy CDs or LPs. .......
137: General Asylum, VofD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-04, 18:02:14 (174.65.32.33)
Rocky Racoon visiting for a drink like he owns the place in the middle of the day. . .......
138: Inmate Central, VofD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-04, 18:02:14 (174.65.32.33)
Rocky Racoon visiting for a drink like he owns the place in the middle of the day. . .......
139: Inmate Central, The local Lowes is terrible for stocking..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-04, 09:30:17 (204.94.81.82)
I needed a brass nipple and some copper fittings to relocate a hose bib and didn't know how long of one I needed to go through the wall. Lowes was totally out of stock. I also needed about 4 feet of 3 .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: Does "engaging" in insurrection require a conviction ? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-04, 07:24:03 (204.94.81.82)
Why did you miss this one? Trump vs. Clinton 62,979,636 to 65,844,610 votes 46.1% to 48.2% About 20 million more votes in 2020? Could there be any fraud with all the COVID mail in ballots? ::: TOPIC:: .......
141: Inmate Central, Will Dave Portnoy bet another million in Michigan? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-03, 14:28:33 (204.94.81.82)
I don't think so. .......
142: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Hornresp 1st pass - comments/critiques welcome. 40hz "L" horn (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-03, 13:00:02 (204.94.81.82)
I know you're looking at a bass horn, but it's difficult to get low bass without a long horn. My EdgarHorns drop like a rock at 80hz. Personally, I haven't liked folded horns as to me, they don't h .......
143: Inmate Central, RE: I wasn't surprised.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-03, 08:04:15 (204.94.81.82)
Man, it's a toss up. I'm surely rooting for Washington. Pennix can make the big plays and Odunze is the best receiver in the game. I noticed that Pennix has only been sacked 10 times versus McCarty w .......
144: Inmate Central, RE: There were three counting regmac (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-02, 20:07:28 (204.94.81.82)
If you wish the Asylum were non-aligned in the culture war, why don't you just say no? .......
145: Inmate Central, I wasn't surprised.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-02, 18:03:57 (204.94.81.82)
'Bama wasn't as dominant this year. They ran close games against Texas A&M, Arkansas and Auburn nearly bear them. Even Tennessee was close until the end. But, 'Bama would get that last TD when they ne .......
146: Inmate Central, Pennix and Rome Odunze are awesome.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-02, 17:54:40 (174.65.32.33)
Every time Caleb Williams and company took the lead or tied it up, Pennix and Odunze one upped them until the 4th quarter. The Heisman should not be handed out until after the bowl games. Pennix would .......
147: Inmate Central, It's no different from wrestling... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-02, 17:39:54 (204.94.81.82)
Have you noticed that no one can score until the last 5 minutes and suddenly, both teams can score a minute. Who's turn is it this week? .......
148: Inmate Central, That one looks like it's ready to take off and fly! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-02, 10:50:55 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
149: Inmate Central, Newsflash: Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-02, 10:38:04 (204.94.81.82)
Those two students must have been convincing. .......
150: Inmate Central, The Blue tide rolls over 'Bama! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-01, 17:44:28 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
151: Inmate Central, RE: well, unlike some people... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-01, 17:33:29 (204.94.81.82)
Me neither. Roll that Blue Tide! .......
152: Inmate Central, Nice try... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2024-01-01, 07:36:18 (204.94.81.82)
According to the state's Energy Commission, about half of the price difference between California's gasoline price and the national average gasoline price is due to California's taxes, its cap-and-tr .......
153: Inmate Central, Figure it out... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-31, 22:00:11 (204.94.81.82)
Just ask Newsom why Arizona gas is a dollar cheaper. .......
154: Inmate Central, Same here, $3.99 at Costco in CA (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-31, 13:51:11 (204.94.81.82)
Gotta love Newsom, not! .......
155: Inmate Central, Nice! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-30, 19:59:52 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
156: Inmate Central, What's an embarrassment is the bowls.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-30, 19:57:02 (204.94.81.82)
Between opt outs and transfers, half the teams are dressing the second and third strings. FSU was running their JV team. But it's a problem. Taking 20 players off the team for transfers make the games .......
157: Inmate Central, So, if Florida State wins today, do they become the National Champs? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-30, 12:32:32 (204.94.81.82)
FSU would be the only undefeated team if Texas and Alabama win their games on New Years Day. I doubt that FSU can beat Georgia without their QB, but stranger things have happened. .......
158: Inmate Central, RE: That was sad (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-29, 18:41:02 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, with all the transfers, I'm surprised that OSU could dress a team without having some guys playing both sides, D and O. It looks like Ohio St and Missouri are just as crippled with Ohio St being .......
159: Inmate Central, RE: The most satisfying job in the world! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-29, 18:18:12 (204.94.81.82)
Do those deck attachments fit on any power washer wand? We have a large deck, about 75x20 feet. It hadn't been cleaned since we bought the house, 12 years and more. It took my wife a long time. I thin .......
160: Inmate Central, Termidor is great stuff..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-29, 18:05:39 (204.94.81.82)
I remember using chlordane for ants and termites before it was banned. You could just sprinkle around the house near the foundation and never see an ant again. My termite inspector friend turned me on .......
161: Inmate Central, A great night! My Cowboys got a big win too.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-28, 08:02:11 (204.94.81.82)
Moss hung in as Caleb's backup and set a Holiday Bowl record. I'd expected a blow out for Louisville considering the opt outs and the transfers, but the young guys, many that had never started a game, .......
162: General Asylum, Great atricle.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-23, 15:49:31 (204.94.81.82)
I saw Zappa in about '72 at the Shrine Auditorium, a fairly small old, art demo/Moroccan venue. Frank must have had over 20 musicians on the stage, everything from brass section to a half dozen or mor .......
163: Inmate Central, Florida State's opt outs for the Orange Bowl vs. Georgia (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-22, 13:53:54 (204.94.81.82)
"The Florida State Seminoles were unfathomably left out of the College Football Playoff after finishing the year undefeated with an ACC championship victory. The Seminoles will be short-handed when p .......
164: Inmate Central, Don't know, but gas is always $1 less over the Arizona line /nt (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-22, 07:26:49 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
165: Inmate Central, California hasn't gotten the memo... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-22, 07:02:57 (204.94.81.82)
Its still about $4.50 around here. .......
166: Inmate Central, Great eye.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-20, 20:11:36 (204.94.81.82)
If you didn't tell us, I'd still be wondering how you did it. .......
167: Inmate Central, SofD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-20, 09:41:26 (204.94.81.82)
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning .......
168: Inmate Central, Happy Birthday Keith Richards, Brad and Billie! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-18, 13:12:16 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
169: Inmate Central, A friend of ours won one in a radio call in.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-18, 12:49:05 (204.94.81.82)
A gorgeous blue one. Within a year, he had wrapped around a telephone pole and totaled it. .......
170: Inmate Central, Drip, drip, drip.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-17, 19:41:04 (174.65.32.33)
Suddenly, you're talking real money. The creep is insane. Cell bills for 4 users are $60/line with data. Cable, $250 for basic TV, ESPN and internet. Netflix was great for DVDs and streaming. We saved .......
171: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 70's turntable setup help request (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-16, 17:10:46 (204.94.81.82)
I found it on Vinyl Engine and emailed it to you. .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: VAT taxes consumption... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-15, 09:45:18 (204.94.81.82)
It's hard to compare. Most European countries are also taxing for healthcare and most have many more programs like child care and whatnot. .......
173: Inmate Central, RE: The solution (which is pure fantasy) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-15, 08:02:42 (204.94.81.82)
I'm right with you. >>>Everybody pays something. Everybody. Back when I first started working for a living, I always paid some taxes, even if it was for a few thousand in income from part time work. .......
174: Inmate Central, Take another week long Vaca (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-14, 19:49:13 (204.94.81.82)
Next one will be longer. .......
175: Inmate Central, No, it's like too many not paying their fair share... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-14, 19:47:23 (204.94.81.82)
What's your fair share? Mine is over 50% and I'm not a 1%, more like the 4th 20%, a wee bit above Middle class maybe. The real issue is not all are paying any share, but the bigger issue is that the g .......
176: Inmate Central, You can help... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-14, 17:34:26 (204.94.81.82)
Donate to the Fed to pay down the debt. .......
177: General Asylum, RE: New TV With an Unknown Audio Out Jack (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-14, 11:12:45 (204.94.81.82)
It's hard to see exactly what it is. I'm not sure if it has an adapter or is a Mini-Toslink. .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: Glass half empty (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-13, 19:13:36 (204.94.81.82)
Why are you so nasty all the time? Please don't post to me in the future, it's always a downer. .......
179: Inmate Central, No downer, just realistic.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-13, 17:55:42 (204.94.81.82)
Did you read Powell's comments? "Nobody is declaring victory," he said. "That would be premature." While "there is little basis for thinking that the economy is in a recession now," he added, "there i .......
180: Inmate Central, What goes up, also goes down.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-13, 14:07:30 (204.94.81.82)
We took some profits, balanced the holdings and moved cash into money markets at 4-5% interest along with moving some IRA/401K cash into our Roths. .......
181: Inmate Central, Happy Birthday to Dick and Tay! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-13, 13:01:00 (204.94.81.82)
.......
182: Inmate Central, We're still getting gouged (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-12, 20:21:25 (204.94.81.82)
After $5.05 last January, it moved down to $2.74 toward the low $2 and change and bounced up to $2.44 in November. I haven't reprogrammed from the old temps, so we're down on our usage by 59% from la .......
183: Inmate Central, Wow, brilliant! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-12, 19:40:57 (204.94.81.82)
I remember that guy that wanted to buy oil to add to the national reserve during COVID when oil was at crazy lows and they'd nearly give it to you to store it. I hope the other guy gets the reserve b .......
184: Inmate Central, RE: A guy my age considers the 70's and 80's as just the other day... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-12, 19:31:51 (204.94.81.82)
Just don't claim my words with your glib comments. I lived through the 80s and bought a house in 1980 using an assumed 1st, a 2nd and a 3rd at 15%, interest only and due at 5 years. The difference was .......
185: Inmate Central, What are you talking about? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-12, 14:11:47 (204.94.81.82)
We haven't seen this kind of inflation since the the mid 70s to the mid 80s. The last couple years are bad. Cumulatively, we've up over 16.5% on inflation. .......
186: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Unable to renew (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-09, 11:19:50 (204.94.81.82)
Hmmm, the error should also say that the 'Moniker or Password is incorrect'. I just tried it and got the same message. I'd changed my password and had a list of various old passwords from various date .......
187: Inmate Central, Just had Split Pea soup with a ham bone.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-09, 10:03:29 (204.94.81.82)
It was left over from the ham from Thanksgiving. The wife didn't want to do Lima bean this year. .......
188: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Member list? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-08, 08:25:31 (204.94.81.82)
I'd have to see the see to be sure, but I suspect it would be from the very early days. Initially, we didn't have any registration for posting. I added that code around 2000, so people that registered .......
189: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Member list? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-07, 08:10:59 (204.94.81.82)
You can search for any member using Inmate systems. You will see on the right side, Find Inmate. There is also a list of members that have added their Systems in an alphabetical format. .......
190: Tubes Asylum, RE: Dyna ST-35 / Tube Glow (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-05, 19:16:49 (174.65.32.33)
How old are the tubes? I could only guess that perhaps the bias has changed. Checking it might give you some ideas. Otherwise, I wonder if you swapped the tubes and the back ones would run hot like th .......
191: Inmate Central, RE: It's not impractical at all. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-05, 17:46:20 (204.94.81.82)
>>>Conferences come and go. There might not be 11 conferences next season. See PAC-12. It's worse. Next year, it'll be the Power 2 Conferences, SEC and Big 10. .......
192: Inmate Central, RE: Oregon/Liberty? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-05, 13:19:46 (204.94.81.82)
The talking heads are betting on the Patriots picking Williams for their franchise QB. Hopefully, they'll also get him some blockers. .......
193: Digital Drive, RE: If 1500 workers represents only 15% of their staff.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-05, 13:10:04 (204.94.81.82)
Yup, I can't see why they'd need more than 1,500 in the whole company. Let Musk take over Spotify and he'll have it down to a less than 15% in head count. .......
194: Inmate Central, RE: Oregon/Liberty? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-05, 12:00:58 (204.94.81.82)
At least Nix isn't sitting it out. .......
195: Inmate Central, Oregon/Liberty? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-05, 11:07:07 (204.94.81.82)
On paper, Oregon should blow Liberty out early. OTOH, Liberty handled New Mexico St which handled Auburn handily. Of course, Alabama barely snuck out with a win over Auburn. I would have much rather s .......
196: Inmate Central, It's just a weed.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-04, 19:29:23 (204.94.81.82)
Anyone can grow it. A friend of mine lives up in the Northern California Emerald Triangle area for weed. In early fall, all you smell is skunk weed everywhere. The dispensaries are selling weed cheap .......
197: Inmate Central, By ranking Florida State above Georgia, the College Football Playoff committee exposed its flawed logic (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-04, 17:32:14 (204.94.81.82)
If FSU is so unimpressive without its starting quarterback, then how are the Seminoles ranked fifth -- ahead of Georgia, Ohio State and Oregon? Those teams are at least as impressive as Alabama. Why .......
198: Inmate Central, I haven't seen lights that go out if one goes out for years! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-04, 17:14:29 (204.94.81.82)
I don't think I'd bother testing every one of potentially 150 bulbs. It's simpler, faster and possibly cheaper to just buy new LED strings. We bought a bunch of them 5 or 6 years ago and never had one .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: Old Dude, this one's for you. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-03, 13:01:31 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, Toyota, BMW and others have been doing this already. OTOH, when we bought my truck in 2012, they asked if I wanted the car alarm feature. I declined and they just unplugged a dongle under the d .......
200: Inmate Central, Agreed and 12 teams could be even worse! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-03, 12:55:36 (174.65.32.33)
At least they'll give the conference champs a place. But, the conferences will be lop sided. SEC: 4 Big 10: 3 Pac 12: 2 (none in 2024) ACC: 1 Big 12: 1 Conference USA: 1 (Oklahoma, #12, loses only bec .......
201: Inmate Central, RE: Who are best teams? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-03, 12:09:16 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, an 8 team field would be more fair. With 12 teams, there's still going to be the same questions for who gets the 3rd or 4th seeds which gives the top 4 a bye for the first week. It's an obvious .......
202: Inmate Central, I'm with you, ghost. Texas is #4 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-03, 09:42:15 (204.94.81.82)
ESPN gives Alabama's chances according to ESPN Playoff Predictor as 41% Texas: 55% Alabama's main argument is that the SEC is the best and has always been in the CFB. There is a push by many that Al .......
203: Inmate Central, CFB Chaos! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-02, 20:04:29 (174.65.32.33)
Georgia is out. So we move up... 1. Michigan 2. Washington 3. Florida St...the D just got an interception in the end zone,10-6 FSU Edit: Florida State wins its conference, 16-6. Now who is #4? BTW: FS .......
204: Inmate Central, It would have been...until Alabama screwed up the seeds.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-02, 17:31:46 (204.94.81.82)
Michigan and Washington in the Rose Bowl for the Final Big10/Pac12 Rose Bowl, the Granddaddy of them all. The only thing better would have been Ohio St and SC in the Rose Bowl. .......
205: Inmate Central, Don't fed the critters! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-02, 17:29:02 (204.94.81.82)
I've been tempted to get a trail cam near our pool. A few days ago, after some rain and mud around the yard, I spied some large footprints around the pool, probably a good sized racoon or coyote. What .......
206: Inmate Central, The future is now... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-02, 10:40:56 (204.94.81.82)
.......
207: Inmate Central, Washington takes first blood, 3-0 over Oregon.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-12-01, 17:28:24 (174.65.32.33)
But FGs won't cut it. The first drive took about 18 plays and 7 1/2 minutes. The problem is that Oregon will likely come back with a long TD in under a minute. Wow! Oregon goes 3 and out while Washing .......
208: Digital Drive, Will Roon get into hardware? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-30, 11:16:57 (204.94.81.82)
It seems obvious to me. Roon could sell hardware like Sonus or create a streamer or market it to other AVR manufacturers or even put Roon in Samsung smart TVs. .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe neither world is any good. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-29, 17:53:53 (204.94.81.82)
>>>Another manufacturer's hybrid version of a popular small SUV cost about $10K more than the gas only version and only got 4 or 5 mpg more. That does look bad. I just checked Toyota's RAV4. The regul .......
210: Inmate Central, Where gas is still $5, hybrids make sense.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-29, 17:45:32 (204.94.81.82)
My wife's Prius C was only $24K out the door. It also fills up in a few minutes and gets 50 mpg all day long. On a road trip last month, I saw lots of Teslas and they're fast and lots of them love to .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: When my dad was a truck driver (waaay more than 45 years ago) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-28, 19:46:03 (204.94.81.82)
I'm not surprised. Truckers are skilled. When I was in the business, I was running a transfer yard, bringing in rail tankers of corn syrup and fructose, mostly for 7 Up and Coke. The trucking company .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: Yup, learning to shift without a clutch is standard for Freightliners..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-28, 17:35:23 (204.94.81.82)
I'll trust you on that, John. It's been nearly 45 years since I've been driving big trucks around, but back then, I was taught to use the clutch for 1st and other shifts required matching the engine r .......
213: Inmate Central, Obviously, the voters don't trust the politicians.. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-28, 13:38:11 (204.94.81.82)
Proposition 15 in 2020 tried to move to a split roll for business and it failed. The problem was they shot to low, setting the commercial market value change for large businesses with a value of $3 mi .......
214: Amp/Preamp Asylum, SS or Tubes? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-28, 12:27:06 (204.94.81.82)
If it's a SS amp, I'd plug it into the wall plug and leave it on. Otherwise, I use a power strip to power my McIntosh MC-30s which don't have a power switch and turn off the power strip off when I'm d .......
215: Inmate Central, You really are a communist... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-28, 08:34:40 (174.65.32.33)
While there might be some truth to the business advantages, the reality is that California real estate is 3-4 times the cost versus the real value. A little 1,200 sq ft 70 year old tract house is sure .......
216: Inmate Central, Yup, learning to shift without a clutch is standard for Freightliners..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-28, 07:10:06 (204.94.81.82)
and Mac Trucks and the like. The clutch is only used for first gear. .......
217: Inmate Central, RE: Not THAT well off (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-27, 20:19:38 (204.94.81.82)
>>I am talking mostly $1M kind of homes, not the really rich folks. These days in California won't get you much for $1M. Typical tract houses that are 20 years old at going for $1.5 to $3M in the rig .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: Get ready California, here they come! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-27, 20:02:58 (204.94.81.82)
What is the percentage on property taxes there? In California, it's 1% which is more like 1.2% for extra stuff. But assessments are limited to 2% per year. So big changes don't happen, otherwise our v .......
219: Tubes Asylum, RE: C3G Siemens (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-27, 18:14:33 (174.65.32.33)
You might just as well bite the bullet. Prices even on ePay are high. Tube Depot would be my choice, same price or less than ePay and safer. .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: Gee, more than twice as many left California.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-27, 13:56:48 (204.94.81.82)
I live in California too and we aren't going anywhere. Sure, there's a climate tax in Cali, but luckily, we bought in when it was affordable. .......
221: Inmate Central, California plates are white on the front of their SUVs... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-27, 08:49:24 (204.94.81.82)
Texans have long horns on the front of their Cadillacs and pickups. .......
222: Inmate Central, Gee, more than twice as many left California.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-27, 07:13:37 (204.94.81.82)
for Texas! Now, those 102,000 that left California can actually afford house. While 42,279 Texans resettling in California in 2022 may seem like a lot of people, more than 102,000 Californians decide .......
223: Inmate Central, I want a very loud Harley sound track that I can rev on demand.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-26, 12:28:38 (204.94.81.82)
EVs are a bit scary. They're too silent at times, so I fear that pedestrians that don't look will walk right into them because they don't hear them. .......
224: Inmate Central, It's crazy what has done...mainly due to the SEC (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-26, 12:11:55 (204.94.81.82)
OSU and WSU have no real choice which is to merge with the Mountain West, but they'll likely lose their Power 5 status. I can understand SC and UCLA moving to the Big 10. Still, some will say that Lar .......
225: Inmate Central, I only watch them when it looks like they'll lose.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-26, 10:26:46 (204.94.81.82)
Usually, it's done by the 1st quarter particularly for the 4 non-conference games, AKA bye/warm up games like Chattanooga last week at home. Unfortunately, they screwed up and played Texas this year i .......
226: Inmate Central, RE: Ducks are going to run over the Dawgs (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-26, 10:19:40 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, if not for missed FGs, Washington St might have had a won in OT. Washington finds a way to win, but not by much. USC fumbled the game for them and Cal was the only blow out with most conference .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: Some good games yesterday. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-26, 10:14:12 (204.94.81.82)
>>>>I was jumping from Washington State vs Washington and BYU at Oklahoma State. Me too. BYU was out in front early, but couldn't put OSU away. I wasn't paying much attention and was surprised when it .......
228: Inmate Central, A blizzard in Manhatten.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-25, 18:07:20 (174.65.32.33)
Kansas. Iowa St 14, K-State 13 EDIT: Crazy, the snow has dwindled and the score is 42-35. K-State has the ball and 49 seconds.....how do they slip and slide for that many TDs? Oh well, incomplete and .......
229: General Asylum, RE: no connection ??? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-24, 10:45:59 (204.94.81.82)
I checked and don't see any reason why you're not getting responses. It could well be that other users just don't respond. Anyway, send me an email from the item below that I have on the Trader and I .......
230: Inmate Central, We've given up on Thanksgiving.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-23, 12:52:01 (204.94.81.82)
In the past, my parents always did Thanksgiving with the whole family. After they both passed, things got scattered. Our boys would come some times. Other times, they'd go to their girlfriends side. T .......
231: Vinyl Asylum, I need to dig out the old Parlophone LP reissues... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-22, 20:36:31 (204.94.81.82)
I just looked on the server and I have 38 Beatles CDs. Let it be naked was pretty good. The 2009 remasters were good. My original albums were hopelessly destroyed by a portable record player that came .......
232: Inmate Central, RE: Got amps? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-21, 20:23:33 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, need some? I still have three spares if I sell two of them. EdgarHorns are made for 45s and I ran them for quite a while with Gordon's amps. My Atmosphere S-30 had advantages with more power wit .......
233: Inmate Central, Got tubes? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-21, 17:57:01 (204.94.81.82)
Just send them to me and you won't have any problems with shipping and taxes. It reminds me. Back 15 to 20 years ago, I bought a whole case of a dozen of Siemens DG7-32 CRT Tube for Marantz 10B Tuners .......
234: Inmate Central, RE: I always get a 1099-K from Paypal... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-21, 12:45:13 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, I hear you. I would guess that your Paypal income would be offset by the cost and likely will show a loss. Unfortunately, you'd need to track your costs and shipping etc, to prove that you lost .......
235: Inmate Central, I always get a 1099-K from Paypal... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-21, 11:42:58 (204.94.81.82)
Paypal even reports the number of transactions and dollar amounts by month. It may be that we have a corporate tax id versus a SS number. .......
236: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Perhaps (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-20, 19:10:01 (204.94.81.82)
I have a Belles 150A three channel amp. I used it with an HT preamp for the front and center channels and used the amp from my old Marantz 2270 for the surrounds. The Belles is a fine 2 channel amp as .......
237: Inmate Central, Wow, how did the paper miss those? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-20, 14:05:41 (204.94.81.82)
It reminded me of the 8th of November with Bonnie Raitt, 74 and Rickie Lee Jones, 69 along with Christie Hefner, former CEO of Playboy. .......
238: Inmate Central, BotD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-20, 13:02:51 (204.94.81.82)
Interesting group of Birthdays today....Dick Smothers and Bo Derek among others. .......
239: General Asylum, RE: Kleaning the krud off a faceplate (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-19, 19:53:30 (174.65.32.33)
Interesting. I just cleaned up several pieces using just t-shirt rags, qtips and windex. This 200-B tuner had a layer of dust. It was a bitch cleaning under the dial string for fear of breaking it. Th .......
240: Inmate Central, RE: LHOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-19, 18:03:34 (204.94.81.82)
My son's fiance bought a Rav4 Hybrid about a year ago and loves it, particularly the 40mpg. My wife bought a Prius C back in 2015. It goes 0 to 60 floored by the time you get to the end of a long on- .......
241: Inmate Central, No, but..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-18, 19:31:15 (204.94.81.82)
This is what you posted, only this Subject: "Things are not starting out well for Colorado this evening" It struck me as stupid and had zero context, so I deleted it. Less that 5 minutes later, I real .......
242: Inmate Central, PMotD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-17, 12:40:06 (174.65.32.33)
A Praying Mantis just showed up on our porch. It didn't take off and wasn't worried about us at all. After getting bored with our picture taking, it just walked on down to the floor and left. .......
243: Inmate Central, New York lawsuit blames PepsiCo for plastic litter - not people (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-17, 09:39:06 (204.94.81.82)
New York's water and parks are full of plastic waste. But litterbugs aren't the problem, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. It's the company that puts so many plastic bottles and p .......
244: Speaker Asylum, RE: To bi-wire or not. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-16, 20:45:39 (204.94.81.82)
My only experience was with Vandersteen 3As years ago. I tried bi-wire zip cord and it worked nicely. Later, I got some Audience speaker cables. At their suggestion, as the wire wasn't cheap, throw aw .......
245: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Yep, one at a time... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-14, 11:21:20 (204.94.81.82)
You're making me wonder what I have and should I have them re-magnetized. As I recall, Bruce bought a lot of JBL 2440s and changed out the diaphragms for 2441s. Did you get your JBLs via Bruce? What d .......
246: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, What Ivan said. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-14, 11:11:15 (204.94.81.82)
Bruce was the best. That picture was when Bruce came down to my house to deliver the drivers and the salad bowl. My brother and I had built the bass bin previously. Bruce also bought the test crossov .......
247: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Aluminium! As the Brits say... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-13, 17:27:09 (204.94.81.82)
I thought I recalled that you had 3 of the JBL 2441s. Anyway, are you sending the one that had the lower output first? Just because I'm cheap, I'd get the one fixed and then compare with the other one .......
248: Inmate Central, Bad news for the Real Estate Industry... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-13, 13:34:38 (204.94.81.82)
Not only have realtors been going broke due to a lack of home sales, but now, their commissions could tank. To some extent, I feel that it's about time to cut these fees. Back in the 1990s, a typical .......
249: Inmate Central, OPofD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-11, 12:51:34 (204.94.81.82)
Old picture of the day. I don't recall the shot. Perhaps it was one of my wife's pics. I know it's Stephen Stills and Davide Crosby, but I'm not completely sure that Nash is the third player. ::: .......
250: Inmate Central, RE: Why not Ford? Half the price and a 6.19% dividend.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-10, 18:44:01 (204.94.81.82)
You're right. Still, the debt to risk is too high for my blood. .......
251: Inmate Central, Why not Ford? Half the price and a 6.19% dividend.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-10, 17:29:46 (204.94.81.82)
It's tempting, but it's not a long term buy. Perhaps you can win some dough in a short term or both F and GM can both go bankrupt again. I think I'll take a bit more from my Netflix position and move .......
252: Inmate Central, What expert bought those wheels? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-10, 11:19:34 (204.94.81.82)
The stock wheels came with 205/70VR14 95V tires. .......
253: Inmate Central, What a steal! $330 for a Rolex! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-10, 10:54:59 (204.94.81.82)
Save $10,660 on this one. Should I buy a dozen? Or is it a NY street Rolex? .......
254: Inmate Central, I had two near accidents today.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-09, 20:10:33 (204.94.81.82)
One idiot ran a red light that was green for me for at least 3-5 seconds and the moron was hitting the gas. My wife had one of those 5 or more years ago. The gal was looking down at a cake and distrac .......
255: Inmate Central, Louisville 8-1 finally tied it up at 24 to Virginia 2-7 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-09, 19:49:21 (174.65.32.33)
Weird game. Virginia got a pick 6 and a scoop 6 to make it 21-14 and then got a FG for 24-17 after Louisville stalled and had to go for the FG. Two minutes later, a 52 yard bomb made it 24-24. 6:12 le .......
256: Inmate Central, Stunning! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-09, 17:27:37 (204.94.81.82)
, .......
257: Inmate Central, CofD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-08, 13:31:21 (204.94.81.82)
No, it's not a CAT! It's a gorgeous '57 Chevy Bel Air found in front of The Willo in Nevada City. Nice black diamond tuck n'roll upholstery.... .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: Land Yacht (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-08, 08:29:46 (204.94.81.82)
This is a Land Yacht! .......
259: Inmate Central, MCOTD... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-08, 07:59:54 (204.94.81.82)
Mac Cat. .......
260: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Problem editing my system (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-08, 07:20:11 (204.94.81.82)
I can't determine what you did without seeing the html, but you did get it fixed. .......
261: Inmate Central, Yeah, open the wing, Dad. You're smoking me out! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-06, 16:58:02 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: Next Saturday (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-05, 19:14:34 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, it's all about the ratings. Networks are highly selective for the 12:30 and 4: 30 prime time games. I can never stay awake for a 7:30 game. .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: It'd be nice.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-05, 09:02:03 (204.94.81.82)
I missed the second half, but the killer was Caleb's fumble that gave Washington the lead. Of course, I also screamed that SC gave Washington way too much time when they took the lead at 28-21. Washin .......
264: Inmate Central, It'd be nice.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-04, 14:42:35 (204.94.81.82)
SC has been able to put up points and do it quickly, but they haven't been blocking as well as they could. Washington had trouble with Arizona St and even Stanford stayed with them for a while. Let's .......
265: Inmate Central, No luck for the Irish today.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-04, 10:18:06 (173.195.187.63)
Clemson has been terrible with a 4-4 record this year. Notre Dame is 7-2 with losses to Ohio St and #13 Louisville. Today, ND is down 24-6 to Clemson with 7 minutes left to the half. Of course, a fumb .......
266: Inmate Central, Dude! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-01, 18:13:53 (204.94.81.82)
The problem building a rail road is right of way and environmental lawsuits from liberals. California has been trying to get permits and right of ways for over 15 years and can't even get it done in t .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: I agree but... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-01, 18:02:37 (204.94.81.82)
>> Remember Obama's high speed rail project? It died because red states refused to play ball. Huh? California is hardly red. What many people wanted was a route from LA to Las Vegas. It would have bee .......
268: Inmate Central, PotD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-01, 13:40:01 (204.94.81.82)
Pets of the Day: . .......
269: Inmate Central, Cool pic! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-01, 12:43:20 (204.94.81.82)
v .......
270: Inmate Central, RE: Guess with the production from the rest of the team the Rangers (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-11-01, 12:42:27 (204.94.81.82)
Wow, I surely would expect that a lot of folks flipped off the game after the 3rd inning last night, but the previous game was tied with a close score. Tonight, only the die hard Arizona fans and Texa .......
271: Inmate Central, I'd hope not.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-31, 19:09:10 (204.94.81.82)
According to my daughter in Anchorage, those studs tear up the roads. Of course, those out in the country need them, so others suffer with torn up roads that need repaving in spring. .......
272: Inmate Central, Texas takes early lead 3-0 in the top of the 2nd with 2 outs and a man on 3rd... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-31, 17:43:14 (174.65.32.33)
Back to the bull pen for Arizona. Oops, a two run home run on Nelson's second pitch. Texas 5-0.... Edit: Top of 3rd, 2 men on, one out, a hit to the 1st baseman for a double play and he drops it for a .......
273: Inmate Central, All of the kids and their parents are too fat and lazy to walk up the hill... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-31, 14:34:33 (204.94.81.82)
We've never seen one tricker or treater since we moved here 13 years ago. However, back in the day, when we lived in a tract with nice sidewalks, vans and busses came to our neighborhood. Rather than .......
274: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Question (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-30, 18:46:47 (204.94.81.82)
How full is your 7tb drive? I don't even know how you have a 7tb drive. Usually, it would be 6 or 8tb. Anyway, I have about 1.2TBs to store about 45K songs mostly in WAV format. A 2TB SSD would likely .......
275: Inmate Central, RE: ADotD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-30, 12:55:08 (204.94.81.82)
We weren't aware of the Wiltern either until we found out the Carly was doing a show there. There was also a nice hotel in Koreatown that was also just a few blocks away, so we had just a 5 minute wal .......
276: Inmate Central, ADotD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-30, 11:47:23 (174.65.32.33)
Last Friday night, we had a treat from the past, a true Art Deco Theatre built in 1931.The Wiltern Theatre was originally designed as a vaudeville theater and initially opened as the Warner Brothers W .......
277: Inmate Central, No way! Maybe 120 mph down hill.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-27, 17:04:10 (204.94.81.82)
In college, my friend had a 67 Jaguar XKE. We took it from LA to SF for a weekend fir a football game. On the way back, we'd been running 80 to 100 mph coming back on I5, a dude driving a Datsun 2000 .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: I suspect (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 18:12:40 (204.94.81.82)
Considering the cost, who cares? Like all boats I've bought, it was fun for the time and then sell it. The GW was a nice 25' fishing boat when my boys were younger and plenty of their friends. Truth .......
279: Inmate Central, What's the MPG? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 17:51:10 (204.94.81.82)
Fooling around fishing with my old Grady White with twin Yamahas for a few hours cost well over $100, often $200 when it was $3 at the dock. It wasn't like we'd go that far, just from Shelter Island o .......
280: Inmate Central, RE: Wait for the revisions.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 10:37:19 (204.94.81.82)
Ok, I got it finally. I wouldn't say the pundit was overwhelmed. He doesn't have all the data. Consumer spending was strong but 1% of it was inflation and he doesn't have any business data and he expe .......
281: Inmate Central, RE: Wait for the revisions.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 09:44:00 (204.94.81.82)
It's not there on your link, I give up. .......
282: Inmate Central, RE: Will the Real Estate market crash yet again? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 09:38:52 (204.94.81.82)
You're right. Historical rates are more typically in the 6-8% range. What's a problem is the inflation in housing prices due to low 2.5-3% interest rates. Around here, typical tract houses have double .......
283: Inmate Central, If you sell a California property and leave the state, you win..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 09:26:25 (204.94.81.82)
Of course, some sneak back or just downsize. .......
284: Inmate Central, RE: Wait for the revisions.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 09:23:57 (204.94.81.82)
The first video is about Treasury bonds which have nothing to do with the GDP. .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: Will the Real Estate market crash yet again? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 09:18:34 (204.94.81.82)
It isn't that difficult. If you look at the long term real estate taxes, someone owned the house for well over 20 years and paid less than $300K-$400K for it. When the parents died, the kids inherited .......
286: Inmate Central, Wait for the revisions.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 09:09:33 (204.94.81.82)
The sharp increase came due to contributions from consumer spending, increased inventories, exports, residential investment and government spending. Growth in government spending isn't a positive fo .......
287: Inmate Central, RE: Will the Real Estate market crash yet again? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-26, 08:10:27 (204.94.81.82)
This is a guess, but Zillow likely has funny data. However, in California, the tax bill is automatically set at 1% of the purchase price upon sale. The only reason to have the value increased would be .......
288: Inmate Central, Will the Real Estate market crash yet again? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 19:54:32 (204.94.81.82)
Here's one that the taxes went up 2% a year. The original owner might have bought it in 1964. Anyway, the taxes were only assessed at $444K. It jumped, but I suspect it was a transfer from a trust .......
289: General Asylum, RE: Love it! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 18:28:09 (204.94.81.82)
Any interest in Altec 604-8H? .......
290: Inmate Central, Just for you... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 17:54:58 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......
291: Inmate Central, Interesting shots, thanks (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 17:41:38 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
292: Inmate Central, Great site... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 14:24:42 (204.94.81.82)
I'd heard that Jada Pinkett and Will Smith had speparated, but I never heard why. Now, I do! .......
293: Inmate Central, More of a tribute band... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 14:19:46 (204.94.81.82)
Mick Jones is the only original band member and he did tour with his touring band recently. As I recall, Mick didn't even show for a large percentage of the shows. .......
294: General Asylum, RE: Perseverance furthers (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 10:19:21 (204.94.81.82)
That's good news. I recall Earthlink was a bitch in the past and only having users complain would work. In this case, I found some others having the same issues, so I just sent the same email they use .......
295: Inmate Central, FLotD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 09:58:59 (204.94.81.82)
Fallen leaves found in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. .......
296: General Asylum, Surprise, Surprise (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-25, 07:48:53 (204.94.81.82)
I just got this email: Thank you for contacting the AT&T Postmaster. The mail-server IP address(es) associated with your request will be removed from the block list within 24-48 hours from the date of .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: Arizona up 3-2 after the 6th... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-24, 19:18:39 (204.94.81.82)
Carroll going 3 for 3 tonight, with runner on 2nd and 3rd, Mighty Casey hits a long fly ball. Out, but the runner tags, Arizona 4-2 with 2 outs. .......
298: Inmate Central, Arizona up 3-2 after the 6th... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-24, 19:04:17 (174.65.32.33)
Are you still awake, Mike? It's anybodies game. We're in the 9th, Arizona has a man one 1st...batter strikes out for the 2nd out/ Strike, 1-2...and he steals 2nd...but it was a 3rd strike, oh well. Ph .......
299: Inmate Central, 11-3 with Texas up in the top of the 9th...tough one for the Astros (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 20:16:41 (204.94.81.82)
My brother used to work with one of the major old land owners around here that had the sand and gravel monopoly along with construction. Same deal, most of the decedents looked more like you if you're .......
300: General Asylum, RE: I'm sick of all the excessively pretty and organized (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 19:42:10 (204.94.81.82)
What do all those ugly wires do? .......
301: Inmate Central, Oh no, just tipped off his glove and over the fence, 10-2 now... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 19:27:43 (204.94.81.82)
What about Hispanics? Between Mexians (Aztecs of other indigenous) and the Spaniards. We have quite a population of Native tribes, but most of the old land grants were given Spaniards and the connecte .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: "Texas is up 8-2 in the 4th" (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 18:57:22 (204.94.81.82)
How's the New Mexico Navajos doing this year? .......
303: Inmate Central, Arizona ties it up again with 5-1 win...Texas is up 8-2 in the 4th (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 18:40:22 (204.94.81.82)
The D-Backs and Phillies are now tied at 3-3. One more to go. Will it be a Phillies/Rangers World Series? .......
304: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: USB D/A Converter (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 18:35:57 (204.94.81.82)
There are a lot of $1K to 1.5K DACs that may have bigger and heavier cases. R2R DACs tend to be pricier. I ended up with a Topping D90 for the office and a RME ADI-2 for the main system. The RME was e .......
305: General Asylum, RE: Email notification (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-23, 10:34:45 (204.94.81.82)
I just checked and we are sending the email, but your provider is bouncing it. relay=al-ip4-mx-vip2.prodigy.net[144.160.235.144]:25, delay=0.61, delays=0.04/0.01/0.51/0.05, dsn=5.3.0, status=bounced .......
306: Inmate Central, Texas and Houston look to go 3-3....5-2 in the top of the nineth.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-22, 20:06:24 (204.94.81.82)
With bases loaded and 1 out....grand slam....9-2. That's a bummer or not. Hey, they've got the bottom of the 9th...stay tuned. .......
307: General Asylum, RE: editing trading listings (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-22, 18:04:21 (204.94.81.82)
Go to My Ads. Select Availability and mark it as Canceled. Then, do it again correctly. .......
308: Inmate Central, RE: Williams is gone after this season (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-22, 07:43:17 (204.94.81.82)
Caleb is a Junior, so he could stay next year. IMO, he might as well choose the NFL draft. Again, the coaching and the O-line sucked. Riley tried 2 point plays twice and didn't get either one. Otherwi .......
309: Inmate Central, When all is lost....a 80+ yard punt return.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-21, 20:12:01 (174.65.32.33)
SC has it on the 12 and Caleb dances into the end zone. The problem, Utah with have 1:46 to get a FG. SC 32-31. SC tried 2 point conversions and missed both. 3rd and 9 with 1:18, catch, flag, roughing .......
310: Inmate Central, I don't want to jink you.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-21, 19:57:25 (204.94.81.82)
I'd flip over here and there. With a 6-1 lead with 2 outs in the 9th, congratulation. Florida St/Duke and the USC/Utah and UCLA/Stanford were on my screens. .......
311: Inmate Central, RE: don't be blinded by ideology (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-20, 20:54:36 (204.94.81.82)
Good analogy. It was amazing that the South stood as long as they did. Then, there's Sherman..... >>>>> Plus the west has better and manufacturing and technology. We are on new territory, or not, WWI .......
312: Inmate Central, Phillies 5-3, Arizona bases loaded, two outs.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-20, 19:57:54 (174.65.32.33)
Oh well, a grounder to the first baseman. The pitcher walked in a run, at 5-2, but didn't give up a grand slam. Now. it's tied at 5, Phillies have used 7 relievers. Two outs, two on 1st & 2nd, 3-0, st .......
313: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks for the pic... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-20, 18:04:50 (204.94.81.82)
Really, the only SETs in that range would be an 845. Sorry, I've never heard any to give you a recommendation. .......
314: Inmate Central, RE: Fabulustre sounds good! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-20, 11:22:40 (204.94.81.82)
I'm not sure on stainless. However, we used to do a whale coin where we cut out the whales and the lines and then, cut out around the circle to make it smaller and more like jewelry and get rid of the .......
315: Inmate Central, RE: Box, or a barrier, at least (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-20, 07:49:27 (204.94.81.82)
I used a soft polishing wheel similar to this set up. The trick is Fabulustre. Just put the stick on the wheel and it will cut or polish to a mirror finish depending on how much Fabulustre you put .......
316: Inmate Central, RE: Using a single hair clip, to make a bun (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-19, 19:58:17 (204.94.81.82)
Dude, you need to back off on these posts. Thanks, Rod .......
317: Inmate Central, The D-Backs stay alive with a 9th inning rally.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-19, 18:01:43 (204.94.81.82)
Arizona broke the tie and avoided extra innings. The Phillies are still up 2-1. .......
318: Inmate Central, No worries . . . (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-19, 17:48:10 (204.94.81.82)
My daughter will smuggle the WD-40 for me from Arizona. .......
319: Inmate Central, Love the box... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-19, 17:47:12 (204.94.81.82)
I used to do some jewelry work requiring buffing and I know, it makes a mess. Back then, I set it up on a deep shelf of an old heavy bookcase with tall shelf spacing. One side was the end of the bookc .......
320: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Legacy tube amps or replicas? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-18, 20:44:57 (204.94.81.82)
The McIntosh 275 is gorgeous, but it's kind of an MC-240 with more power (30 watts, 6L6s vs 75 watts and KT88s) with SS rectifier. The MC30 monoblocks uses a 5U4 tube instead of SS. Or, I've got a Dy .......
321: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Many but not all current production tubes suck.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-18, 20:30:08 (204.94.81.82)
I'm right with you on the MC30s. The NOS 6LCs and EL34s are sweet. Luckily my MC30s have a my life time supply of tubes that will outlast me. .......
322: Speaker Asylum, Exactly what I thought immediately.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-18, 18:47:13 (174.65.32.33)
But he's dealing with the room modes already. The larger speakers should work fine otherwise. .......
323: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Super Tweeter Suggestions (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-18, 18:18:45 (204.94.81.82)
I use Fostex super tweeters, but they're pricey. A friend, Pete, swears by this JBL ST400-BLK. It claims sensitivity 111 dB and works well with his Altec A7 VOTs. .......
324: Inmate Central, I'm an expert.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-17, 10:02:43 (204.94.81.82)
Not so much at welding, but my brother did teach me how to do it some 50 years ago. After that, I became an expert on getting my brother to do any needed welding job for me. He could build anything wi .......
325: Inmate Central, RE: Road tripping in an EV. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-16, 19:16:01 (204.94.81.82)
I'd imagine that Davis is cheaper than San Diego. Our base rate is like 45 cents, so there's likely another nickel or dime to cover the costs. Of course, most folks like us would charge at home using .......
326: Inmate Central, What? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-16, 19:10:33 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks, and I was just kidding on the cat laws. I suspected some crazy animal lovers would make a law. Googling encouraged a bit of satire from the result. .......
327: Inmate Central, Whiskey, mate! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-16, 18:52:28 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: Road tripping in an EV. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-16, 18:51:52 (204.94.81.82)
In So. Cal, it often feels like every other car on the road is a Tesla. Some quick math for $80 in gas, the wife's Prius would get 800 miles at $5/gallon. You went twice that far, but I don't know how .......
329: Inmate Central, Jerry-rigging a new microwave.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-16, 18:41:40 (204.94.81.82)
Our 2006 microwave died yesterday, so my quest for the day was to get a new one that would work with the old existing trim kit. I quickly found the the old GE Profile unit was discontinued and maybe, .......
330: Inmate Central, Letting cats run free in California is illegal.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-15, 18:20:03 (174.65.32.33)
Cats decimate the bird populations and endangered Kangaroo rats. Penalties for cats caught poaching without a license can be jailed, fined in rare cases put down. Only 3 states have standardized laws .......
331: Inmate Central, RE: Damn, what happened? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-15, 07:21:23 (204.94.81.82)
Caleb made poor choices. It started on about the second play with a pick leaving ND with a 1st and goal around the 10. Later, Caleb threw two more picks that were as good as pick 6s, so ND was spotted .......
332: Inmate Central, RE: Can't wait for that... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 19:06:50 (204.94.81.82)
SC's D actually only gave up 10 point thus far. Caleb spotted them 21 with interceptions and fumbled a TD at the end of the half. I give up. .......
333: Inmate Central, It sure does... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 18:55:31 (174.65.32.33)
I've been flipping with SC and UCLA and got fed up with SC. Three interceptions and a fumble is not a Heisman performance. But now I see Pitt is up 31-21 with 12:49 left with the Cards moving, oops, i .......
334: Inmate Central, Washington 36 -- Oregon 33 with 1:38 left.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 16:18:21 (174.65.32.33)
Washington had a 1st and goal at the 1 yard line and couldn't get it in in 4 tries. Oregon moves it out to about the 50 and stalls with 2 minutes left and tries a 4th an 2 and goes incomplete. Two pas .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: Pitt has a knack... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 12:16:28 (204.94.81.82)
Well, I've got 3 screens so I'll be watching them all. But the games I mentioned are all on wither Fox, ABC or CBS. Alabama was on ESPN and was boring, but I just flipped back over and it ended 24-21 .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: I suspect that Shaw grew complacent and wasn't into it as much (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 11:58:31 (204.94.81.82)
I don't know either. It reminds me of John Robinson at SC. He was an assistant under John McKay and was promoted after McKay left for Tampa Bay. The next few years were great and he got a National Cha .......
337: Inmate Central, RE: Too bad. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 11:48:16 (204.94.81.82)
You're right on the early games, but the next group at 3:30ET look to be some good ones. Oregon/Washington should be a shoot out. Texas A&M/Tennessee could be good and a key to the SEC West if A&M can .......
338: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe if you got out of that echo chamber (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 07:52:38 (174.65.32.33)
I'm not convinced. The few large reductions like eggs are explained by bird flu or a strong dollar. In real life, I just bought a lot of landscape materials to redo a mess of leaky valves and spaghett .......
339: Inmate Central, Wow, I'd flipped it off at half time....oops (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-14, 07:27:35 (204.94.81.82)
I was wondering how Stanford could be this bad this year. In fact, what happened with Shaw? Stanford was winning 9+ games per year for 10 years or more and suddenly winning only 4 or less games per ye .......
340: Inmate Central, A wealth tax will never happen.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 18:15:00 (204.94.81.82)
It took a Constitutional Amendment to create an income tax. OTOH, I could get behind a VAT. Considering the amount of underground cash in the economy is substantial, we could get a lot of taxes from t .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 18:05:00 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, you're about 6 months from us. Our jacaranda was bare last month, but now it's filling our with the little leaves. It seems like it's early. Perhaps because of a few recent heat waves. Meanwhile .......
342: Inmate Central, Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 17:04:02 (204.94.81.82)
We've got one of those too. Nothing like yours in bloom. Ours is more like after bloom. This shot is likely about a day or two after the gardener had cleaned it all up! .......
343: Inmate Central, RE: I didn't do the math (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 12:46:30 (204.94.81.82)
We're still working, or more like semi-retired, but I did take SS this year. Plans for trips and various vacations next year will get funded from some of the IRAs as we haven't taken any distributions .......
344: Inmate Central, RE: It's no secret (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 12:36:15 (204.94.81.82)
I disagree. And I don't have buddies that are extreme right either. Perhaps the extreme far left communists might buy into this conspiracy theory, but the reality is that Congress is not funding CFPB .......
345: Inmate Central, More conspiracy theories? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 11:59:56 (204.94.81.82)
Just more far left extremists trying to scare folks into thinking that the sky is falling. Let me know when a real case is in front of the court. .......
346: Inmate Central, Nice try... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 11:30:30 (204.94.81.82)
Come on, man! The author of the campaign masquerading as news is 'Nancy Altman is president of Social Security Works.' Amy Coney Barrett can't do it alone and Harvard Law School Professor Laurence H. .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: Phillies to face the Diamondbacks (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 10:41:30 (204.94.81.82)
That should be a good battle. Both teams seem to be hot right now. It's interesting that 3 of the 4 that moved on were all wild card teams. Having a bye for the first rounds might lose a little edge f .......
348: Inmate Central, Dang, your SS must be a pittance... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 10:29:10 (204.94.81.82)
Doesn't Tidal cost about $15/month? That equates to a SS check of about $470 for a $15 increase. I feel for you. ;) .......
349: Inmate Central, Stop misinformation.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 10:21:55 (204.94.81.82)
The rule in question is about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The group scored a victory last year in a case it brought before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans. .......
350: Inmate Central, Mortgage rates are at a record high (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-13, 10:12:03 (204.94.81.82)
Do you like NPR? And yes, I bought a house in 1980. We assumed a VA loan at about 6% for $30K. The owner had a second from Aames Home Loan that ended in foreclosure, so we got a deal from Aames for a .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: Question... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-12, 18:23:32 (204.94.81.82)
I don't know all the rules and I'm sure there are some variations. Most of the police and fire get 3% per year based on their last years salary for a pension up to 30 years or 90%. There may be others .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-12, 11:10:38 (204.94.81.82)
It happens other ways too. My neighbor is a retired city Fire Chief. I'd noticed that the city promoted a new Fire Chief every few years. Now, I know how it works. If you are close to retirement and a .......
353: Inmate Central, It gets worse....pension spiking is an art (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-12, 10:53:29 (204.94.81.82)
Since pensions are calculated based on the last years salaries for cops, firemen or other government workers, the cops or other workers that are due to retire in the next year cooperate with other wor .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: The NYT had an excellent article this morning (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-10, 19:25:20 (174.65.32.33)
I got that article from my daily NYT spam email. I was a Marine brat. Typically, we went to public schools; however, we lived on base in Camp Lejeune and went to school on base. This was in the late 6 .......
355: Speaker Asylum, RE: Funny thing happened on a Merlin TSM study project (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-10, 18:23:12 (204.94.81.82)
I still regret selling my Merlins. But, I just didn't have any more room for speakers and wouldn't use them. Nice job on them. .......
356: Inmate Central, The new math fails students.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-10, 11:05:12 (204.94.81.82)
California's math scores are terrible, so the new math plan is to dumb down math and pretend the pupils are learning more. Nice try! .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: 110?....I'll take the under (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-09, 17:55:48 (204.94.81.82)
Your analysis is right on. Michigan is the only one that seems to have a complete team, but they really haven't been tested and won't be until November when they play Penn St and Ohio St. Considering .......
358: Inmate Central, 110?....I'll take the under (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-08, 18:00:58 (204.94.81.82)
I'd expect the winner will score 42+. Otherwise, it's hard to guess. Neither of them have truly played anyone of note. One data point in common is Arizona. Both Washington and SC played Arizona and th .......
359: Inmate Central, At least I'm realistic.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-08, 13:31:20 (204.94.81.82)
And what about Miami? Miami was in position to win with 0:30 seconds remaining, only needing to kneel down the ball They instead run the ball, fumble, Georgia Tech drives down the field for the win U .......
360: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: RAID calculator (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-08, 12:15:40 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, a formatted drive yields only about 91%, so a 2TB drive is really about 1.82TB. For RAID6, you should have about 5.4TB (3x1.82) on a 5 drive NAS. .......
361: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Electronic karma ? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-08, 12:07:29 (204.94.81.82)
Wow, 10 years is a long time. Five years is probably the safe time if you don't want any failures. I ran HGST 4TB drives for a long time and had one failure, not a complete failure, but the SMART info .......
362: Computer Audio Asylum, Disk drive prices.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-08, 11:44:26 (204.94.81.82)
It really varies depending what you need. 4tb drives are $10 more than 2TB drives. However, the cost per TB does go down with 6, 8, 10 or 12TB drives. .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: And for those of you who don't stay up late (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-08, 09:46:58 (204.94.81.82)
SC continued its lack of defense, missed tackles and poor DB play. Thus far, Caleb kept them in games by just scoring more points. Last night, Caleb was totally off for most of the 1st half. At one po .......
364: Inmate Central, Well, ND was good until the 4th....not the 1st inning! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 19:56:22 (204.94.81.82)
Miracles happen. .......
365: Inmate Central, It's looking tough for the Irish...down 24-13 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 19:31:36 (174.65.32.33)
Louisville is playing great D particularly the DBs. ND tried a 4th and 11 and lost. Louisville on their 37 with about 9 minutes. It's worse, now 27-13 with 7 minutes. I really wanted ND to win until S .......
366: Vinyl Asylum, I'm with her and the rest.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 17:59:51 (204.94.81.82)
I've got a couple of the original. An older one to me and a nice one from the Salvation Army. Both are great even though one is a big more used. I've never looked for another. .......
367: Inmate Central, Me too... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 14:04:44 (204.94.81.82)
LSU and Missouri came down to the wire with Missouri running out of gas in the end. Now, our noon games are mostly mismatch blow outs. UCLA/Washington St is only on the silly Pac12TV while the only de .......
368: Inmate Central, They're coming back! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 12:43:47 (204.94.81.82)
OU has 42 seconds from the 6 for the win....or a chip shot FG for a tie. Touchdown!!! OU 34-30. .......
369: Inmate Central, RE: It's been a barn burned! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 12:31:47 (204.94.81.82)
It reminds me when we were in Anchorage. I was watching college football and didn't leave the hotel except to go to lunch at a brew/pub with TVs! OU blew it with a useless penalty to keep Texas alive .......
370: Inmate Central, It's been a barn burned! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 12:16:04 (204.94.81.82)
Whoa! 1st and goal at the 2 yard line. OU holds and takes over at the inch line! I'm ambivalent. My Dad was always a Texas fan and my daughter is an Oklahoma St grad. But then Texas stole a National C .......
371: Inmate Central, The Red River Rivalry is on....OU now up 7-0 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-07, 09:22:34 (204.94.81.82)
A quick interception on the second play from Texas and OU moves quickly to score. What I wonder is why didn't the networks move the game into prime time. The only decent game in prime time is ND/Louis .......
372: Inmate Central, Yeah, cars are a dime a dozen... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-06, 18:39:09 (174.65.32.33)
Most of your tape machines are rare and hard to find anywhere and nearly impossible in pristine condition. .......
373: Inmate Central, RE: Can't get too political but... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-06, 18:24:42 (204.94.81.82)
I had to google obesity. Only one state was under 25%, Colorado at 23%. Of course, obesity goes right along with diabetes and heart disease which are all preventable. What I'd like to know is the impa .......
374: Inmate Central, That was lucky...these folks weren't... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-06, 17:54:09 (204.94.81.82)
Two giant Eucalyptus trees next to each other both came down. One got one house and the other got their neighbor's house and their truck. These were nearby our house from a storm back in January of 20 .......
375: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Search function does not work (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-04, 07:23:55 (204.94.81.82)
It should be working now. .......
376: Inmate Central, No wonder the NY giants are 1-2....looking for 1-3 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-02, 19:33:35 (204.94.81.82)
Finally, NY is on the 4 yard line and looking to make it 14-10. A pick 6 on the 2 ends with a 98 yard touchdown....21-3 Seattle. .......
377: Inmate Central, How would these speaker systems work? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-02, 17:51:03 (204.94.81.82)
It appears that these curved speakers are some sort of array. You can see that they've a second set about 50 yards away from the main stage. The sound was actually pretty good for a large stadium. I w .......
378: Inmate Central, Be patient.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-02, 13:53:40 (204.94.81.82)
I've been looking for the S&P to drop into the 2,700 range. .......
379: Inmate Central, Concert tickets are crazy expensive... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-10-02, 09:40:12 (204.94.81.82)
What gets me is how much TicketMaster rapes you on top of an already overly expensive ticket. My latest purchase added another 29.5%, $88.13 for $300 for two tickets for a total of $388.13. ::: TOPIC: .......
380: Inmate Central, Why isn't your hood up...I want to see that hot rodded engine! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 20:12:30 (174.65.32.33)
I drove the Mach-e and it's hot. The wild horses app is a real Mustang, quick and nimble. If Tesla still gets $7.5K and has another price cut on the Model 3...it's tempting. I don't like the front and .......
381: Inmate Central, Duke takes the lead over Notre Dame 14-13 with 9:08 in the 4th (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 19:30:53 (174.65.32.33)
Duke missed two field goals in the first half and had been down 14-0 into the 3rd quarter. Then, Duke got some D. Too bad ghost of olddude55 is fast asleep. EDIT: Too bad, Duke couldn't get another 1s .......
382: Inmate Central, A couple false starts and it's LSU at the 26 and 5 seconds.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 18:45:02 (204.94.81.82)
an Ole Miss time out and the Hail Mary.....fails. .......
383: Inmate Central, A pass and a horse collar penalty...LSU at the 16 with 12 seconds (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 18:40:39 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
384: Inmate Central, LSU/Ole Miss shoot out....49-47 with 1:08 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 18:35:25 (204.94.81.82)
Old Miss just got a pass to the 30, another run and they're on the 12 and another tun and a touchdown! Ole Miss lead3 53-49 39 seconds left after a 2 point try....55-49 .......
385: Inmate Central, RE: USC has slowed down (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 13:34:53 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, a few dropped passes and an interception and SC let Colorado back into the game. None of the defense backs could cover Colorado's guys and line forgot how to tackle in the 4th corner. After the .......
386: Inmate Central, SC is putting up too many points to lose...up to 48 now and still in the 3rd (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-30, 11:51:43 (204.94.81.82)
But the D isn't playing too well. .......
387: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I'm with you..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-29, 21:14:47 (204.94.81.82)
I've always left SS amps and preamps on 24/7. Maybe it's just being lazy, but there is a longer warm up time for SS than tubes. .......
388: Speaker Asylum, RE: Vandersteen 3a Signatures (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-29, 19:48:19 (204.94.81.82)
I had 3As with a pair of Vandy subs and the bypass crossovers to the amp for quite a while. In fact, my daughter still has them. The clarity improved and the Vandy subs just work and blend perfectly. .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: You need to chill Mike... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-27, 17:15:52 (204.94.81.82)
You're missing the point completely. "When he is called out ...." The purpose of this forum is to be friendly and to discuss topics politely and rationally. Calling people out and calling them idiots .......
390: Inmate Central, You need to chill Mike... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-27, 14:45:29 (204.94.81.82)
Do some of your own homework rather than pop off with an attack like this, "Folks like you amaze me how you always want to shoot off your nose to spite your face. " Ford agrees to $9.2 billion US gov .......
391: Computer Audio Asylum, Totally agree.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-25, 20:20:09 (174.65.32.33)
An i3 is the recommendation for Roon and generally it's enough. The SonicTransporter is the all in one that has limited upgrade options. A NAS is a better solution for the time being. I did think that .......
392: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Synology Routers (tangentially related to audio) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-25, 19:25:00 (174.65.32.33)
I looked at the PC Mag review. It's good, ASUS had better performance. My just router is a TP-Link and I've got several ASUS WiFi routers. They both are easy to set up and they just work. I prefer to .......
393: Inmate Central, Great pics, thanks! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-25, 18:22:11 (204.94.81.82)
, .......
394: Inmate Central, Nice pics.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-24, 12:03:41 (204.94.81.82)
Years ago, we were in Albuquerque and and suddenly a flock of balloons started flying. Our hotel was close by, so we wondered over. It turned out that it was the Albuquerque International Balloon Fies .......
395: Inmate Central, I thought at the time that the line looked off on the right side... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-24, 07:48:52 (204.94.81.82)
But I wasn't counting players and didn't hear anything at the time, but then I was flipping around between different games and on multiple TVs. Dang! I was hoping for SC would beat an undefeated ND ne .......
396: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks, great link... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 21:18:09 (204.94.81.82)
Our QNAP NASes are used mainly for video processing and storage for my wife's Yoga streaming business along with Plex, Samba sharing and backups etc. That's why I chose 8 bay drives. We've got 43TB on .......
397: Inmate Central, It reminds me.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 20:36:02 (174.65.32.33)
My wife had a corporate President's boondoggle to Maui. One of the outings was a bike ride at sunrise from the top of the volcano. Bikes and winter snow gear were provided. About half way down the mou .......
398: Inmate Central, RE: Very nice. Brings back memories of my SoCal days.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 20:23:48 (174.65.32.33)
Any time before Memorial Day and after Labor Day is off peak, so during the week, it's not real busy. In fact, you better get to dinner before 7PM as they'll close down early and some don't even open .......
399: Inmate Central, Ohio St has 7 seconds at the 1 to win.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 19:43:05 (204.94.81.82)
after a two minute drill. Field goals don't cut it. Can ND get a stop? Incomplete pass....3 seconds left. Ohio got it...16-14 .......
400: Inmate Central, Two good games left LSU/Arkansas, tied at 31 and ND up 14-10 with 4:17 left... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 19:17:00 (174.65.32.33)
And Ohio St has a 4th and 1 at the 11 yard line....and they didn't get it! .......
401: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: NAS vs. SonicTransporter (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 18:44:50 (174.65.32.33)
The QNAP NAS HS-264 looks interesting. I would go with the 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen3x2 NVMe SSDs and you could run a 4 drive RAID array with about 6TB, totally silent and amazingly fast. While many believe th .......
402: Inmate Central, I flipped over to the UCLA/Utah game when Oregon went up 14-0... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 13:46:29 (204.94.81.82)
Also watching the Bama/Ole Miss on the other TV. It's tight 7-6 right now with Ole Miss holding the small lead. .......
403: Inmate Central, RE: We took a Catamaran there about ten years ago (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 13:43:47 (204.94.81.82)
Did they take you up to the Airport in the Sky? We took a friend's boat a few times. One time in August, the harbor was booked tight and we had to motor up to Two Harbors. There were no moorings at th .......
404: Inmate Central, RE: APOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 13:27:59 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, it's just a couple hours away and a perfect place to chill. We typically go over at least a couple times per year, generally never in the Summer when it's packed with tourists. .......
405: Inmate Central, RE: "Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling - is it worth fixing?" (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 13:16:53 (204.94.81.82)
I don't know if it's real or just whining. .......
406: Inmate Central, Clemson falls to Florida St 31-24 in OT (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 12:36:30 (204.94.81.82)
Florida got a pick 6 fumble that got them back in the game and came up with some great D when they needed it. .......
407: Inmate Central, APOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-23, 09:59:37 (174.65.32.33)
Here are the sites from Avalon on Catalina Island. First is a shot from the Bell Tower over looking the harbor. The white mansion on the top of the hill above the town is Wrigley's place. William Wrig .......
408: Inmate Central, Anti-obesity drugs can shrink more than patients (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-22, 12:47:31 (204.94.81.82)
Weigh Watchers and other losers include other pharma companies. Among the potential losers are firms like ResMed (RMD.N) and Inspire Medical Systems (INSP.N), which make products that treat sleep apn .......
409: Inmate Central, Are they Nikes? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-19, 18:52:10 (204.94.81.82)
Boosters are still helping out. ;) I remember the days when Marv took care of the players along with being a great coach. I never figured out how Anthony Davis got a Rolls Royce that he parked in fron .......
410: Inmate Central, Oregon will be a tough one for Colorado... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-19, 10:56:04 (204.94.81.82)
Losing Travis Hunter won't help Colorado. OTOH, Oregon had their hands full with Texas Tech and a pick 6 saved the day at the end. .......
411: Inmate Central, And is harder with injuries.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-19, 10:44:36 (204.94.81.82)
It's not like Colorado will lose without one player, but Travis Hunter is a rare that plays on both sides of the ball. SC had problems for years due to sanctions from the Carroll era primarily because .......
412: Inmate Central, Can any of you click on the Alert button? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-16, 20:43:43 (204.94.81.82)
Geez. Should I just ban all of the whiners and blamers? I have a life outside of playing kinder cop. .......
413: Inmate Central, Navy has a chance down 24-28 to Memphis with 2:18.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-14, 19:54:09 (204.94.81.82)
This is after 3 turnovers in the last few minutes. Memphis had a long run to the 1 yard line and fumbled in 1st and goal into the end zone, Navy's ball at the 20. Then, Navy get going and the QB fumbl .......
414: Inmate Central, RE: Pretty sure the draft picks Green Bay got are contingent. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-12, 14:02:19 (204.94.81.82)
You're right, the Packers want their picks back. But from what I read, Rodgers got his $35 million up front in cash in July. Maybe he'll feel sorry about it and give the money back. What are the odds? .......
415: Inmate Central, Rodgers got a signing bonus of $35 million in July and made $7 million a play for the season.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-12, 13:11:03 (204.94.81.82)
Of course, he took only $1.2 million against the salary cap for the season. .......
416: Computer Audio Asylum, My Samsung and Amazon Tablet all used USB-C for years... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-11, 19:40:12 (204.94.81.82)
True, Apple might have been first, but they only changed from Lightning because the EU made them. I do hate the micro USB connections. I either have to turn on the lights or get my reading glasses to .......
417: Computer Audio Asylum, Are you ready for the new annoyance? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-11, 13:23:51 (174.65.32.33)
Now, you'll have to carry two different charging cables. .......
418: Video Asylum, RE: Need a cheap new AVR (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-11, 09:02:17 (204.94.81.82)
Like budget fi, I'm trying to understand what you're wanting to do. It seems to me that the Schitt DAC isn't needed for the AVR for the TV. Run the TV optical output into the AVR and use it for the su .......
419: Inmate Central, SC is up 42 to 3 against Stanford with 6:46 in the 1st half..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-09, 21:15:40 (204.94.81.82)
Meanwhile Alabama lost tho Texas. Ohio St isn't run up scores on cupcakes. And Cal is ahead of Auburn, 10-7 at the half. Can Stanford be this bad? .......
420: Inmate Central, More click bait satire? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-07, 13:53:44 (204.94.81.82)
The Dunning-Kruger Times is under the umbrella of America's Last Line of Defense, a network of content that's described on the Times' website as containing "parody, satire, and tomfoolery." Any users .......
421: General Asylum, RE: Did the Asylums go through a Time Warp? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-07, 07:35:50 (204.94.81.82)
Try the Classic view below. I suspect that you either have a browser cache problem or you may be using the Threads view and selected a weird option. .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: Worse yet.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-06, 19:25:24 (204.94.81.82)
Worse yet, any ice cream that you buy will be melted by the time you drive home and send it up the gondola. .......
423: Inmate Central, Costco? Dangerous? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-06, 18:33:27 (204.94.81.82)
>>>Costco has the fastest, smoothest, biggest carts and is much busier than Walmart. IMO it's much more dangerous than Walmart. Absolutely. By the time I've completed my scavenger hunt list, that cart .......
424: Inmate Central, Sweet! How far did your bike ride? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-06, 12:21:38 (204.94.81.82)
Why do bikers drive to ride? .......
425: Inmate Central, Should I just delete you now? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-05, 19:04:53 (174.65.32.33)
I'm surely not signing up for some click bait site just to see what you could have done with a snippet of the article. What a waste of my time. .......
426: Inmate Central, #9 Clemson is in trouble....21-7 in Duke's favor with 5:46 left (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-04, 20:06:32 (204.94.81.82)
Duke got a sweet penalty on targeting the sliding QB on a 4th down. The QB slide too soon, so it's was Duke ball. The targeting penalty backed Duke up 15 yards. Weird call. It was a bang, bang play wh .......
427: Inmate Central, Get a Roku.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-04, 19:30:09 (204.94.81.82)
I've got a 75" Sony Bravo 940 series that's 5 to 7 years old. It was when OLEDs only went to 65" and cost $10K. The Sony was bigger and less than half the price of the OLED. The picture is great, the .......
428: Inmate Central, If you're stuck on 65".... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-04, 18:10:34 (204.94.81.82)
Here's the 7 best. .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: New TV (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-04, 13:44:02 (204.94.81.82)
I was at Costco last week and OLEDs have gotten way cheaper, many under $2,000 or for a bit more, you can get a 75" or bigger. At 77", the screen is actually 40% bigger than a 65". If you're not going .......
430: Inmate Central, S. Carolina lost to N.C. and now LSU is getting killed by Florida St.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-03, 19:49:50 (204.94.81.82)
Bad start for the SEC. Thankfully, most of the others played warm up games. .......
431: General Asylum, RE: Paranormal Phenomenon or Logical Explanation? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-03, 11:56:16 (204.94.81.82)
It may well be your speakers. If they are close to the TV, the magnets can create interference. .......
432: Inmate Central, RE: that game will be the sports talk today (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-02, 17:42:16 (204.94.81.82)
I flipped off the Sooners about 10 minutes in.....boring! .......
433: Inmate Central, Big surprise.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-02, 17:40:03 (204.94.81.82)
It was the best game of the day and Colorado looks to be a player. .......
434: Inmate Central, The Naked Ladies of Summer... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-02, 11:59:34 (204.94.81.82)
The last hurrah....what were you thinking? .......
435: General Asylum, RE: RIP Jimmy Buffett (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-02, 08:50:31 (174.65.32.33)
Dang! We've seen him many times and even taken my daughters when they were young back before the Amphitheater in Irvine closed. Jimmy was booked in San Diego back in October. That concert was reschedu .......
436: Speaker Asylum, RE: It does. Switchable phono stage. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-01, 20:38:02 (174.65.32.33)
Sounds like a winner. The 1 star reviews are the typical ones that expect the bluetooth should work a hundred yards away. Try it. .......
437: Speaker Asylum, Does the turntable have a phono preamp built into it? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-01, 19:32:52 (204.94.81.82)
If it just uses powered speakers, I guess that's the case. Having millennials, I'm thinking that a amp with bluetooth would be perfect. Or, something like Aurio Engine powered speakers with bluetooth .......
438: Inmate Central, None of them will make any money.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-01, 12:58:50 (204.94.81.82)
SMU gets nothing for 10 years. Cal and Stanford get only a 30% share, about $12 million, for the first 7 years. It's a bad deal in my opinion that won't even pay their travel costs. For Stanford and .......
439: Inmate Central, Will they become the Gang of 18? (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-01, 11:17:30 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
440: Inmate Central, RE: ASOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-09-01, 10:16:15 (204.94.81.82)
Most of the time that we were there, 22nd to 29th of August, temperatures were usually in the mid 60s. A few days were in the high 50s and broke up into the 60s later in the day. The peak time for Ala .......
441: Computer Audio Asylum, Do you think it's better to upsample at all? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-31, 17:49:22 (174.65.32.33)
My cable only sends a 720p signal and my TV upsamples to 1080p. For audio, all of my rips are regular CD 16/44 and I don't feel wanting. Do you hear a significant difference? For upsampling in general .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: ASOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-31, 17:39:14 (204.94.81.82)
What's strange is that it was quite cloudy and I expected nothing. Then, we got the surprise and everyone was taking pictures. Nearly an hour later, the mountain light up like rivers of light and the .......
443: Inmate Central, ASOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-31, 14:04:41 (204.94.81.82)
This Alaska sunset lasted for at least an hour and just got better and better as it went along. It was shot at Simon & Seafort's Saloon & Grill in Anchorage. .......
444: Inmate Central, I recall John Stossel getting disaster insurance for his Malibu beach house... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-30, 19:23:04 (204.94.81.82)
The government subsidizes the insurance which John claimed to have used more than once. Good deal for John, not so much for tax payers. .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: I hear ya... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-30, 07:07:04 (204.94.81.82)
I'm surprised that you haven't put in a generator if you get power outages that often. Since we have too many computers and a couple of NAS drives, getting a generator was a thought of mine, but we ra .......
446: Inmate Central, The solution is simple.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-29, 19:25:05 (204.94.81.82)
Reduce population! Ban farming using wells. Stop building homes in deserts. It's easy. .......
447: Inmate Central, I'm waiting for V2H to get somewhat standardized... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-29, 18:36:29 (204.94.81.82)
Nissan and Ford seem to be the only major companies doing V2H now and they're proprietary. We have net metering now, so it's not a big deal. But we'll get screwed when we have to change to the new dea .......
448: Inmate Central, Why do people show YouTube videos in phone mode? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-29, 18:28:07 (204.94.81.82)
You could actually see what's going on much easier using rotating the phone in horizontal 16x9 mode. .......
449: Inmate Central, Where is the 'Not available in California' warning? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-29, 18:23:31 (204.94.81.82)
We've still got a 1985 MR2 with useless AC. I believe my son tried some substitute which didn't work well or for long. I didn't see the CA ban. Otherwise, I'd have to have it shipped to my daughter in .......
450: Inmate Central, You could buy a new engine for less..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-29, 11:50:01 (204.94.81.82)
And likely get another 200,000 miles on it or more. .......
451: Inmate Central, Sorry, vacuous (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-27, 18:14:17 (204.94.81.82)
The children can't resist the obvious and I'm tired of deleting those posts. .......
452: Inmate Central, How long did you live there? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-26, 19:44:47 (204.94.81.82)
It was the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center going out Seward Hwy, close enough. It does look like a farm. .......
453: Inmate Central, Bingo! You got them all.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-26, 17:34:44 (204.94.81.82)
Try these from the other day. The difficulty with visiting Alaska is that everything is 5 hours away! .......
454: Inmate Central, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-26, 17:16:43 (204.94.81.82)
It's amazing how good these point and shot phones are these days. .......
455: Inmate Central, I watched half of it.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-26, 17:08:42 (204.94.81.82)
waiting for the wife to catch up. But yes, the marketing was despicable and effective, not that the doctors weren't complicit. If you want to go for mass murders, talk about fentanyl from China and Me .......
456: Inmate Central, RE: Nice Pics. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-26, 12:35:48 (204.94.81.82)
Well, it's fall already in Alaska. We didn't see much near 60 degrees yesterday but the rain stopped early in the morning. According to my daughter, this summer has been unusually cloudy and rainy. To .......
457: Inmate Central, APOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-26, 12:06:43 (204.94.81.82)
Little Susitna River will not get me to ride the rapids. It's fed by Mint Glacier on Montana Peak, in Talkeetna Mountains. The pics below are from the Independence Mine State Park, the site of a f .......
458: Speaker Asylum, RE: Lost midrange/treble in one speaker (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 19:29:00 (204.94.81.82)
From your trouble shooting, it sure seems like a driver died. My only other thought would be if you use a jumper for the bi-wire connection and it's either shorted or not connected well. .......
459: Inmate Central, LOL....you don't know the tricks (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 19:08:58 (204.94.81.82)
My daughter's partner is a wild life photographer. He claimed he could find a moose after dinner. Sure enough, he's got a few nearby secret spots. We found one small bull quite quickly, but he wanted .......
460: Inmate Central, Buffalo.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 18:59:32 (204.94.81.82)
We were caught in a buffalo herd traffic jam. A hundred or more decided to cross the road in Yellowstone. Fools were everywhere getting way to close. I'd seen it first hand years ago. Back in the 30s, .......
461: Inmate Central, So are bears.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 12:14:21 (65.74.0.198)
Try this at your own peril. .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: "One person has be[en] banned tonight" - Ooh! Who was it? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 12:01:12 (204.94.81.82)
The usual suspect. .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: MOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 11:55:12 (204.94.81.82)
No, we only had a 9mm pistol that only would have pissed the moose. But we did see many gut parkas, a translucent coat made from bear or seal or other animal intestines and they're windproof and water .......
464: Inmate Central, Yeah, and PowerPoint and others that I never used (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 11:41:48 (204.94.81.82)
. .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: A very basic computer question? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 11:18:00 (204.94.81.82)
Microsoft 365 is a subscription version of their Office product. If you use Word and Excel for word processing and spreadsheets, you may want it. Otherwise, you can also use some free apps like Google .......
466: Inmate Central, His rack is still in velvet mode now.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 09:54:42 (204.94.81.82)
Give him another month or so and he'll be in full fighting mode looking for cows. .......
467: Inmate Central, MOTD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-25, 09:11:20 (204.94.81.82)
We've been in Alaska the past few days. Yesterday, we encountered a big bull Moose. .......
468: Inmate Central, Reminder: Political posts are not allowed..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-24, 18:56:00 (65.74.0.198)
One person has been banned tonight. But others have also had their posts deleted. There are no more second chances and choosing to continue will result in bans. Play nice, have fun. Thanks. ::: TOPIC .......
469: Digital Drive, RE: Disc space is cheap.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-23, 10:57:03 (204.94.81.82)
I don't understand about 'conversion to WAV format'. You'd want to rip CDs to WAV files for storage. If you already have FLAC files, the steamer is already processing to uncompress the files. I believ .......
470: Digital Drive, Disc space is cheap.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-23, 10:04:47 (204.94.81.82)
I choose using uncompressed WAV files and I still don't have more than a bit over 1TB for around 2,800 albums. .......
471: Tubes Asylum, RE: Curious (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-22, 06:47:54 (204.94.81.82)
Here's some info: Tube Compliment 3 - 12AX7A Input and Phase Inverter 4 - 12AT7 Voltage Amplifier and Driver 4 - KT88/6550 Power Output .......
472: Tubes Asylum, RE: Curious (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-22, 06:44:07 (204.94.81.82)
Oops, next time I'll check the small print with my reading glasses on. you are correct, I was looking at the 12AX7. .......
473: Inmate Central, The honey comb? Don't leave it outside.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-21, 20:10:13 (204.94.81.82)
The bee man just gave it to my wife with bees walking around it. She didn't want the bees in the house, so she put it out in the back yard. By morning, a few bees were still around it looking for the .......
474: Inmate Central, RE: Our beehive was removed today (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-21, 18:14:07 (174.65.32.33)
Good for you to save the bees. We were in the midst of re-roofing a ledger roof on an old car port and found a bee hive under the eves of the garage roof. No more working that day or for another day o .......
475: Tubes Asylum, FWIW... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-21, 18:01:16 (204.94.81.82)
I'm running NOS Mullard 12AT7s on my MC-30s. Can't complain and haven't tried others. I've got several Bugle Boys, but haven't swapped them yet. .......
476: Inmate Central, Little League World Series... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-21, 12:20:27 (174.65.32.33)
Tennessee and Washington are playing now on ESPN. Guess what? The Tennessee pitcher is a girl. She looks to be nearly 6 feet tall and just strike out her first batter. Edit: Stella in only 5'8" and ju .......
477: General Asylum, Enough! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-21, 08:23:21 (204.94.81.82)
You just being a pest with your know it all attitude and circular arguments. I asked you to just agree to to disagree. Banning is my only other option in the future. .......
478: Inmate Central, The 8:35 update... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 20:36:17 (204.94.81.82)
The rain came back with some force over the last hour. It seemed done after some wind around 5 to 6PM. Then, around 7:30 or so, it's picked up. Perhaps a 30 mph gust. Overall, nothing like many big wi .......
479: General Asylum, It's time to agree to disagree, Scott.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 20:32:29 (204.94.81.82)
This isn't an inquisition. .......
480: Inmate Central, Perhaps an inch of rain...little wind until the last half hour or so... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 17:46:05 (204.94.81.82)
The rain has been light, but steady since noon. Now, 5:45PM, the wind is surging and the rain has picked up a bit. Gusts might be hitting 20-30 mph. We've seen far worse many times in the past here. : .......
481: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Attaching a PDF to a Post (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 12:54:11 (204.94.81.82)
The only way to attach a pdf would be to create a link to it. If you have a web site, you can link to it there from your post. Otherwise, you could email the pdf to me and I upload it to our severs an .......
482: Inmate Central, RE: Hey rod (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 11:03:45 (204.94.81.82)
Mike, you're not the moderator and you're not the one to chastise whomever you don't like. Don't post your disapproval on the forum. Use the alert link. .......
483: Inmate Central, Yup, I forgot the grill cover! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 10:59:04 (204.94.81.82)
It ended up over by the neighbor's fence the last time we had a big wind storm. The rain has picked up and the tracker claims that the winds are down to 65 mph gusts. It looks like Baja took the wors .......
484: Inmate Central, Thanks for the tips... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-20, 09:33:06 (204.94.81.82)
So far, we've only had some drizzle. It's 9:30AM now and the wind is starting to come up. I'd expect that we might see winds of 40 to maybe 60 mph. The tracker has puts the eye for us about 5PM, so li .......
485: Inmate Central, Thanks, current data says it'll hit us about 5PM PST..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-19, 20:17:15 (204.94.81.82)
Or at least the eye. Thankfully it's down to a category 1 now, only 90 mph. We'll see a lot of rain before then. .......
486: Inmate Central, Waiting for the eye of a hurricane.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-19, 19:40:05 (204.94.81.82)
I checked all the rain gutters and we added another drain for one down spout. The last big storm blew our patio tables over along with the umbrella and pushed it all the way over into the fence. Bu .......
487: General Asylum, Scott, you just plain wrong.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-18, 18:25:40 (204.94.81.82)
If you don't believe that some tubes sound different than others, keep it to yourself. You obviously have little to no experience with tube gear. Quit saying that others can't hear differences. If you .......
488: Inmate Central, Send me $500 and I'll clean your trojan virus for you .... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-18, 10:37:29 (204.94.81.82)
However, I can guarantee you that it's a phishing game and the same email went to a million email addys. .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: Maui Emergency Chief resigned (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-17, 20:51:20 (204.94.81.82)
It seemed to be moving so fast. Texting would be great, if the cell tower wasn't already destroyed and there's no power. .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: A bit more (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-15, 20:27:32 (204.94.81.82)
Hotels, Ubers and airfares are way up! Along with Taylor Swift or Springsteen tickets. .......
491: Inmate Central, RE: Somewhere in Mumbai... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-15, 18:27:40 (204.94.81.82)
It reminds me when we took a Europe vacation and went down to Slovenia and Croatia, my wife's heritage. Anyway, it was the mid-80s after the wall fell, post Tito, but still somewhat communist. Inflat .......
492: Inmate Central, Dinner? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-15, 17:57:41 (204.94.81.82)
Maybe a beer with your $7.50. .......
493: Inmate Central, Be my guest... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-15, 17:55:41 (204.94.81.82)
I'm sure you'll make a killing. .......
494: Tubes Asylum, Brand new with white boxes? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-14, 13:18:13 (204.94.81.82)
Pass. .......
495: Inmate Central, How much woud these paintings be worth? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-13, 17:53:57 (204.94.81.82)
Galleries would be the obvious place. You could sweeten the pot by giving the gallery a bit more and have the gallery put a sign with the paintings for some worthwhile charity. Or you could give the p .......
496: Inmate Central, RE: Senior moments everywhere (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-13, 11:30:46 (204.94.81.82)
There's one good thing about an orange car....it's the only one on the lot! .......
497: Inmate Central, Hot-tub-like Persian Gulf fuels 158-degree heat index in Iran (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-12, 19:33:42 (204.94.81.82)
Got AC? .......
498: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Did You? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-12, 19:13:00 (204.94.81.82)
I always use the whole card. Good call. I'll bet that there's a problem with the install and mounting of the partion. It just complicates paths. .......
499: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Tube Amp Volume Controls vs Preamp- where to set (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-12, 07:37:31 (204.94.81.82)
My old McIntosh MC-30s have volume controls. I asked my tech about it and he said to adjust the volume up until you hear any hum and then back them off until there is no hum. My initial thought was to .......
500: Inmate Central, Who could afford one of those? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2023-08-11, 07:47:45 (204.94.81.82)
I was poor and could only afford a slide rule. As I recall, only a few physics or engineering students had HP calculator worn proudly on their belt. I didn't know anyone personally that had one. ::: T .......
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