1: Music Lane, +100 for the vibe.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-11, 19:00:19 (204.94.81.82)
I remembered the Burton era, but really didn't know much after that, so I looked them up and bought a 2 CD Hits and More. Wow! The bass lines are just fantastic. It's a decent recording too, but what' .......

2: General Asylum, And those attributes are hard to hide. (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-11, 18:49:45 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

3: Critic's Corner, Why does he need the headphones? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-11, 18:41:00 (174.65.32.33)
It just looks silly. Audioquest does make many claims. Personally, I hate stiff cables, but I do like well built, flexible cables. Most of mine are Kimber, Canare and my favorites, Bob Crump's silver, .......

4: Tubes Asylum, RE: MP 2P phono pre amp question (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-11, 13:00:50 (204.94.81.82)
Take a look here: .......

5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Don't forget that the retailer will make more profit than BAT... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-11, 12:00:45 (204.94.81.82)
At typical dealer margins, BAT is selling the preamp at a 40% discount to the dealer. BAT is then realizing about $18K with the dealer potentially making a $12K gross profit on the sale. .......

6: Tubes Asylum, +1 for Gold Lions... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 18:26:22 (204.94.81.82)
My stash of Bugle Boy 7308s and 6922s are gone. I was pleasantly surprised with the Lions when it came to retubing. .......

7: General Asylum, Interesting article, thanks Mike (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 17:54:02 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

8: General Asylum, RE: I'm stereoless (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 17:53:25 (204.94.81.82)
I sorry to hear this. To delete a system, login to your account or click on the Profile link in the upper right corner. You'll see your system with an option to Edit Delete or View. I wish you all the .......

9: Inmate Central, RE: H&R block (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 12:38:38 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, I used to use Tax Cut. Then, I believe H&R Block bought them and the first year or so was all online and simplified which caused me to go back to Turbo Tax. Trust me, I no fan of Intuit and wish .......

10: Inmate Central, RE: And Turbo Tax! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 10:33:19 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, I buy the new Premier version every year. Ours get complicated with an S Corp. and rental property. Then, California has different rules and adjustments that further complicate everything. For u .......

11: Inmate Central, And Turbo Tax! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 09:48:34 (204.94.81.82)
I just tried to install Turbo Tax this week and it wouldn't load because it only will install if you have Windows 10. Luckily, we have another system with dual boot Win7 and 10. Requiring a Microsoft .......

12: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It's only $394 per pound! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 09:42:54 (204.94.81.82)
After watching Kevin's video, it surely shows that the preamp is built like a tank and one could easily see that the two pieces could cost $10K each or more, so the cost isn't all that high compared t .......

13: Tubes Asylum, RE: Western Electric WE437A (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-09, 07:26:05 (204.94.81.82)
I don't believe anyone else ever made the WE437A. My Wavelength 45 amps use them and I just found the original info on the amps and it shows it as a 437/5842. Without looking at my tube stash, I'm gue .......

14: Inmate Central, Yeah, the url is entered twice making it a 404 (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-08, 14:44:47 (204.94.81.82)
Just delete everything past from the second https..... .......

15: Inmate Central, How about a 1960 VW Van with 1200cc and 6 volt..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-08, 09:48:45 (204.94.81.82)
It took forever to get from any speed to it's top speed of 55 mph. And if you had a slight grade, you'd be lucky to maintain 50 mph. Of course, just about once a month, I had to retune it to get it st .......

16: Inmate Central, 75 miles on a charge? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-07, 19:19:12 (204.94.81.82)
I hear you can double that mileage if you don't turn on the heat or AC. .......

17: Inmate Central, My wife, her brothers, her 90 yr old parents, SIL and her parents and more.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-07, 15:00:52 (204.94.81.82)
All had mild symptoms except the SIL's father who was hospitalized for a short time. Some symptoms hung around like a bad cold for a few weeks for a few of them. Also, son's friend and his roommate an .......

18: Inmate Central, RE: That is crazy. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-06, 12:59:35 (204.94.81.82)
Arbitrary? It sure seems like it. At times, I thought that the shop was in cahoots with the insurance company. If the car is totaled, the insurance company sends the car to auction and can get up to $ .......

19: Inmate Central, It surely wasn't a suprise and was over in the first 5 minutes... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 20:52:52 (204.94.81.82)
I do wonder if UCLA would have lost as badly with their chaos game plan. If only Juzang would have taken the foul instead of charging. .......

20: Inmate Central, Has anyone gotten the J&J jab? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 19:41:53 (204.94.81.82)
I've already been exposed and seemingly asymptomatic and my wife still has anti-bodies that she's donating, so we haven't been eager to get the jab. I tried to find out what sites were using what vacc .......

21: Inmate Central, Baylor up by 10 at the half, 45-35 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 19:14:35 (174.65.32.33)
It was worse earlier, up to a 20 point lead for quite a while. Baylor's D is forcing Gonzaga to take poor shots while Baylor is running circles around them and getting the easy ones. .......

22: Inmate Central, Elon Musk plans to settle and claim Mars (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 14:57:27 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

23: Inmate Central, RE: Sam Darnold traded to Carolina. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 14:55:23 (204.94.81.82)
Carolina was pretty good until the last few years. For Sam's sake, at least it's better than being stuck on the Jets. .......

24: Inmate Central, How a small dent can total a car.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 14:52:36 (204.94.81.82)
A while back, my son got hit in a parking lot by a jerk that took off without owning up to it. The hit and runner tagged the driver's side quarter panel with about a 5" diameter dent that pushed in th .......

25: Inmate Central, RE: Check the load rating... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-05, 07:07:20 (174.65.32.33)
I checked, both the manufacturer supplied BF Goodrich and the Paws have the same load rating for a light truck or SUV which is what I have. .......

26: Inmate Central, 1972 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-04, 20:34:13 (204.94.81.82)
Roric Harrison did it for the Orioles at the Indians on the final day of the 1972 season, per Sarah Longs. As Longs noted, that was the last season without the designated hitter. .......

27: Inmate Central, AFAIK, only AT&T requires the +1 prefix.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-04, 18:27:23 (204.94.81.82)
Cell phones never needed it. It's a relic of the old days when the 1 was needed to call 'long distance'. I haven't had an AT&T line for a decade or more, but I seem to recall that COXs VOIP may have r .......

28: Inmate Central, Interesting.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-04, 18:09:46 (204.94.81.82)
My truck will be needing new tires before too long. It came with BF Goodrich and they're been great. With about 40K miles on them, they still look to have another 5-10K miles. I checked out their webs .......

29: Inmate Central, We've had required 10 digit dialing for years.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-04, 17:10:23 (204.94.81.82)
San Diego was all 619. Then, they added 760 for North county and finally when 858 was added for San Diego because there were not enough numbers, then we had to dial the whole area code for any number. .......

30: Inmate Central, RE: wow that last shot for Gonzaga! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-03, 20:25:46 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, Suggs vs Juzang. Suggs 3 did it, but Juzang forced a charge that would have won the game. Oh so close. .......

31: Inmate Central, OMG, UCLA ties it at 90 with 6 seconds in OT.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-03, 20:13:14 (204.94.81.82)
Gonzaga gets a very long 3 on the bank. What a game! .......

32: Inmate Central, Tied at 81 with 43 seconds to go... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-03, 19:54:17 (174.65.32.33)
Here's comes OT. UCLA had it going and fouled with a charge at 1.1 seconds. .......

33: Inmate Central, RE: Glad Houston went down, big time. One of the dirtiest coaches in the sport, (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-03, 19:38:49 (204.94.81.82)
Man, you're vengeful. My only thought is how good Baylor is. Huston looked fantastic and they got schooled, much like what Gonzaga did to SC. It's still 71-70 UCLA with 5.42 to go. .......

34: Inmate Central, Gonzaga so far has had their hands full with UCLA.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-03, 18:03:14 (174.65.32.33)
UCLA up 17-13 at 11:52 in the 1st. The difference is UCLA defense isn't giving G easy points and UCLA has been hitting the boards and rebounding. Gonzaga finally takes the lead with the last duece of .......

35: Inmate Central, Yeah, it looks more like a Ferrari... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-03, 15:28:44 (204.94.81.82)
The first time I saw one, I didn't know what it was until I saw the badge. .......

36: Inmate Central, It's an all Pac-12 Final for March Madness Women (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-02, 20:36:50 (204.94.81.82)
S. Carolina came back to with a 3 to take a 1 point lead with 38 seconds left. The Trees took back a 1 point lead with 9 seconds left and survived the other #1 seed, S Carolina. Meanwhile, #3 Arizona .......

37: Inmate Central, Welcome to trickle up poverty.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-01, 20:28:57 (204.94.81.82)
Tax revenue has gone up. If the 2017 tax cuts cost us, it doesn't show up in the revenue numbers. We have a spending problem, not a revenue one. .......

38: Inmate Central, RE: No he doesn't (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-04-01, 17:18:00 (204.94.81.82)
The other problem is that there's a lot of pork that isn't about infrastructure. The right thing to do is up the gas tax to cover infrastructure, like Eisenhower did. And charge EVs a road tax since t .......

39: Inmate Central, What if UCLA remains scrappy and lucky? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-31, 17:40:23 (204.94.81.82)
A first four moves on to an all Pac-12 final with Arizona? Naw, never happen. Michigan looked like a whole different team, not at all the same team as their previous game. Of course, Gozagna did that .......

40: Inmate Central, Stanford and UCLA pulled out wins.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-30, 21:26:03 (204.94.81.82)
Michigan has 6 seconds left to tie it with a two pointer, they tried a 3 and missed. But got another 0.5 seconds for a second shot, their 8th miss in a row. Not that UCLA didn't have their share of mi .......

41: Inmate Central, Stanford women fight back to down 2 to Louisville.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-30, 19:40:43 (204.94.81.82)
It looked as dismal as SC and UCLA at the beginning. The women rebounded in the 3rd for being 10 points down, now 50-48. Meanwhile, UCLA was down 10 and looking terrible, but took it with a few 3s to .......

42: Inmate Central, Try on Critics... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-30, 11:04:33 (204.94.81.82)
The Stereophile guys tend to monitor that venue. .......

43: Inmate Central, That head ban girl from Arizona is unreal.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-29, 20:21:39 (204.94.81.82)
Stanford is insanely good as well. They've got a tall bean pole that gets all the rebounds and still pumps in 3s. .......

44: Inmate Central, Oregon ducks (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 21:00:54 (204.94.81.82)
Sorry, Tin. SC was one fire tonight. You can gloat when UCLA and SC both get smacked by Michigan and Gonzaga. ESPN was featuring, 'Can anyone beat Gonzaga?' .......

45: General Asylum, It looks like your have plenty of room for a way bigger TV! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 20:55:21 (204.94.81.82)
And how do you do surround sound? I assume that you prewired for 5.1 or 7.1. My wife only needs to turn one dial, from TV to CD and back on the preamp. Of course, it's solid state so it's on all the t .......

46: Inmate Central, Yeah, heart attack kids.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 20:01:26 (174.65.32.33)
They went 0-10 on shots at one point in the first half and I nearly turned it off. 'Bama dominated the boards, but UCLA had a knack for good D at times and for clutch 3s. I still think the Cinderellas .......

47: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks (NT) RE: Pinging Rod M - Infolinks (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 19:36:47 (204.94.81.82)
It should be gone and man, was it had to find. Let me know if you see it again. .......

48: Inmate Central, They're a complete team....move it and get easy baskets (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 18:52:01 (204.94.81.82)
Then play D. Too many teams want to shoot for 3s. It's great when you get them, but going 2-10 isn't a winner. I doubt that UCLA can play with them, but then, I didn't think they could beat 'Bama. ::: .......

49: Inmate Central, 4.2 seconds down by 3, 'Bama pulls it out for OT (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 18:47:48 (204.94.81.82)
Then UCLA goes up, 'Bama fights back....makes it close....get cold and UCLA pops a couple 3s. UCLA is up 79-72 now with 38.5 seconds. .......

50: Inmate Central, RE: Pinging Rod M - Infolinks (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-28, 18:41:12 (204.94.81.82)
I need to get rid of that all together. Thanks for reminding me. I just need to spend a few hours to find where it is in the code base. .......

51: Inmate Central, I just needed a T20 security bit...with the hole (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-27, 20:05:44 (174.65.32.33)
I have that set of bits and proceeded to take the brush roller assembly apart on the new Shark vacuum. Then, I realized that my bit driver wouldn't fit into the deep plastic holes the reach the screws .......

52: Inmate Central, Oh so close, but no ciger for Oral Roberts... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-27, 19:45:10 (174.65.32.33)
They lead most of the time, but Arkansas came back. Oregon St is in the Elite 8 and so will another Pac-12 team tomorrow, since they're playing each other...SC/Oregon. UCLA could pull off a BIG upset. .......

53: Inmate Central, Doves are lousy nest builders.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-27, 12:17:42 (204.94.81.82)
We have a mating pair, perhaps the same ones, that come to our place every year and build nests in strange places. One time, the next was on top of an outdoor gas heater, not a great choice! Another w .......

54: Critic's Corner, RE: How does it work with Harley, Valin, and Heilbrun? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-26, 18:35:42 (204.94.81.82)
You surely have defined human nature. I suspect that the majority of active reviewers send the samples back fairly soon after finishing the review. However, if they really like it, they may procrastin .......

55: Critic's Corner, RE: How does it work with Harley, Valin, and Heilbrun? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-25, 18:45:51 (174.65.32.33)
>>not a whole lot different from Harry Pearson.... It reminds me of rumors from some manufacturers refusing to send review samples to Harry because they knew that they'd never get their gear back. ::: .......

56: Inmate Central, How about if you ban guns, only outlaws will have guns (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-23, 20:11:17 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

57: Inmate Central, Nope, I'm just a Boy Scout...Be Prepared (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-23, 15:01:29 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

58: Inmate Central, Of course not...and a Mini-14 is still legal and equally deadly.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-23, 15:00:17 (204.94.81.82)
Replace the stock model with a folding stock and now, it's scary, right? Of course, it would be illegal due to the grip, but I doubt that would dissuade those that want to do it. .......

59: Inmate Central, Meanwhile, Fifteen people were shot Monday, three of them fatally, in Chicago.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-23, 13:40:31 (204.94.81.82)
You don't get that news. 15 shot, 3 fatally, Monday in Chicago Overall, Monday was nearly as violent as the entire weekend in Chicago, when 20 people were shot, four of them fatally. 35 people shot .......

60: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Thanks for the Photo! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-23, 10:37:43 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, it's not an optimal setup, but it sure is convenient when I doing accounting and need a spreadsheet and browser and a banking window open. While the seating position is offset a foot or so from .......

61: Inmate Central, SC 85-51 over 3 seed Kansas.....Unbelievable! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-22, 20:52:24 (204.94.81.82)
Sorry, Jayhawks. I surely didn't ever except or dream of this outcome. Now, it's a Oregon/SC shoot out. Oregon put up 95 points against a #2 Iowa. Meanwhile, the Big 10 has only one team left, Michig .......

62: Inmate Central, What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-22, 20:09:06 (204.94.81.82)
What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give ove .......

63: Computer Audio Asylum, I just measured 5'7" edge to edge..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-22, 19:54:57 (204.94.81.82)
It's quirky. I had an old 27" monitor forever and got a new 34" 4K one for Christmas. I use it for 90% of what I do. But since I had it, I hooked up the 27" for other stuff that I check on. It's weird .......

64: Inmate Central, How about an all Oregon final? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-22, 19:27:50 (204.94.81.82)
SC is doing well right now, but Kansas has some shooters. I'm sure the Ducks would be looking for revenge from their 14 point whipping last month should SC move on. .......

65: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Abbey Road" advise... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-22, 18:26:00 (204.94.81.82)
If you don't really care, the 2009 remaster seems to be quite good. From Amazon reviews: Abbey Road is one of the greatest albums ever, and should be in everyone's collection. But, is the newer (2009 .......

66: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Unable to change email in profile (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-22, 11:13:31 (204.94.81.82)
Did you enter your password at the bottom of the page? .......

67: Inmate Central, RE: Foul Trouble (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-21, 20:22:28 (204.94.81.82)
I'm not a big basketball guy outside of watching the Madness. OR St's 3 pointers were key to keeping up. And from various shooters. I still have hope for OK St, but OR St has always been a huge under .......

68: Inmate Central, Hallelujah! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-21, 19:48:46 (204.94.81.82)
These two young girls are amazing. Dad's so so bad either. View YouTube Video .......

69: Inmate Central, Ok State is starting out slow....Oregon St looks good (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-21, 19:31:20 (174.65.32.33)
My daughter went to Ok St, so I always root for them. Then, there are my Pac-12 sympathies. I'm going with the Cowboys. Oregon St leads 44-30 at the half. Florida St lost to a 15 seed. .......

70: Inmate Central, Texas has 13.8 seconds to lose a one point lead.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-20, 21:21:59 (174.65.32.33)
I was hoping to see Oregon tonight while watching UCLA on the other TV. A foul with 1.2 seconds. On no. OT or a lose. Pray for a miss.... #3 has struck out. .......

71: Inmate Central, RE: Just that one. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-20, 20:04:47 (204.94.81.82)
Sadly, those babies are worth $300 a month each now, not a bad increase in income. .......

72: Inmate Central, The Ducks move on in March Madness.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-20, 19:50:09 (204.94.81.82)
It too bad that VCU had to forfeit. For these athletes, unless they just can't put 5 on the floor, they should be able to play. The science is that they'll have mild or no symptoms. Can you imagine if .......

73: Inmate Central, I've got 4 orange trees...need some? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-19, 21:12:03 (204.94.81.82)
Along with tangerines and grape fruit. I must be a Neanderthal. Starbucks gives me the jitters. Costco has a 3lb. cardboard can of Yuban for under $10 when they have it. It'll last a a few cups a day .......

74: Computer Audio Asylum, Yeah, the D5s are bigger than I imagined..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-19, 18:09:47 (204.94.81.82)
My wife wanted better speakers for her video editing workstation, so I decided to give her my D2s and buy D5s for my system. The D2s, fit nicely, sideways under her dual monitors. My only choice was p .......

75: Inmate Central, RE: It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-18, 11:02:27 (174.65.32.33)
If he's looking for suspension, my son just installed the ISC Coilover kit on my '97 328i. What a difference! It went from bouncing all over the road to feeling nearly like it did when it was new. ::: .......

76: Inmate Central, RE: First of all, was responding to this: (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-17, 07:22:34 (204.94.81.82)
I completely agree with you. If not for the horrendous sanctions from the Bush years, Darnold would have had a far better team at SC and may well have won a Heisman. My only beef with him is losing to .......

77: Inmate Central, NFL QBs usually aren't the college stars... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-16, 18:36:21 (204.94.81.82)
I never liked Rodney Peete when he was at SC in the 80s; however, he was drafted not too high and played for over 15 years in the NFL bouncing around to a half dozen teams. Darnold was pretty good in .......

78: Inmate Central, How much should they get back instead? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-15, 20:26:54 (204.94.81.82)
The new bill gives those a refundable credit off $3,000 to $3,600 per child depending on age, in monthly checks, $600 a month for two youngsters. I believe that taxes don't kick in until you hit $40K .......

79: Computer Audio Asylum, The easy way is to set up a new LMS server.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-13, 17:47:57 (204.94.81.82)
You could even use a RPi with a USB drive connected to it for your second library. Then, you just select the server, your PC or the RPi, to switch libraries. .......

80: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schiit Freya+ or VTL TL2.5? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-13, 17:34:18 (204.94.81.82)
I had a VTL TL2.5 for a few years about 20 years ago and liked it quite a bit more than a Marantz SS preamp that I had. If you can get it at the right price and it's been checked out or isn't over 20 .......

81: Inmate Central, What's the typical value and percentage for the tax? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-12, 17:19:05 (204.94.81.82)
In California, the property tax is 1%. However, they can only raise your value 2% each year or less depending on the market. If the market tanks, then your value does too. In reality, there are other .......

82: Inmate Central, Great! Are you going skiing this weekend? (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-10, 17:54:01 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

83: Inmate Central, How about e) Tax the Rich?!! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-07, 20:49:59 (204.94.81.82)
Just kidding. You hit the one out of the park. Longevity is a major issue. Back in the day, fewer people reached 65 and most passed away within a few years if the did. When my Mom was young, her mothe .......

84: Inmate Central, Your Dad seems like a fantastic man... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-05, 14:48:35 (204.94.81.82)
My condolences. .......

85: Inmate Central, California would be in the same boat with severe sub zero temps too... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-04, 18:12:10 (204.94.81.82)
The problem is that there was no reason at the time to buy more expensive solutions to deal with N. Dakota winter weather. California has the same problem if we didn't get solar power for a few days b .......

86: Speaker Asylum, RE: Are there established metrics for speaker specifications ? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-03, 20:20:25 (204.94.81.82)
Same for the low frequency point shown below. Here it is spec'd as 32Hz -6dB. I assume this to mean the speaker will output to 32Hz but it will be 6dB down in signal strength from the overall frequen .......

87: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Have fun! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-03, 19:42:06 (204.94.81.82)
Ah, yes. I have quite detailed steps for building new servers and all the utilities and config files. And others for dealing with db builds, slaves and most disasters. Unfortunately, I'm not always pe .......

88: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-03, 11:28:15 (204.94.81.82)
Your methodology makes sense. My feelings are much the same. I want to get it right without obsessing about the little details or over processing the files. Now, I need to pay for Vinyl Studio and le .......

89: Inmate Central, RE: P'ing vacuous.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-02, 07:12:56 (204.94.81.82)
I believe it was the Brother 3270. At Best Buy, you can see other models with the scanner/feeder options if you wanted them. .......

90: Inmate Central, My Red Bud tree will be blooming....... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-01, 14:01:23 (204.94.81.82)
soon...a week maybe? .......

91: Inmate Central, My 25 year old HP 4 Laserjet is still chugging along... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-03-01, 10:45:15 (204.94.81.82)
My buddy gave it to me as he was in the printer business. About 10 years ago, he did a maintenance on it with new rollers and fuser and its likely got around 250K pages printed and still going strong. .......

92: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Interesting.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-28, 19:51:10 (204.94.81.82)
Would you use de-tick before normalizing? Does it work and what did you use? .......

93: Inmate Central, Costco does a great rotisserie chicken.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-28, 19:20:22 (204.94.81.82)
I bought one when my wife was visiting her parents a while back. My usual trip is to pick up a 2 pack of birds if we're down to one in the freezer. To be honest, I couldn't tell you what they cost. I .......

94: Inmate Central, Yup, and Classic White Chicken Chili tonight... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-28, 18:59:20 (204.94.81.82)
With several nice wide slices from the other side of the bird, the sandwich was terrific. The cook will use the rest for the chili that give us a few lunches next week. .......

95: Inmate Central, My wife left me to fend for myself.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-28, 17:37:58 (204.94.81.82)
But she did leave a chicken in the crock pot. This one is for JURB. Before she left, she seasoned the bird and left it in the pot. I was instructed to turn it on at the Hi setting at 3PM. As usual .......

96: Vinyl Asylum, Interesting.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-28, 08:21:30 (204.94.81.82)
I have started to do some vinyl recording and need to pay for VinylStudio for the post processing. Right now, the album sides are just stored in a diectory on my server using the album name and number .......

97: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Optical Ethernet (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-27, 17:56:49 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, you'd need two boxes, one to send and one to receive to your devicem making it very expensive. I can't see any advantage. Optical is capable for greater speeds over greater distances, but Gigbit .......

98: Inmate Central, I wonder how much the Syria bombing cost. . . (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-26, 19:43:58 (204.94.81.82)
I'll bet it was more than a lot of $1,400 checks for the unemployed restaurant, hospitality and travel workers that haven't had a job for a year. .......

99: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting thet BestBuy's in-store sales were actually UP last year (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-26, 13:51:57 (204.94.81.82)
True, and it also can be more efficient for the company and the customer. I worked as a retail store manager for a few years out of college and had only one full time assistant manager and rest were p .......

100: General Asylum, +100....wonderful recording.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-25, 17:45:28 (204.94.81.82)
Louis and Ella is another recording that put the players right into the room in 3D. .......

101: General Asylum, RE: Why Can't I Update My Profile? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-23, 10:38:32 (204.94.81.82)
You need to enter your password at the bottom of the form to update it. If not, you should be seeing an error. .......

102: Inmate Central, The $5 DOLLAR INDIAN HEAD GOLD COIN is a better deal...... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-23, 10:12:13 (204.94.81.82)
Man, only $12.98 for a quarter of an once of gold that's worth $400 as scrap, what a bargain! .......

103: Inmate Central, Fiats? Never..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-22, 19:44:33 (204.94.81.82)
My ex-Father in law sold us his wife's little Fiat roadster convertible. It was fun for sometimes a week or two at a time before it needed tuning or tweaking. Being an idiot, after getting rid of that .......

104: Inmate Central, That's the Spyder model....the Wife's is 1st gen, '87 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-22, 18:37:56 (204.94.81.82)
My son liked it so much, he found a rare '88 Super Charged version and rebuilt it. It's quick with the extra horse power and light weight. I never felt them breaking loose on the rear wheels. It must .......

105: Inmate Central, RE: Hey Beemer owners.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-22, 17:11:31 (204.94.81.82)
Well, I can surely tell that this BMW needs some shocks. It rides like a roller coaster and bounces along several times with every bump in the road. However, we replaced the stuts on my wife's MR2 bec .......

106: Inmate Central, RE: Hey Beemer owners.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-22, 12:19:35 (204.94.81.82)
Well, I have a 1997 328i convertible and it needs some work these days. 1) The power seats need new motors which might be able to be fixed with new gears if you can find the right ones. 2) Half the d .......

107: Inmate Central, Working from home.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-22, 10:10:14 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......

108: General Asylum, RE: Your not crazy.. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-20, 15:32:17 (204.94.81.82)
I suspect that images that are not hosted from a secure host, e.g. https, are being blocked by the browser. Files uploaded to the Asylum should be fine, but some old images referenced from another sit .......

109: General Asylum, RE: Yo, RodM: Been getting those little green/brown boxes instead of Pix for awhile now (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-20, 09:17:31 (204.94.81.82)
I have no idea unless you give me a url with the problem. .......

110: General Asylum, RE: Raspberry Pi Posts (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-20, 07:37:42 (204.94.81.82)
Sure. Chris had emailed me about that issue in Digital or elsewhere. Just use the Alert link and let us know that the post should be moved to PC Audio. .......

111: Inmate Central, I love those drill bits... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-19, 10:58:17 (204.94.81.82)
My old drill kit was shot with all the small one broken, so I picked up a Craftsman set for $20 at Lowes that came with a half dozen of those point bits. they're great for when you need a precise hole .......

112: Amp/Preamp Asylum, 6db.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-17, 19:57:58 (204.94.81.82)
You're right. I just turn it up a bit and forget about it. .......

113: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Altec Model 19 clone with a twist (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-17, 08:49:28 (204.94.81.82)
You can just use resistors to make a fixed L-pad. You might need several values to dial it in and you can use the resistors on after another, e.g. 2 5 ohm would add up to 10 ohms. Here's a calculator: .......

114: Inmate Central, We ordered an Redneck chair once.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-15, 19:31:31 (204.94.81.82)
A small company in North Carolina made it and we found it on Wayfair with FREE shipping. I was nervous when it came, but it far exceeded my expectations with the quality and detail. We'd had a matchin .......

115: General Asylum, Contrary to some, bigger is better! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-15, 12:10:12 (68.101.138.39)
OLEDs are up to 77" and more now. when I bought my 75" Sony, that wasn't the case. .......

116: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: "Wasting the spectrum" (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-14, 17:48:09 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks for the clarification. I was trying to just simplify the issues rather than being precise. .......

117: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: As bare noted, they are wired for Bi-Wiring, which is mostly a joke ............. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-13, 18:07:37 (204.94.81.82)
Yes, however, each amp would not be as efficient using the bi-wire connection as the internal crossover is wasting the spectrum that it is blocking from the signal. Active biwiring is better because t .......

118: Amp/Preamp Asylum, OMG! mtrycrafts is still around! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-13, 18:00:15 (204.94.81.82)
I saw that moniker is the comments. He was quite active on AudioReview.com and the Asylum years ago. On quibble that I have with that article is on bi-wiring, I believe that many people would not use .......

119: Inmate Central, They don't call it COVID-19 for nothing! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-11, 11:32:59 (204.94.81.82)
Although, I've lost about 25 pounds over the last couple years with all my wife's honey do projects. .......

120: Inmate Central, Swiss Mishap (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-10, 18:02:52 (204.94.81.82)
Day one of Swiss vacation, let's go hang gliding... View YouTube Video .......

121: Inmate Central, California Top 10 Cars....Four are trucks! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-10, 10:37:00 (204.94.81.82)
Ford F-150 Chevy Silverado Toyota Tacoma Dodge Ram Tesla 3 came in at #9. Honda Civic is #1 as always. .......

122: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Thinking of trying linux (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-09, 20:18:27 (204.94.81.82)
Linux runs on any PC and most distros are mostly plug and play depending on hardware, if it's too new or too old. But drivers are there mostly once you find out how to add programs and utilities which .......

123: Inmate Central, Because they turn political immediately...and others have a part in it... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-09, 15:17:51 (204.94.81.82)
Even if the topic isn't purely political, others in the forum are making the discussions impossible to be reasonable and many aren't interested in be civil. .......

124: Inmate Central, The 'Babe' is still the king! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-08, 13:27:05 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

125: Inmate Central, Karen and I never heard of him (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-07, 18:14:12 (204.94.81.82)
Nice marchers and dancer though. .......

126: Inmate Central, That's not fair! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-07, 17:26:28 (204.94.81.82)
I remembered Leonard Fournette on the Bucs. He hasn't had much time if any, recently. Did he get hurt? .......

127: Inmate Central, Another Super Bowl titbit (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-07, 14:02:10 (204.94.81.82)
Which colleges have the most NFL Super Bowl winners? It's not the SEC, regmac. .......

128: Video Asylum, Reliability? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-05, 10:01:25 (204.94.81.82)
My experience is mixed. Thus far, I never had a Sony TV die. But then, my Sony 75" 940 is only about 4 years old. My Panasonic plasma is still kicking at about 20 years old, but doesn't get used much .......

129: Inmate Central, New GE Big Boy Appliances... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-04, 19:58:35 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......

130: Video Asylum, RE: Upconvert cable ?for 4k tv not being used (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-04, 18:11:33 (204.94.81.82)
I don't think you can buy an HDTV. They're all 4K. I run the cable box into the TV and it looks fine, quite good actually. I'd suspect that the TV upsample to 4K. .......

131: Video Asylum, QLED 65" Roku TV $899 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-04, 18:08:21 (204.94.81.82)
I've have two 55" TCL TVs and my son has the 5 series QLED 65". The interface is by far the best for smart TVs and has every app from Roku. Mine cost $350 at Costco for my office and it's got an insan .......

132: Inmate Central, Don't worry, there aren't any in Canada (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-03, 19:10:36 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

133: Inmate Central, Great, you have a big screen projector, right? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-03, 19:07:01 (70.181.209.160)
What time? Should we bring something? Seriously, I suspect that the folks under 45-50 may be close to herd immunity based on the drop the last couple weeks. How is it in the trenches? .......

134: Inmate Central, Super Spreader Sunday! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-02-03, 13:47:20 (204.94.81.82)
This fearful outlook is bought to you by the New York Times. Coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged after almost every major holiday of the past year, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanks .......

135: Inmate Central, Which one? (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-31, 17:42:13 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

136: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: You can ignore them .......................... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-31, 07:34:23 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks, I turned off updates. .......

137: Computer Audio Asylum, I'm sure.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-31, 07:33:53 (204.94.81.82)
Just for grins, I flipped the LMS updates on and downloaded the one that I didn't install when I turned them off. Before: After: As you can see, the actual version remains as 8.1.2, but number .......

138: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: It's already here! Arrived in 2 days.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-29, 20:21:01 (204.94.81.82)
Great! I also have a Niles box, but the terminal strip versus the binding posts or the other one is way better and easier to setup with banana plugs. One advantage was live switching on the Niles with .......

139: Inmate Central, Did you marry a Catholic School girl? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-29, 20:09:42 (204.94.81.82)
You only have to go to church on Easter and Christmas to maintain your membership. I was raised in the Southern Baptist church and my Mom always would note when we passed by, that the Catholics were h .......

140: Computer Audio Asylum, What's with constant LMS updates? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-29, 19:52:01 (204.94.81.82)
I swear that I've upgraded a few times in the last few weeks and now I'm getting yet another notice. Thinking that they might be failing, I double check and yes, the update incremented. What I have wo .......

141: Inmate Central, The roads are fine, it's the idiots and drunks that are dangerous (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-28, 18:47:16 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

142: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Does my room rule out Magnepans? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-28, 18:45:38 (204.94.81.82)
I'll let the experts deal with how far out is needed. It's one reason I like horns as they can be real close to the front wall. Anyway, my one observation is that the path from the loveseat to the cou .......

143: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Subwoofers - It's just bass, right ? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-28, 17:26:29 (204.94.81.82)
I agree with you on front firing subs. My Vandersteen subs integrated beautifully, but they were too polite to give the impact that HT requires. Like others, I've found that stereo subs work better an .......

144: Inmate Central, There's only one perfect option...don't breathe... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-27, 18:14:01 (204.94.81.82)
Just hold your breath or wear a bunny suit equipped with an oxygen tank. .......

145: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Beresford Switchers (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-27, 14:53:32 (204.94.81.82)
I agree with you. The only difference that I see on mine if the company name and model number on the front. .......

146: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: switching between multiple amps? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-27, 14:52:30 (204.94.81.82)
Considering the extra switching, I suspect that a good quality y cable may be better. .......

147: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: switching between multiple amps? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-27, 07:52:04 (204.94.81.82)
Yes, the switch does have protection. Dummy load resistors to guard against open load conditions on the amplifier outputs. The one I have from Amazon is exactly the same as the Beresford model. ::: .......

148: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: switching between multiple amps? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-26, 18:02:26 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, you need either a Y cable to the amps or a box to switch the source output to A/B amp, they're cheap. A separate box would switch between two amps to your speaker using wire connections. ::: TOP .......

149: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: switching between multiple amps? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-26, 17:28:06 (204.94.81.82)
I bought this unit last July and haven't had any problems at all. I use it to switch from the HT receiver to my two channel, tube system in my office. Being paranoid, I always flip the switches with t .......

150: Inmate Central, No worries, it never rains in California... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-26, 15:41:30 (204.94.81.82)
Except yesterday. And this is sunny Southern California! .......

151: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Here are some interesting links about Bruce's passing.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-25, 19:35:49 (204.94.81.82)
Thoughts from other sites: Klipsch Community itishifi.com Very interesting articles from the man: Postive Feedback Interview (2003) Bruce interviews Paul Voigt If .......

152: Inmate Central, RE: Yep, but give CA credit for trying... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-25, 13:09:47 (204.94.81.82)
Too true. Even with all of Numbnut's draconian lock downs, cases have skyrocketed since Thanksgiving. OTOH, in San Diego, we peaked a bit over 1,800 hospitalizations a week or so ago and they've recen .......

153: Inmate Central, If you look at death rates per 100,000 people.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-25, 12:15:38 (204.94.81.82)
New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island lead the pack. .......

154: Inmate Central, Yeah, throwing into double and triple coverage while running for his life... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-24, 18:00:36 (204.94.81.82)
Meanwhile, KC receivers seem to always be wide open. Either the DBs suck or KC has some tricky schemes along with a QB that takes advantage of coverage mistakes. .......

155: Inmate Central, Pundits are usually wrong (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-24, 15:27:19 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

156: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What would you upgrade - preamp or DAC (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-23, 19:38:10 (204.94.81.82)
Well, I upgraded a similar vintage DAC to a Topping D90 and it's quite a bit better and will do 24/192 for my vinyl recordings and DSD if I ever had something in the format. You can use it with any st .......

157: Inmate Central, He's everywhere!! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-23, 17:27:52 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

158: Tape Trail, That reminds me.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-22, 18:07:36 (204.94.81.82)
I used to have a semi recurring dream of being different airports to catch a plane back when I was a road warrior. While the dream varied, it always ended up with the airport gate being moved or the g .......

159: General Asylum, All You Need is Love.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-22, 12:36:39 (204.94.81.82)
I like my birthday hit, "Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)" Les Paul and Mary Ford. .......

160: Inmate Central, Crazy! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-21, 13:38:28 (70.181.209.160)
A 3bd, 2ba, 1,249 sq ft tract home from 1956 that was under $200K in 2009 is now going for over $550K, more if it's been remodeled. .......

161: Inmate Central, RE: Payment #1 Status : We scheduled your payment to be mailed on May 22, 2020 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-21, 13:30:20 (204.94.81.82)
Right, everyone that runs their own business is rich. Not! Personally, I don't care if we get the check or not. It would just go into the savings account and get transferred into the Roth IRA. Otherwi .......

162: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: OT (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-21, 13:26:23 (204.94.81.82)
I've been handling moderation, but only if I get an Alert. Does anyone know how Mart is doing anymore? I know he had moved into a facility in 2015 as his illness had gotten to where he couldn't do ver .......

163: Inmate Central, Payment #1 Status : We scheduled your payment to be mailed on May 22, 2020 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-21, 09:27:19 (204.94.81.82)
Payment #2 Status - Not Available I don't which it is. .......

164: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: RIP Dr. Bruce Edgar (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-19, 08:47:52 (70.181.209.160)
Bruce was such a generous and brilliant man. When I bought his salad bowls and bass bins, Bruce sourced drivers for me and crossover parts including some military surplus oil caps and even came down t .......

165: Inmate Central, RE: Hmm - we're in agreement on many things, ghost, but I'm not happy. . . (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-18, 17:42:34 (204.94.81.82)
It is similar of course, but with Twitter, it has seemed to enforce its power against some folks versus others making it appear to have a bias. Surely, everyone does have biases. Moderation should be .......

166: Inmate Central, RE: Drew can't throw anymore. Tom shoulda been picked several times. Let's (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-17, 20:54:20 (204.94.81.82)
Well, I think you're right on Drew. Three interceptions won't win many games. Aaron threw some needles down field. Brady missed most of them, but avoided turnovers, luck or not. Drew should have been .......

167: Inmate Central, Get Ready...It's time for the Post 40 Bowl.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-17, 15:42:38 (204.94.81.82)
Who will win it? 43 year old Tom Brady or the youngster, 42 year old Drew Brees? .......

168: Inmate Central, Fear porn? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-16, 19:43:25 (204.94.81.82)
My wife just found an article that claimed that COVID recovers would have lung scared worse that lung cancer patients. It included a pic of normal, lung cancer and COVID patient. I'm not sure that the .......

169: Inmate Central, RE: Old guys win football games all the time. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-16, 19:32:29 (204.94.81.82)
Rodgers is looking good, juking a DB for a TD and a perfect bomb. Jackson throw a 102 yard pick 6. Turnovers are the story along with some elder experience. .......

170: Inmate Central, After a 102 yard pick 6, I'm taking the Bills (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-16, 19:26:29 (204.94.81.82)
What a play! .......

171: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: LOL! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-15, 11:55:24 (204.94.81.82)
It's been a while. Welcome back. That new Apple chip looks interesting. They've put all the RAM and graphics right into the chip. In theory, having everything on one chip avoids all the fetching out o .......

172: Computer Audio Asylum, 'go to' became, if, then, else, else if. else, else if... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-12, 18:09:27 (204.94.81.82)
Of course, that creates what's known as spaghetti code. Object oriented code is the thing now with reusable routines. COBOL reminds me of an old friend and consulting partner years ago. He did an ITT .......

173: General Asylum, RE: Rod M (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-12, 11:35:17 (204.94.81.82)
Weird, you should just be able to hit reply on your email client. Anyway, I just sent you another one with my email address. .......

174: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: LOL! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 19:24:32 (70.181.209.160)
I can't believe that I carried a Compaq and a shoulder suit bag on an airplane, lugged them to the rental car and everywhere else, a true road warrior. But it's a young man's game. Seeing the world is .......

175: Inmate Central, It's done at the half, sorry... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 19:16:41 (204.94.81.82)
As I feared. .......

176: Inmate Central, So far, it's a track meet with tough resistance...14-14 (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 18:14:09 (204.94.81.82)
It's too bad that Sermon went out early, but the Master is mastering. I didn't think that OSU could handle 'Bama lineman. Those boys are going to be awfully sore in the morning. Turnovers will be the .......

177: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: you got me beat! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 14:47:52 (204.94.81.82)
>>>politics/back biting/bull shitters Ah, been there. I recall one fellow that was hired with a PHD with the idea that he'd become a team leader for certain segments of the software group. The company .......

178: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: RPi4 with USB to Topping D90 dropouts redux (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 14:35:07 (204.94.81.82)
Actually, I did do all the updates on the RPi4 when I couldn't get it to work properly without it stopping every few seconds to buffer. With the 7.0.0 release, it's rock solid and starts instantly wit .......

179: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Original DigiOne has worked great for me with the excaption of the old static problem... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 14:30:54 (204.94.81.82)
Yes, I had the DigiOne 'Signature' with Allo's power supply with the dual connections. After they sent a replacement hat and it didn't work either, I sent it all back and bought the RPi4. .......

180: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone replace a Dyson battery pack? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 12:53:24 (204.94.81.82)
Sorry I can't help, but I wish you luck. I have several drills with bad batteries including a nice Makita . After pricing batteries, I bought a new Porter Cable with better lithium batteries for less .......

181: Inmate Central, I have to go with the Buckeyes.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 12:47:49 (204.94.81.82)
Half of my in laws are alums, so I don't have a choice except when OSU is playing USC. However, my gut is that 'Bama will win. I just hope that it's a good game and not another one of those 1st quarte .......

182: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: RPi4 with USB to Topping D90 dropouts redux (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 12:43:53 (204.94.81.82)
Thinking back, I tend to suspect that 6.1.0 may have been the problem. Prior to buying the RPi4, I had bought an Allo DigiOne Signature and could not get it to work. It wouldn't sync with any of my DA .......

183: Computer Audio Asylum, LOL! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 12:34:25 (204.94.81.82)
Likewise, I cut my teeth with Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1 and was upgrading IBM PCs with hard disks and an AST 6 pack as a side business, so I've been around that block for over 40 years. It's so frust .......

184: Computer Audio Asylum, RE:"old Boss Pi"... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-11, 12:21:13 (204.94.81.82)
As Cut-Throat mentioned, the Boos Pi has it's own DAC and RCA outputs. I also tried the DigiOne and bought their super duper one with the fancy power supply and couldn't get it to sync with any of my .......

185: Inmate Central, RE: Good! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-10, 20:06:36 (204.94.81.82)
I wonder who'd get the last laugh? .......

186: Inmate Central, 35-7 at the half! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-10, 19:00:20 (204.94.81.82)
My wife's family and countless cousins all live around Cleveland. Her parents will probably be blissfully falling asleep before half time ends. .......

187: General Asylum, Turn on the heat! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-10, 18:57:57 (204.94.81.82)
Mood is the whole thing. Do something else. Your mood will change with an enhancement of your choice or on another day. .......

188: Inmate Central, Yeah, I turned away and what? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-10, 17:53:04 (204.94.81.82)
Luckily, I had the game on DVR so I could rewind. 21 points in the 1st quarter? The Browns are just running over the Steelers. I surely didn't expect that. .......

189: Computer Audio Asylum, What a mystery! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-10, 12:51:57 (204.94.81.82)
My first inclination is to just replace Cable B. BTW: Is the new cable the problem one? It doesn't make much sense unless Cable B is marginal with either a weak connection to one of the pins that one .......

190: Computer Audio Asylum, RPi4 with USB to Topping D90 dropouts redux (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-10, 11:35:23 (204.94.81.82)
I was close to throwing in the towel on the RPi4 and the D90 back in July. After trying buffering and other tweaks, I just connected the D90 via coax to my old Squeezebox touch. Then, in August, my BA .......

191: Inmate Central, My favorite is 'corporate slave' .... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-09, 14:33:44 (204.94.81.82)
Thankfully, I escaped the corporate rat race and am now a slave to my own business. .......

192: Inmate Central, RE: Congratulations! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-08, 19:43:58 (70.181.209.160)
You're super rich? Your kids go to elite prep schools (Exeter, Choae, etc.), then they get legacy status entry to the Ivy League. Is that democratic? No. It's merit and the ability to pay. The Univer .......

193: Inmate Central, I heard that today.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-08, 19:34:46 (204.94.81.82)
He was a one of a kind and a fantastic man. .......

194: Inmate Central, RE: Amen (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-08, 18:46:38 (204.94.81.82)
We have an old house and many projects waiting for more time and money. .......

195: Inmate Central, RE: Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-08, 18:35:21 (204.94.81.82)
My story is similar to srdavis, except for the outhouse and milking cows. But my Dad walked to school when he was a kid in Texas, barefoot, in the snow. I was a Marine brat and the first to go to coll .......

196: Inmate Central, If I wasn't paying taxes, I'd surely have more... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-08, 18:18:38 (204.94.81.82)
>>So the state gets to seize your property because you have been successful? The state takes part of my income, so do the Feds. Then, I pay sales taxes and property taxes. I surely pay my fair share. .......

197: Inmate Central, Are you jealous? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-08, 17:18:58 (204.94.81.82)
Most of the mega billionaires make their own money. As far as generational wealth, about 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation, and 90% do by the following generation. BTW .......

198: Inmate Central, RE: Really! If it were before the Internet, would you be blaming Smith-Corona? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-07, 20:16:25 (204.94.81.82)
The internet was to be open and free. Google was to do no evil. Times have changed. The media and social media seems quite biased, almost like the PR department of the preferred party. No worries, JDK .......

199: Inmate Central, RE: You are right. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-07, 20:10:06 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, and you're gone for a little vacation. .......

200: Inmate Central, Golf and a public service announcement (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-07, 13:27:34 (204.94.81.82)
Please stop posting political topics. You know who you are and you know what you're doing. If it continues, I'll be giving the posters a short vacation. I'm just tired of playing kinder-cop. Thanks. .......

201: Music Lane, An amazing lady...RIP K.T. Oslin (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-07, 09:09:24 (70.181.209.160)
KT's Love in a Small Town has always been one of my go to albums from the late 80s. Truly a unique singer and song writer that will be missed. View YouTube Video View YouTub .......

202: Inmate Central, RE: Hey Rod and the Bored.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-06, 18:29:19 (204.94.81.82)
One thing is true. If I were here for the adoration, I'd have quit a long time ago. .......

203: Inmate Central, If I see them, I delete them (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-06, 18:27:08 (204.94.81.82)
You likely read a lot more posts than I. Use the Alert link. .......

204: Inmate Central, No (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-06, 14:20:30 (204.94.81.82)
, .......

205: Inmate Central, God help us when the computer blue screens! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-05, 13:11:10 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

206: General Asylum, Here you go along with Ferry Cross the Mersey... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-04, 11:14:33 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......

207: General Asylum, RIP: Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-04, 10:31:09 (204.94.81.82)
View YouTube Video .......

208: Inmate Central, Reduce the scholarships from 85 to 75... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-03, 12:38:14 (204.94.81.82)
One of the local sports writers was suggesting this solution to knock off the 4 or 5 perennial elite teams and get more teams into the play offs lately. It makes sense, 85 is way more than needed and .......

209: Inmate Central, I'm waiting for 3/3/33 (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-02, 18:27:19 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

210: Speaker Asylum, RE: Connecting balanced amp to subs (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-02, 18:23:24 (204.94.81.82)
The manual shows the speaker level connections with +/- for left and right. Then, just run the EQ Outputs with RCA cables to the subs. .......

211: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Welcome to analog... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 19:53:13 (204.94.81.82)
You've got a preamp masquerading as a switch box. .......

212: General Asylum, New Year Wishes.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 19:25:40 (70.181.209.160)
Happy New Year 🎉 Welcome to Flight #2021. We are prepared to take off into the New Year. Please make sure your Attitude and Blessings are secured and locked in an upright position. All self-de .......

213: General Asylum, RE: I just sent in my annual donation. You're ahead. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 19:03:06 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks for the support, I appreciate it. But how did you do that icon? .......

214: Inmate Central, Thoroughly! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 19:01:13 (70.181.209.160)
As I suspected. I turned it off in the 2nd at 21-7, checked back in the 3rd and flipped over to a Prime series. Of course, as a Trojan, I have a special wish for the Nuns. .......

215: Inmate Central, How badly will OSU bash Clemson? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 18:55:06 (70.181.209.160)
I'm dumb founded and thought it would be a whole different game...like it started out. But can they play with 'Bama? .......

216: General Asylum, You just cost me another $10....... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 12:20:39 (204.94.81.82)
I haven't listened to Mary Chapin Carpenter for a while with the last album I bought being "Time Sex Love". While not a new album (2018), Boz Scaggs' Out of the Blues is quite good and has really gro .......

217: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: attempt to pay support (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 12:00:28 (204.94.81.82)
I'm glad it worked. Thanks for the support! .......

218: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: attempt to pay support (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2021-01-01, 09:26:48 (204.94.81.82)
I don't get it Jack. I tried several combinations and thought it might be using a month of 3 vs 03, but that isn't it. The only error I could create is using 2021 vs 21 as it expects a two digit year. .......

219: General Asylum, Oops... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-30, 14:50:03 (204.94.81.82)
I kicked started the search db and it should be ok now. .......

220: Inmate Central, Happy Birthday, Sandy Koufax (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-30, 12:36:03 (204.94.81.82)
Hard to believe that Sandy is 85. He was a childhood hero of mine along with Don Drysdale, Maury Wills, Jim Lefebvre and Johnny Roseboro. And there's quite a list for today's birthdays: Ex-Monkey Mich .......

221: Inmate Central, Check out these guys... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-30, 10:58:28 (204.94.81.82)
They'll just drop it down on your prepared pad for $4-5K. IME, you'd be hard pressed to build one for those prices especially if you need to hire any labor for the job. Of course, you have to sneak so .......

222: Inmate Central, Beware.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-30, 09:36:39 (204.94.81.82)
CALLER: Is this Joe's Pizza? GOOGLE: No sir, it's Google Pizza. CALLER: I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry G .......

223: Inmate Central, The Cowboys have roped a Hurricane.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-29, 17:56:06 (204.94.81.82)
I missed most of the OSU/Miami game but it was 21-3 when I checked in the 1st quarter. Then, I got back to it at 21-19 in the 3rd. Now, they've trading score with Miami making it 37-34 with 5:39 left .......

224: Radio Road, RE: Odd tuner behaviour in two Yamaha receivers. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-27, 20:06:07 (204.94.81.82)
I suspect that BFitz is right. If it's an analog tuner, then they've drift a bit. You wouldn't notice 102.1 vs 102.2 exactly on a dial. I thing that the analog is tuning in correctly, but tells the di .......

225: Inmate Central, Goodbye Tony... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-27, 18:32:03 (204.94.81.82)
Go to 45 seconds in.... View YouTube Video .......

226: Inmate Central, Apparently, someone doesn't like country music! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-25, 09:12:12 (204.94.81.82)
Or perhaps AT&T cut off someone's internet. .......

227: Computer Audio Asylum, What are you trying to do? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-24, 20:47:36 (204.94.81.82)
If I want to connect a PCI device, usually a drive, I'd put into a USB enclosure. .......

228: Inmate Central, Christman Eve Sunset (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-24, 20:12:52 (204.94.81.82)
Cloudy with a little drizzle in the morning that moved to black ones against the mountains behind us, but a great sunset. They're like boxes of chocolate.... .......

229: Inmate Central, $4,301 per square foot? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-24, 14:43:58 (70.181.209.160)
It's worth maybe $2 million, so the view is costing another $16 million. .......

230: Inmate Central, As I recall, Las Vegas is a bit better.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-23, 18:14:52 (204.94.81.82)
The watchers don't even try to help or do anything, so all you have to do is pay them for their time watching you work. It is a racket. .......

231: Inmate Central, Have you ever done a trade show in Chicago? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-23, 14:11:09 (204.94.81.82)
You have to hire a couple of union workers to put together a booth and electricians to plug in all the equipment. In the end, putting up the booth took several hours longer than usual as we had to red .......

232: Inmate Central, As long as they have the cows, Disney will milk them (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-23, 13:46:07 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

233: General Asylum, Be glad you're not still in school.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-22, 18:48:02 (204.94.81.82)
The Catholic nun might have needed to rap your knuckles with her yard stick for that one. ;) .......

234: General Asylum, RE: Netflix or Amazon video or?? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-22, 18:33:28 (70.181.209.160)
Netflix probably has the most diversity. They've been adding a lot of foreign content and some of the series from Spain, Brazil, Sweden and more are pretty good. The voice actors vary from quite good .......

235: Inmate Central, Roku is the best.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-22, 10:04:31 (204.94.81.82)
Like Dave, I've got a few of these and take one with me when we travel. Likewise, I also have a Sony TV with Android smart TV and it just doesn't compare to the Roku in terms of speed and user interfa .......

236: Inmate Central, Absolutely! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-21, 19:41:35 (204.94.81.82)
All my in-laws live in Cleveland, gotta be a Browns fan. OSU is another animal, my Alma Mater's enemy. Just like UCLA, I'll wish them well for my son and our better rankings when we beat them. Being a .......

237: Inmate Central, Still, keeping Notre Dame at #4 after getting blown out is a joke.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-20, 18:07:15 (204.94.81.82)
Two loss teams shouldn't get in either. Cincinnati should have had a shot IMO. Talk is that we might get to an 8 team real playoff some day. If so, the Champs from the Big 5 conferences and 3 wild car .......

238: Inmate Central, Nest thermostats had a $100 rebate from SDG&E! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-20, 18:00:57 (204.94.81.82)
But they still cost $250 and you need a smart phone to use them. Like you, I bought a new programmable Honeywell for about $80 that has a screen and real buttons for our cottage. The one in the house .......

239: Inmate Central, We missed that one...only on SEC channel here (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-20, 11:42:26 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

240: Inmate Central, If you're still up, 'Bama/Forida has been fun.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-19, 20:52:45 (70.181.209.160)
Not that the Gators could afford any mistakes. 'Bama is a monster. The Gators still have 16 seconds to win it. .......

241: Inmate Central, Unintended consequences of lock downs. (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-19, 20:12:40 (204.94.81.82)
Sadly, there's no vaccine for COVID depression and personal destruction. .......

242: Inmate Central, Stanford/UCLA is the only exciting game of the day, 41-41 in 2nd OT (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-19, 19:41:21 (204.94.81.82)
Go Bruins! .......

243: Inmate Central, SC pulls off an onside kick and runs for more after a field goal.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-18, 19:50:29 (70.181.209.160)
Still 28-17 in 2 to go in the 3rd. Heart attack kids. It's a great game either way, tin. .......

244: Inmate Central, Impressive! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-18, 18:45:20 (70.181.209.160)
I played some with a buddy in grade school and got more into it in college. Typically, I was better than checker players. One friend, Bill, was a good player that I beat now and then, not often. I lea .......

245: Inmate Central, SC spots Oregon 14 points in the Pac-12 Chapionship... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-18, 18:01:09 (204.94.81.82)
Two intercepts on SC's first two series. They finally got a drive and made it 14-7 with a 47 yard TD pass with 50 seconds left in the 1st quarter. I was just about to turn it off. .......

246: Inmate Central, Does anyone play chess? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-18, 12:54:48 (204.94.81.82)
I've been playing around with the old Windows 7 Chess game. It's pretty good though whenever the computer chooses to castle on the opposite side, he typically gets killed quickly. This game is one .......

247: Inmate Central, RE: Gets A Pass (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-17, 07:56:55 (204.94.81.82)
Try Google before you make a fool of yourself. Morgan Stanley raises its Q4 GDP tracking estimate to 5.6% rate .......

248: Inmate Central, RE: The Gaslamp in San Diego is boarded up (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-16, 20:16:08 (204.94.81.82)
Sadly, Croce's closed over rent hikes a few years ago. In the small world category, my wife's old boyfriend is married to Ingrid Croce that was a key player in the renovation of the area to what it is .......

249: Inmate Central, RE: Gets A Pass (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-16, 18:41:07 (204.94.81.82)
Ah, but the 3rd quarter GDP growth was 33.1% and is estimated to be 5% in Q4. The recession is already on the mend and should rocket out with the vaccines now. The problem is all the closed local smal .......

250: Inmate Central, RE: I think that's probably a legend more than a reality. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-16, 18:23:55 (204.94.81.82)
A Nobel Peace Prize for Barry and now, Time's Persons of the Year for Biden. Trump's Honeymoon lasted with CNN's envy for his ratings until he actually got the nomination. Blaming Trump will work for .......

251: Inmate Central, RE: Who Made Bill Gates an Epidemiologist? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-15, 10:38:13 (204.94.81.82)
Lockdowns proved profitable for Microsoft: Q1 2021 Financials: Earnings: $1.82 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.54 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $37.15 billion, vs. $3 .......

252: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, His account is set to not accept any email through AA (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-14, 18:09:20 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

253: Inmate Central, RE: Who's angry? My off the cuff observation.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-14, 17:35:15 (204.94.81.82)
What is forgotten is that in those days, we lived in 1,200 sq ft, modest 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, had just one car that Dad drove to work and only had one TV and one phone, hard wired in the kitchen. .......

254: Inmate Central, Yeah, and the fighting for first in line begins.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-12, 14:38:18 (204.94.81.82)
I just read that Uber and Lyft want their drivers to be prioritized as they are essential. Teachers want their share to make them safe. Ditto for retail and grocery people. Now, everyone is claiming t .......

255: Inmate Central, RE: Numbers have tracked at the same rate for awhile. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-12, 14:23:51 (204.94.81.82)
The CDC recently claimed that the untested positives are about 8X of the positive tests. .......

256: Inmate Central, Too true.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-12, 12:31:17 (204.94.81.82)
We had one of our worse days for deaths in San Diego county this week. The local heath guru sited 11 new deaths, ages ranged from 59 to 94 and all had underlying health conditions. OTOH, my in laws, b .......

257: Inmate Central, Ping immatthewj, please change your Sig line.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-11, 12:10:53 (204.94.81.82)
It's political and needs to go. Otherwise, we'll have no choice other than to ban you from most of the forums. Thanks .......

258: Inmate Central, Don't assume 'she'... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-10, 17:48:02 (204.94.81.82)
It's best to ask rather than risk using the wrong pronoun. .......

259: Inmate Central, RE: Like we need to be told... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-10, 17:18:49 (204.94.81.82)
>>>Maybe DiFi gets to stay on for a while? Perhaps. But if not, there's still an opening for an LGBTQ+ transgender on the Bingo ticket. .......

260: Inmate Central, Actually.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-10, 17:15:18 (204.94.81.82)
I felt the the article read like a Chinese propaganda piece. Basically, it just condemned the US response and compared it to China and other countries that did everything right, like Taiwan and New Ze .......

261: Inmate Central, 18%? I don't buy it! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-09, 11:39:13 (204.94.81.82)
We have gas for the furnace, the water heater, the dryer and the stove. Our average bill in the summer when the furnace never comes on is $25. If cooking and clothes washing is half of the usage, then .......

262: Inmate Central, But, but, the man has a perfect record going.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-07, 17:37:06 (204.94.81.82)
I'm surprised that they didn't hang from a goal post. Seriously, how can you lose a game with only 5 seconds left from the 46 yard line? .......

263: Inmate Central, RE: Ok... BH fess up!... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-07, 17:33:07 (204.94.81.82)
Isn't it obvious? The Borg has laid claim to the planet. .......

264: Inmate Central, RE: Good luck! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-05, 20:10:56 (204.94.81.82)
You never heard of a hotty toddy? Grandma's recipe. .......

265: Inmate Central, Good luck! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-05, 19:21:45 (204.94.81.82)
Yes, my wife had COVID in July after flying. Her 89 year old parents got it last month along with her brothers, SIL and the SIL's parents. None died, but the SIL's 90 year old father did go to the hos .......

266: Inmate Central, Didn't Hallmark create Mother's Day and the rest? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 19:54:19 (70.181.209.160)
Is there a card for this? .......

267: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone else had a problem with Netfix Dimming Picture this week? ..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 19:16:09 (204.94.81.82)
Strange, our internet with Cox has been so bad, I sometimes get resolution reduced NetFlix. Now, Cox has gotten some wires replaced and it's better. I watch for it. I just wonder if it's regional as I .......

268: Inmate Central, I love Bosch tools! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 19:10:49 (204.94.81.82)
I just bought a planer for our shop project and a new sander as my old Riboyi bit the dust. We did in the planer blades hitting a few nails, but replacements are easy and cheap. The series looks inter .......

269: Inmate Central, Speaking of on/off switches... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 19:05:39 (204.94.81.82)
My wife has a Logitech wireless mouse and needed new batteries. It was fairly new. I asked her if she ever turned it off as it's usually in her laptop bag. 'There's a switch?', she says. .......

270: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone else had a problem with Netfix Dimming Picture this week? ..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 18:28:10 (204.94.81.82)
I haven't noticed anything lately. A few shows are coming out as 4K HDR and they look quite good. Often, I'd noticed dark scenes that are impossible to see what's happening at all, but that was before .......

271: Inmate Central, True, but it's also got old school keys.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 17:30:57 (204.94.81.82)
It reminds me of the old IBM keyboards with real tactile feel, not those ones low profile caps that you're not sure if you hit or not. .......

272: Inmate Central, I like the Logitec K200.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-04, 15:08:03 (204.94.81.82)
No batteries, long cord and it's water resistant. I couldn't find them anymore when I wanted another one, so I bought 5 with mice for $50 on eBay. I can't tell you how many times I've spilled water or .......

273: Inmate Central, RE: OK, Wikipedia is a left-wing front organization... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-03, 18:23:22 (204.94.81.82)
It's a difference from the EU versus that Economic Area. .......

274: Inmate Central, And just wave your hand to buy or sell... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-03, 18:12:37 (204.94.81.82)
There would be no need for cash or a wallet. .......

275: Inmate Central, RE: Over 1/2 billion population in the EEA... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-03, 18:08:18 (204.94.81.82)
440 million compared to 320 million for the US. Still, the ratios to deaths are in the ball park. .......

276: Inmate Central, And NY, NJ and Massachusetts beat them all! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-03, 17:59:04 (204.94.81.82)
I do wonder how accurate the data is. If the CDC is right, they claimed that 8 people have had mild or no symptoms and have recovered without being tested. If true, then the 14 million positive tests .......

277: Inmate Central, RE: Look at the bright side.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-03, 17:46:45 (204.94.81.82)
Statista has the US at #11. Maybe it's different data, but they're got Spain, Italy, the UK ahide of the US. Confirmed deaths (absolute) Deaths in last 7 days Daily increase (# deaths) Population (i .......

278: Inmate Central, Look at the bright side.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-03, 13:57:10 (204.94.81.82)
We're not as bad as Europe. As of 03 December 2020, 334 981 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (59 699), Italy (57 045), France (53 816), Spain (45 784), Poland (18 20 .......

279: Inmate Central, RE: are *you* kidding?.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 19:50:05 (204.94.81.82)
You've forgotten the Union's Cadillac Plans. It's a bi-partisan bastard. Please stay out of the political commentary. Both sides do it. .......

280: Inmate Central, RE: are *you* kidding?.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 18:23:29 (204.94.81.82)
>>>opinions without all the facts are usually part of the problem Yes. And I'll bet you that everyone talking about the ACA hasn't dealt with it in real life. As a small business, it's our only option .......

281: Inmate Central, RE: High costs (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 18:00:05 (204.94.81.82)
>> Easy to imagine why many can't afford it. I've been saying that for years. My wife's policy this year costs $776.01 per month for ONE person. Thankfully, it does include pregnancy coverage or at le .......

282: Inmate Central, Have you ever bought insurance from the ACA? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 17:57:09 (204.94.81.82)
We've had private insurance since about 2006. Our Aetna policy cost $500 per month and had a $5,000 deductible. However, if we used our insurance, Aetna had discounts, so a $100 doctor bill was reduce .......

283: Inmate Central, You have to be kidding.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 16:03:18 (204.94.81.82)
>>Meaningless statement because ACA is proven to lower costs for insured. It's obvious to me that you never bought insurance from the ACA offerings. Even after paying thousands of dollars for the insu .......

284: Inmate Central, Paying $25K out of pocket before you get anything from your insurance... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 14:32:29 (204.94.81.82)
Would bankrupt a large majority of people. .......

285: Inmate Central, Our last year with two dependents cost us $18K per year for a lousy Bronze plan.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 14:20:45 (204.94.81.82)
Yours couldn't be that bad! This is compared to actually a similar Aetna plan with lower deductibles pre-ObamaDoesn'tCare that was only $500 a month. ACA should never have been passes. It was never a .......

286: Inmate Central, My wife's ObamaDoesn'tCare policy was $776.01 this year plus copays...... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-12-02, 14:15:01 (204.94.81.82)
Thankfully, she flipped over to Medicare last month. .......

287: Inmate Central, Yeah, a bad weekend for the Pac-12.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-28, 09:59:23 (204.94.81.82)
SC's game was canceled, so even if they win out, they'll have only played 6 games with the Pac-12 Championship game not counting for much of anything. I'm not going to lie, I was cheering for Oregon S .......

288: Inmate Central, So did you just X her out? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-25, 20:42:05 (204.94.81.82)
Or cover her in an arm sleeve style? .......

289: General Asylum, The Minimus 7s were great too! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-25, 17:49:55 (204.94.81.82)
I had a pair in the patio area for years and wish that I never gave them to my daughter. .......

290: Inmate Central, Paramedic Mountain Response! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-25, 17:23:40 (204.94.81.82)
The Jetson's are here with JetSuits! View YouTube Video .......

291: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It's the wood effect.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-22, 19:56:09 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks to my friend, Clark Johnsen, PIP. It just feels right when it is. .......

292: Inmate Central, RE: Sad to say, no way Ohio State deserves a place in the Top Four (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-21, 17:55:55 (204.94.81.82)
It's crazy that IU hung in with no run offense at all, a average of -0.1 yards oer run. OTOH, Northwestern should be favored in their last 3 games and would play OSU in the Championship. Stranger thin .......

293: Inmate Central, Holy S#$^! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-21, 12:20:47 (204.94.81.82)
I walked away for a few minutes and now, it's a game again. One more stop... .......

294: Inmate Central, They're a scrappy bunch.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-21, 11:50:26 (204.94.81.82)
until that fumble after an interception and a pick six. It's an entertaining game though. .......

295: Inmate Central, Yeah.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-21, 11:08:19 (204.94.81.82)
Indiana just doesn't have the big boy talent to stay with Ohio. It's a real problem with college football. Once you're the perennial power house, you get all the talent and the rest of the conference .......

296: Inmate Central, It's turning into a great game....Indiana ties it up at 7-7... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-21, 10:04:55 (204.94.81.82)
After a quick touchdown, it was looking to be another blow out for Ohio State. A couple interceptions by Indiana and a bomb to the 2 yard line evens the score. .......

297: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Bob Carver tweaked a SS amp to sound exacly like a CJ years ago... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-20, 18:19:17 (204.94.81.82)
Try it: To make your solid state amp sound more tube like, here is what you do, buy some 20 to 25 watt resistors like these http://www.electronicsurplus.com/vishay-dale-electronics-cpwn20-3-resistor .......

298: Inmate Central, What's the number for recovered per million? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-19, 20:21:49 (204.94.81.82)
Just wondering. I'm still getting local news that deaths are 59 to 90 with underlying conditions. I get that it's bad, but it's not so much if you're healthy. My 90 year old in laws never had more tha .......

299: Inmate Central, RE: RE only if I need it (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-19, 14:24:15 (204.94.81.82)
Well, you've got plenty of experience and I fully agree. We've made many choices on development tools and whatnot over the years. However, as you know, reading is one thing and testing another. Severa .......

300: Inmate Central, Prevent COVID! Smoke weed! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-19, 14:11:54 (204.94.81.82)
Who knew? After looking at the research done on cannabis and COVID by other scientists, they were able to determine that cannabis, a special strain in particular, could potentially block COVID-19 fro .......

301: Inmate Central, Necessity is the mother of invention..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-18, 18:14:11 (70.181.209.160)
I only learn stuff if I need it. If I read anything, it's from a Google hit for what I need to do. .......

302: Inmate Central, The best way is to just dive in! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-18, 18:01:51 (204.94.81.82)
Here's a link to install Linux Mint with dual boot Windows . An easier way to try it would be if you have a USB drive or even a 16GB stick. Then you can use the BIOS to boot from either the Windows HD .......

303: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Merlin and power (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-17, 20:00:51 (204.94.81.82)
Well, he typically played the floor models which I agree that go louder and could use more power. Bobby recommended 20 watts. I used the Merlin TSM in a 300B, 8 watt system in my office and yes, it wo .......

304: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Merlin TSMs if you can find any... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-16, 13:58:49 (204.94.81.82)
I ran 300Bs with the Merlins. It's a fantastic speaker and reasonably easy load for tubes. They will play loud, but not at truly live levels that you can get with Altecs or my EdgarHorns. No small spe .......

305: Video Asylum, RE: good digital audio stream from a video app? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-15, 17:54:01 (204.94.81.82)
My Roku doesn't have a separate digital out, just the HDMI connection, so you'd have to use the TVs optical out. .......

306: Video Asylum, RE: Blu-ray DVD problem (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-15, 17:47:46 (204.94.81.82)
It's common for DVD/Blu-Ray players to have two lens, one red and one blue for Blu-Ray. I have an older Samsung that started getting picky and die on chapter or layer changes. The same DVDs would work .......

307: Tubes Asylum, RE: Hickok 539c settings for a Cca tube? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-15, 17:34:07 (204.94.81.82)
You should find that the 6922 and EC88 settings are the same. CCa = E88CC = 6922 = CV2492 .......

308: Inmate Central, Good luck with the rehab.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-14, 11:20:58 (204.94.81.82)
You're right, anterior is much better as you're not going through the large muscles and as you surely know, recovery is much faster. My buddy is getting his second hip done the end of the month. It's .......

309: Inmate Central, RE: Shrewd move (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-13, 19:29:42 (204.94.81.82)
That is such a broad generalization and a completely racist and misogynistic trope of this woman, not that there isn't a grain of truth. However, I'll bet she's smart enough to be getting more than th .......

310: Inmate Central, My lips are sealed... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-13, 19:22:17 (204.94.81.82)
My fingers.... Commuting from Carpenteria to Culver City is a trek. Two hours on a good day and right time or 5 or 6 hours on a Friday afternoon before a 3 day weekend. If she only does it a couple da .......

311: Inmate Central, RE: And then there are those (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-13, 14:55:10 (204.94.81.82)
Here my problem and it always has been, the government wastes too much money. Since 1990, US Budget has increased from $1.03 trillion to $3.71 trillion, about 4.5% every year while inflation has avera .......

312: Inmate Central, Yeah, that M1 name will cause plenty of consumer confusion.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-12, 18:49:34 (70.181.209.160)
I wonder if there is a trademark? Those wheels hit me though. I had the same ones on my '85 300z that I bought as a dealer demo. .......

313: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Music file storage/playback suggestions please (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-12, 18:42:16 (204.94.81.82)
As others mentioned, get DBPoweramp for ripping your CDs. Vinyl Studio is supposed to be quite good for the LP tracks. Logitech Media Server automatically scans and organizes your collection and is si .......

314: Inmate Central, RE: My sister and BIL have tested positive for the "creeping crud" (Covid)... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-12, 17:56:33 (204.94.81.82)
Your daughter is absolutely gorgeous, great picture. Congratulations on the new grandson. It sounds like you're enjoying retirement and the Airsteam! .......

315: Inmate Central, M1 was used already... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-12, 15:30:57 (204.94.81.82)
the M1 Garand from WWII. .......

316: Inmate Central, RE: yeah. I've been looking at that (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-12, 15:28:01 (204.94.81.82)
Apple is comparing their built-in graphics to the Intel integrated graphics which is not designed for photo or video applications. Typically, a high end graphics card will have its own processor and 6 .......

317: Inmate Central, RE: True enough. But need some examples of left wing conspiracies for balance. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-11, 19:44:40 (70.181.209.160)
Well, here's one that CNN is supporting. Trump fired the Defense Secretary so he could use the military for a coup. Several powerful Dems are promoting the conspiracy theory. Jim Clyburn is one of the .......

318: Critic's Corner, RE: Sue Kraft Died (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-11, 17:52:42 (204.94.81.82)
I had one from CES in 2003 or 2004. It was a covert shot as she was camera sky, so I never posted it in the CES pics. I think it may have been this one: Unfortunately, Sue was off just to the left .......

319: Inmate Central, Look at the bright side.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-11, 13:53:04 (204.94.81.82)
No one is dying from the flu this year. .......

320: Inmate Central, Yes! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-11, 13:48:19 (204.94.81.82)
It's painfully obvious where that thread would go and did go. .......

321: Inmate Central, RE: Tell me about it! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 20:23:26 (204.94.81.82)
Well, we work at hone. My office is another building and down a couple stairways away. My wife's office is in in the main house and she and my son, the big abuser, ran it up, not that I didn't. Do you .......

322: Inmate Central, Tell me about it! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 19:56:11 (204.94.81.82)
We were doing a re-roof of my office, garage and shop by ourselves with me doing some work and a lot of direction and glad to be back in the office with AC. I felt sorry for my son and his buddy. It w .......

323: Inmate Central, Yuck! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 19:37:53 (70.181.209.160)
We've been rainy and cold, just S. Cal, jeans and long sleeve weather, some get parkas. Today it was sunny, blue skies and I almont switched to short sleeves in the afternoon. .......

324: Inmate Central, You can't (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 18:35:03 (204.94.81.82)
It all starts with a grain of truth and a narrative. I notice that your examples are right wing conspiracies. But the left does that same and the media calls one unfounded while the other is trumpeted .......

325: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Opinions needed about power supply condition (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 18:12:56 (204.94.81.82)
You might be on to something. All you can do is test it. The problem is having to install it and letting it run for a day or two if it's intermittent. Typically, when I've had PS failures, the PC won' .......

326: Inmate Central, RE: All the kids eat is finger food.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 17:54:41 (204.94.81.82)
Well, that makes two of us. I couldn't believe how many of my kids friend's families ate out every night. Call me a cheap skate, but I'd rather know what I'm eating. Having a wife that is a marvelous .......

327: Inmate Central, Now, you know why I quit surfing.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 17:50:23 (204.94.81.82)
I hate cold water! Of course, the crowds, shoulder hoppers and kids that just don't respect the tradition rules didn't help. I can tell you how many of them I ran over for jumping my wave. Our pool i .......

328: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sweet center channel! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 17:41:39 (204.94.81.82)
That's tough. I find that if you toe in the mains, you can avoid a lot of the side wall reflections. A carpet on the floor helps and you could hang a tapestry or rug on the back wall and even hide som .......

329: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Sweet center channel! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 17:36:06 (204.94.81.82)
A center does localize the dialogue better. My current setup does facilitate a center or typical surround speakers due to a short wall on one side. Since I had a good handy man that could fix drywall .......

330: Inmate Central, All the kids eat is finger food.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-10, 14:38:40 (70.181.209.160)
Chicken nuggets, hamburgers, french fries, pizza and chips. How many families eat home cooked meals around the table every night these days? .......

331: Digital Drive, RE: HiFiBerry DAC 2 HD (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-09, 20:43:46 (204.94.81.82)
Unfortunately for vendor support, the Asylum has always had thrifty audiophiles that buy used or find bargain giant killers or do DIY, rather than focusing on the latest audio jewelry. It's all about .......

332: Digital Drive, RE: Apple MacBook Air DAC inquiry (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-09, 20:30:30 (204.94.81.82)
Does this mean that the computer's built-in DAC is as good as the external Nu Force one? Probably. You need to live with both, one after the other over time. The DAC with EQ in my receiver is awfull .......

333: Inmate Central, Fantastic series! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-09, 19:32:54 (204.94.81.82)
It's on Netflix. Set in the 1980s, this series dramatizes the personal computing boom through the eyes of a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy whose innovations directly confront the corporate behe .......

334: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Denon 103D preferred load? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-09, 09:06:22 (204.94.81.82)
I ran my D103 at 100 Ohms. You do need at least 50DB gain or more, so you need a phono preamp with a MC setting. Mine is selectable at 40 or 60db. 40db is not enough. .......

335: Speaker Asylum, RE: Interesting woofer (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-08, 20:17:53 (204.94.81.82)
Was it a stacked array or more like theses? A couple of those woofer in a tall tower would likely deliver some nice bass or maybe too much. .......

336: Speaker Asylum, OMG! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-08, 19:56:46 (70.181.209.160)
That's a lot worse than my cleaning lady dusting off my turntable's stylus. Did you get it fixed? .......

337: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Sweet center channel! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-08, 19:43:51 (204.94.81.82)
I'm jealous. My 19s do awfully good without one, but I miss having one. It does make a difference. My other system is JBL and it's sweet as well. But, they're different in beautiful ways with each hav .......

338: Speaker Asylum, Are these the ones? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-08, 18:24:24 (204.94.81.82)
Interesting woofer. .......

339: General Asylum, Trust your gut (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-08, 10:52:48 (204.94.81.82)
, .......

340: Inmate Central, Second OT, ND up by 7, Clemson sacked twice for a 4th and 24.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-07, 20:48:41 (204.94.81.82)
And Casey has struck out. .......

341: Inmate Central, Friggin' ABC just switched from the game to a rally in a parking lot! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-07, 17:07:47 (204.94.81.82)
Grrrrrr! .......

342: Inmate Central, I was about to turn it off after the last fumble from behind the receiver.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-07, 16:37:55 (204.94.81.82)
And the one on the goal line was just stupid. The come back was miracle. .......

343: Inmate Central, SC down 27-14 with 4 min to go, score and onside kick 28-27 SC! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-07, 12:44:01 (70.181.209.160)
The problem is that they left Arizona St with 1:20 left to kick a field goal. Did I say that SC's defense sucked on the run game all day? 56 seconds left and AZ needs 20 yards for a field goal attempt .......

344: Inmate Central, RE: Rod - I appreciate your restraint in archiving the thread below (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-07, 12:08:07 (204.94.81.82)
Thanks. People have had their say, but further comments aren't convincing anyone and just stir the pot. .......

345: Inmate Central, NVP would disenfranchise millions... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-07, 08:39:19 (204.94.81.82)
Currently, the populous coastal states and Illinois would control the elections with Colorado and New Mexico (blue states) tagging along. I don't see any swing or red states on the list. Maryland .......

346: Inmate Central, That's my favorite era.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-06, 19:24:13 (204.94.81.82)
If only I was crazy enough to buy one to drive on warm afternoons. .......

347: Inmate Central, Shockingly sad news... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-06, 18:08:50 (204.94.81.82)
I always got a smile from her posts and I'll miss her silk stockings. RIP, Sue. .......

348: Inmate Central, Hang in there, we're all in the same boat! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-06, 17:48:22 (70.181.209.160)
During this Self-Isolation thing celebrities say : "We're all in the same boat" Let's have a look at their boats . . . Beyonce and Jay Zuring this Self-Isolation thing celebrities say : "We're all i .......

349: Inmate Central, RE: It sounds like Prescott... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-03, 14:19:36 (204.94.81.82)
Good plan. you'll find that the south side is newer tracts and condos full of retirees. Go out N. Williamson Valley Drive for the more rural area where my daughter lives. On the west side, it runs alo .......

350: Inmate Central, RE: Change those light bulbs! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-03, 14:15:02 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, I've had some hit and miss issues with LEDs. My office has 6" cans and it seems like 1 in 4 or 6 is an early failure. Most of our cans are 4" and I haven't had any of those fail. Dimmers are a b .......

351: Inmate Central, Taco Bell Hates Vegans! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-03, 13:59:03 (204.94.81.82)
As I'm driving home this afternoon, a half dozen high school kids with hand make signs were picketing Taco Bell. What stuck me was why any vegan or any person that prefers to eat healthy food would ev .......

352: Inmate Central, Change those light bulbs! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-03, 07:38:06 (204.94.81.82)
I just looked back to 2013 when we were running a server farm in the basement and the average usage was over 2,500 kWh per month. Moving to colo saved a lot. LED lights trimmed another 100-200. Adding .......

353: Inmate Central, RE: It sounds like Prescott... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-03, 07:29:08 (204.94.81.82)
We were there around Christmas one year and we got a little dusting of snow, but it doesn't stick around. From So. Cal., it's about 7 hours, maybe 6 if you've got a heavy foot and don't stop for lunch .......

354: Inmate Central, RE: It sounds like Prescott... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-02, 19:50:38 (204.94.81.82)
You should check out Granite Mountain in Prescott. We're going to use a friend's place next week that backs up to the National Forest, no neighbors and it's all done with patios and walkways and perfe .......

355: Inmate Central, RE: Electric Bill (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-02, 19:41:51 (204.94.81.82)
We average about 1,800 a month with all the computers and NAS drives. It was about 1,600 until we added AC with a mini-split system with separate controls in four rooms. I think my son abuses it in hi .......

356: Inmate Central, It sounds like Prescott... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-02, 19:29:26 (204.94.81.82)
We're going there next week. My daughter and her husband bought a place there for $200K that's sweet about 8 years ago. And yes, we'll spoil the grandkids. Prices have gone up, but $300K is easy and t .......

357: Inmate Central, Really? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-02, 19:22:42 (204.94.81.82)
What's the top rate? 37% CA: 9.3 escalating to 13.3% at a million. SS: 7.65 That's 53.95% which doesn't include property taxes, sales taxes and any others. .......

358: Inmate Central, Time of use is a bad deal! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-11-02, 11:42:11 (204.94.81.82)
We have solar, but also have high usage. As you can see, the SDG&E rates are awfully high. We chose to stay on the tiered rates because our solar takes away the high rate, so generally, any bill is at .......

359: Speaker Asylum, Down or front firing? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-31, 19:42:59 (204.94.81.82)
I've had both and they're different. My Vandersteens were down firing and integrated perfectly and were absolutely musical. However, they didn't do impact for HT or even rock where the kick drum hits .......

360: Speaker Asylum, The Dayton subs are not bad... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-31, 19:31:57 (204.94.81.82)
Quite the contrary, my son bought a 12" Dayton and it worked quite well with my Straight 8s. He's not using at his current place and I hooked it up with my Altec Model 19s and it sounds great once it' .......

361: General Asylum, Were brokeage charges added for postal service? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-31, 17:26:57 (204.94.81.82)
UPS and FedEx are notorious for charging $50 brokerage charges for customs if you ship to Canada from the US. Those charges are their internal charges and have nothing to do with customs or taxes. ::: .......

362: Inmate Central, It's a New York Times opinion piece.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-31, 12:59:04 (204.94.81.82)
Do some homework, Tin. The Trump tax cuts expire in 2025 due to the reconciliation process and only the corporate tax cuts are permanent. There are no 'automatic, stepped tax increases'. However, the .......

363: Inmate Central, RE: Herd Immunity is a variable target. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-28, 13:46:37 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, herd immunity is a good thing if we actually knew how people actually have had COVID and recovered. The current number is about 9 million confirmed cases. Even at 10 infected from each case, we' .......

364: Inmate Central, RE: If three months is a reality... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-28, 08:12:14 (70.181.209.160)
I have heard that number in the press; however, the press aren't scientists and neither are the readers. Active antibodies do disappear over time, but the press doesn't talk about T-cells. There are .......

365: Inmate Central, RE: went on USAA's website last Summer (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-25, 20:46:17 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, I've had Geico and 21st Century and plenty of others, but never had claims. Kemper was better 10 years ago, but the home owners got too expensive. USSA was a better bundle and the car part was a .......

366: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Do we really need anything? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-25, 07:34:12 (204.94.81.82)
My Altec Model 19s don't need subs much for music. However, bass is much better with a 100wps SS amp than a 30 wpc tube amp. I had a couple subs sitting, an old TrueSub and a Dayton 12". Once they got .......

367: Inmate Central, Has anyone with USSA insurance had an accident? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-24, 17:43:57 (204.94.81.82)
When we had Kemper and my wife backed my truck into a car, we got a hefty increase on her car, like about a 70% increase. As luck would have it, I went up to the Janus door warehouse to pickup a door .......

368: Inmate Central, RE: Anybody hsve a propane fire pit? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-23, 20:39:16 (204.94.81.82)
I've only had built in units on a concrete slab. All have been plumbed to the gas line which is way more convenient if possible. It's worth the price. .......

369: Inmate Central, My son has one and the audio is pretty good.. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-23, 19:15:22 (204.94.81.82)
It's got some spunk too. I particularly like the wheel control on the console so you don't have to screw around with a touchscreen for everything. My wife's Toyota picks the wrong touch and changing .......

370: Inmate Central, Where was the FDA and DEA, not to say that Purdue has some culpability... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-22, 13:00:27 (70.181.209.160)
It reminds me of how BofA got extorted out of $250 million by the DOJ for Countrywide's crimes many years after the Treasury begged BofA to take over the company during the Great Recession. This isn't .......

371: Inmate Central, I've been watching and listening.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-20, 20:38:27 (204.94.81.82)
Then, I see it's 8-3 Dodgers. That one inning with runners on the corners and only 1 out broke them for this game. Pam Tillis is distracting me from the game. View YouTube Video ::: .......

372: Inmate Central, RE: "involving motorcycles with two riders" - what he hell is that? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-20, 07:51:25 (204.94.81.82)
I see motorcycle accidents and deaths in the paper seemingly a few times a week. Most of the time, it's caused by a car pulling out in front of them or turning left in front of them. While I still upd .......

373: Inmate Central, Yeah, and it's just getting better.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-17, 19:52:25 (204.94.81.82)
It's crazy with the Big 10 and Pac-12 coming in really late. In the SEC, LSU is a huge surprise and perhaps a spoiler. Then, Tennessee get clobbered today and Florida is on COVID quarantine. Waddle ju .......

374: Inmate Central, Georgia & Alabama are surely the top of the SEC classs...17-10 with 5 in the 1st half.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-17, 18:28:03 (204.94.81.82)
So far, a great game. .......

375: Inmate Central, Phil Collins wants to end ex wife's 'armed occupation' of his mansion.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-16, 17:37:59 (204.94.81.82)
Poor, poor Phil. You may want to sit down for this one, and grab a colada while you're at it. The Miami Herald has viewed Miami Dade County court documents seeking an injunction against Phil Collins' .......

376: Inmate Central, Welcome to the role reversal.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-16, 13:10:36 (204.94.81.82)
My Dad passed from lung cancer at 82 and that was hard, but relatively quick. Then, we finally got my mom to agree that she couldn't afford their house and the children and grandchildren that expected .......

377: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Why is the midbass polarity reversed? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-15, 14:07:04 (204.94.81.82)
Is that for the folded horn? All the old JBL drivers are reversed which is why my 'positive' is connected to the black terminal on the 2440. .......

378: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Your numbers are all over the place.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-15, 14:04:15 (70.181.209.160)
I typically measure at the listening position and adjust the volume to be around 75db and just run the whole sweep of tones from the old Stereophile disc. Depending on your meter, there may be adjustm .......

379: SET Asylum, It's unlikely that you'll be happy..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-15, 13:39:04 (204.94.81.82)
I ran my 45 amps with my Altec Model 19s, which are essentially, larger Valencias, and they just didn't cut it. My Dynaco was awfully close with wonderful mids, but still not able to really handle the .......

380: Inmate Central, +1 A textualist is not necessarily an originalist (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-14, 20:02:28 (204.94.81.82)
Let's hope this thread doesn't disappear due to the usual reasons. .......

381: General Asylum, I nominate the Eagles' guitar man.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-12, 12:28:44 (204.94.81.82)
It was the Eagles 2007 Farewell tour with the Dixie Chicks, which were not enthused in being a warm up act and Natalie Maines made sure we all knew it. But I digress. I haven't a clue who this guitar .......

382: Vintage Asylum, Is it the amp or the preamp? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-11, 20:08:44 (204.94.81.82)
I've got a 2270 that had issues if it was turned off. For a long time, I just used it for a rear channel amp. Anyway, it would be curious if you added an external amp and it worked, so at least you kn .......

383: Speaker Asylum, RE: Martin Logan needs a repair?? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-11, 17:22:12 (204.94.81.82)
There is a 'Post a Message' link on the second lie of the menu on Planar. .......

384: Inmate Central, Ole Miss is hanging in and giving Saben fits... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-10, 18:36:29 (204.94.81.82)
I was expecting a blow out. Now it's tied at 28 with 12:37 in the 3rd. .......

385: Speaker Asylum, RE: Martin Logan needs a repair?? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-10, 18:25:02 (204.94.81.82)
I can't help you, but our Planar forum is a better venue for this question. .......

386: Inmate Central, No, but I saw a black SUV with dark tinted windows following the mailman.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-10, 10:30:28 (204.94.81.82)
I didn't get the license number, but it had a Bernie bumper sticker. .......

387: Inmate Central, My wife and son didn't get their ballots... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-09, 20:35:12 (204.94.81.82)
I got mine and my other son did as well. We all got our sample ballots. Now, it's a problem. Could it have been stolen> Who knows. .......

388: Speaker Asylum, RE: Red Rose Classic Speaker Setup? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-09, 18:10:30 (204.94.81.82)
As others have mentioned, the amp in your Onkyo is not up to the task. Take a look at the back and see if it has preamp outs for the main L-R channels. If so, you can just add an amp. Check the Amp/Pr .......

389: Inmate Central, Who wants a new bike? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-07, 13:46:42 (204.94.81.82)
Get 45% off on a new bike, but there's a catch. .......

390: Inmate Central, Yeah, the 6th inning was a killer... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-07, 10:24:27 (204.94.81.82)
Of course, the Padres gave up 9 walks up to the 6th along with a couple of wild pitches, an error at 1st base for a run and 4 hits off the 6th inning reliever. Having the starter yanked after two pitc .......

391: Inmate Central, The Padres are now up 1-0 on the Dodgers in the 4th.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 20:18:22 (204.94.81.82)
It was set up with a 2 out steal and a hit. Tight game. .......

392: Inmate Central, It might be a bad drive... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 20:09:29 (204.94.81.82)
I hope you have backups. If it's fast enough for you and you want to mess with it, typical issues are a memory stick or a graphics card or a drive. The problem is figuring out which one and find it's .......

393: Inmate Central, RE: Kind of snazzy (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 18:32:04 (204.94.81.82)
Dang, I wondered why you'd want the hole. Great job on your remodel. We finally got started on our original project to enclose the car post after a month of rebuilding the roof, stripping the roof off .......

394: Inmate Central, Ok, it's a bottle opener, an elevator button pusher and.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 17:15:46 (204.94.81.82)
You can open your hotel door with the notch in the middle without touching the knob. .......

395: Inmate Central, The end of an era... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 17:09:47 (204.94.81.82)
After 60 years, Surfer Magazine has printed its last issue. .......

396: Inmate Central, Of course, beer is essential, but there are other uses too (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 12:25:29 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

397: Inmate Central, Yes, or pushing slot buttons, but it has other purposes. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 12:24:24 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

398: Inmate Central, What's this? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-06, 07:12:29 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

399: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sorry........ (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-05, 20:08:36 (204.94.81.82)
No worries, glad you figured it out. We only support jpeg, gif and png. .......

400: Inmate Central, My wife lost her sense of smell or taste...it only lasted about a week (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-05, 18:07:59 (204.94.81.82)
She was using a scent machine and a bottle of lavender or something, two different contrasts. It's a natural treatment that worked for her fairly quickly. .......

401: Computer Audio Asylum, RE:results of inventory (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-04, 20:08:21 (204.94.81.82)
I'm not surprised on the storage. My Music folder is 800GB for 27,949 files, most of which are wav files. How good is the dedup software? I have some that are dups of wav versus flac files. Or a rando .......

402: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anybody have an e-mail address for inmate anumber1, a.k.a. Al Gallacher? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-04, 11:30:40 (204.94.81.82)
Did you try the Asylum emailer? .......

403: Computer Audio Asylum, What kind of drives do you have? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-03, 19:58:11 (204.94.81.82)
Are they from old PCs and laptops and usb sticks? If so, to read them you need to put them in a USB drive enclosure. .......

404: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Help, what a mess! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-03, 18:26:14 (204.94.81.82)
My wife had a similar issue with multiple USB drives for her video projects when she wanted to find out what was on all the drives and consolidate all the files to a much larger NAS drive. It's easy i .......

405: Inmate Central, If criminals had a brain, they'd leave the cell phone at home.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-02, 14:39:38 (204.94.81.82)
And create an alibi for themselves. .......

406: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Tekton? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-10-01, 12:49:09 (204.94.81.82)
I found over 200 hits in our search. .......

407: General Asylum, RE: REL T1 Subwoofer Issue (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-30, 18:28:02 (70.181.209.160)
Blew a fuse and some time later, it died again. Check the fuse and it's good, amp just died. Then, send it to the repair man. The subs are about 15 years old. .......

408: Inmate Central, Hot (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-30, 13:36:27 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

409: General Asylum, RE: REL T1 Subwoofer Issue (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-29, 19:30:06 (204.94.81.82)
Does it do this while listening to music where it isn't some hyper bass super loud cut? Otherwise, my 15+ year old True Sub periodically makes a little burp sound like it turned on now and then with .......

410: Inmate Central, RE: I live among coyotes here (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-28, 19:43:33 (204.94.81.82)
We lived in a tract house when the kids were young where they had a large open zone/park that was full of coyotes. No one that wanted to keep their pets left them in their backyards, particularly thos .......

411: Inmate Central, Only if you've just eaten wild boar bacon (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-28, 18:15:08 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

412: Inmate Central, IME, batteries die two months before the warranty is up.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-28, 18:07:10 (204.94.81.82)
I've put two batteries in my 97 328i since it was new. After sitting for a year, the current battery cranked right up. My '12 Nissan is on its third. I believe the last two were Interstates and not re .......

413: Inmate Central, EVs now take 3 days to drive from LA to San Francisco.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-25, 13:14:50 (204.94.81.82)
Unless they can figure out a way to recharge an EV in less that 10 minutes, they are only good for daily commutes. With only a 200 mile range, you can't even drive from LA to Las Vegas without stoppin .......

414: Inmate Central, Pac-12 votes to play college football this fall (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-25, 09:26:22 (204.94.81.82)
A seven game schedule start November 6 with a Pac-12 Championship game on December 18. .......

415: Inmate Central, I'm sorry for your loss... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-24, 19:02:24 (204.94.81.82)
And your daughters and all of her class mates. My neighbor had a 'Congratulations 20202 Rancho Graduate' sign for his daughter. And we just met a 2020 USC Graduate couple when we were over to Catalina .......

416: Inmate Central, I've got a great shot of Halley's comet.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-24, 17:57:03 (204.94.81.82)
We were a vendor for JPL and one of the guys gave me a 5x7 shot from the Hubble Space Telescope. You're right about it being expensive, but then, most hobbies are. .......

417: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Anybody else getting a Privacy Error message? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-24, 17:19:32 (204.94.81.82)
I tried and didn't get it. Could it be Youtube videos in a message? .......

418: Inmate Central, Tex-Mex? Not in Southern California... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-24, 15:23:53 (204.94.81.82)
I hate Tex-Mex, but the worst Mexican food I ever had was in New Jersey and the folks around there loved it. I can only suppose that they've never had Mexican food. Still, there are lots of different .......

419: Asylum Feedback/Support, Got it...... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-24, 15:19:54 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, edits aren't possible for Reviews because it's a form formatted message and would be very difficult for one to edit all the html tables in embedded in the message. .......

420: Inmate Central, RE: IME, fixer uppers are never discounted enough to buy... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-24, 11:14:20 (204.94.81.82)
You're surely correct about the markets. My nephews in Ohio and North Carolina have been investing in several properties, fixing them up and renting them out. Being in California, the numbers just don .......

421: Inmate Central, IME, fixer uppers are never discounted enough to buy... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-23, 13:02:40 (204.94.81.82)
Our current house is 83 years old, but had been newly remodeled with a new kitchen and two of the bathrooms being done well. The oak floors had also been redone. However, we remodeled the cottage once .......

422: Inmate Central, I'm with you...natural gas and a switch on the wall... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-23, 12:21:14 (204.94.81.82)
This unit also has a rotary switch (on the right of the TV) for low to high setting. Low is typically more than enough. .......

423: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Item To Add to Review Categories....... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-22, 14:25:53 (204.94.81.82)
Hi Todd, Adding a category is a good idea. I choose Digital Audio Players as it seemed most applicable for streaming of digital in general. .......

424: Inmate Central, RE: Propane Patio Heaters (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-21, 18:19:20 (204.94.81.82)
Heating area is roughly up to a 10' radius. The optimal distance for seating is 4-6 feet depending on wind and temperature. Seating under one will be too hot if it's on high. Wind is a big issue, so i .......

425: Inmate Central, +1 LOL! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-20, 19:35:49 (204.94.81.82)
Short and precisely on point. .......

426: Inmate Central, The Miami/Louisville game is exciting, 34-20 in the 3rd... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-19, 19:16:58 (204.94.81.82)
Miami is killing them on long runs and passes. Louisville has a great offense too, but they keep coming back on penalties. .......

427: Computer Audio Asylum, Solid.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-19, 12:44:59 (204.94.81.82)
You can't terminate stranded as easily if you need to use bulk cable or cut off the RJ-45 to get through walls. I don't think bulk cable even comes in stranded. .......

428: Inmate Central, An amazing lady...RIP RGB (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-18, 19:15:34 (204.94.81.82)
And what a great word, Pablo. Of course, the previous thread moved into tendentious ground quickly causing its demise. .......

429: Inmate Central, Restaurant Sign (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-18, 18:22:03 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

430: Inmate Central, Thankfully, Southern California is finally looking good.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-18, 09:53:40 (204.94.81.82)
Yesterday was the first really clear day with blue skies and random white clouds. We could even see the mountains above the LA and Orange County haze from Catalina Island. I'm hoping it's likewise in .......

431: Inmate Central, RE: Dining with COVID (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-18, 08:12:09 (204.94.81.82)
Too true! Avalon is unique and much like the Riviera without the humidity and it's only an hour boat ride away. .......

432: Inmate Central, RE: Dining with COVID (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-18, 08:04:10 (204.94.81.82)
None of those events are happening this year. The Marlin Club is closed up tight. On the upside, the crowds are light. One of our recent trips happened to be the weekend of a Triathlon. Getting a tabl .......

433: Inmate Central, A friend's wife had a fetish for plastic milk bottles and newspaper... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-17, 11:44:44 (204.94.81.82)
The dining room was stacked to the ceiling covering half the room with the milk bottles. Likewise, his large office was covered on one wall with stacks of old newspapers. He had no clue as to why she .......

434: Inmate Central, Nice job, mate (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-17, 09:19:28 (204.94.81.82)
It's a slick, modern look, very clean. .......

435: Inmate Central, Dining with COVID (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-17, 09:03:16 (69.237.134.118)
Los Angeles County is doing poorly, so masks are required all the time and restaurants have no inside dining at all. People are generally wearing masks walking around and I tell you, it's a bitch. Mos .......

436: Inmate Central, That's quick! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-16, 09:49:10 (204.94.81.82)
How many people do they have on the job? The underlayer is called paper, usually 15 or 30 pound though they have newer stuff out now that is supposed to be better for colder climates. Usually, the fir .......

437: Inmate Central, If only..... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-16, 09:43:48 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, when we did the main house and the guest house, I hired a tear off crew. Six or eight guys with a dump truck and they had it done in half a day or less. Sadly, I couldn't find one that wasn't ba .......

438: Inmate Central, I hope your job is faster than mine! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-16, 09:16:50 (204.94.81.82)
We planned to just re-roof a small shop area next to the garage and my office. That was before the bee hive was found in the eves. The only way to fix it was to demo the old ledger roof and tag on to .......

439: Inmate Central, I don't.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-13, 18:11:59 (204.94.81.82)
Hillary won the popular vote by winning big in California and NYC. That's exactly why the Electoral College was created because the South was afraid that large populous cities in the North would domin .......

440: Vinyl Asylum, Disk space is too cheap to bother with FLAC... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-12, 11:24:31 (204.94.81.82)
I just looked at a few files that I got from someone else and the compression was 27% to 37% for FLAC. A 4TB drive is only about $100 these days. .......

441: Inmate Central, You're mixing different issues.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-10, 11:54:50 (204.94.81.82)
One last time, my issue is that I don't buy that Sturgis caused 266,000 new cases costing over $12 billion. No one knows the real number, but I seriously doubt that it's anywhere close to the numbers .......

442: Inmate Central, Critical thinking is in short supply there days.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-10, 11:45:28 (204.94.81.82)
Of course, a gathering of nearly a half million people will have some impact on spread. My issue with the study is that its conclusion is a highly exaggerated result of a quarter million new cases wit .......

443: Inmate Central, RE: The numbers are in! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-10, 08:21:19 (204.94.81.82)
I watched the video. It's just highlights of a questionable study that was not peer reviewed. Gov. Kristi Noem debunked its findings. "This report isn't science; it's fiction. Under the guise of acad .......

444: Inmate Central, RE: The numbers are in! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-10, 07:49:01 (204.94.81.82)
I read that article on Sturgis and the data is anonymized cell phone data which makes a whole lot of guesses and even the article mentions that schools opening could also be a major factor. Here in Sa .......

445: Inmate Central, Knock, knock.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-09, 19:19:28 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

446: Inmate Central, I'm with you on CZ... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-09, 14:43:36 (204.94.81.82)
I've got a CZ 75 in .40 cal. It's got a much better feel than my Glock to me and I like that it has a safety. I suspect that you won't be able to buy any semi-auto handguns in California before too lo .......

447: Inmate Central, RE: Plastic water lines! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-09, 10:08:39 (204.94.81.82)
I'm with you on the hoses. What I was posting about my LG was the factory hose on the back of the fridge that feeds the ice maker and water dispenser. .......

448: Inmate Central, RE: I actually store ammo (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-09, 08:30:11 (70.181.209.160)
AFAIK, the Glock 36 is legal in California, but none of the Gen 4 or 5 are on the CA list. I'm not sure why anyone would want the 36 though. I'd much prefer a 1911 style 45. .......

449: Inmate Central, RE: I like the high end ones I've seen on This Old House (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-08, 19:15:31 (204.94.81.82)
I just go to Yingst Appliances. They've been around since the 40s and the grandkids run the shop today. I just buy what the grandson tells me is the washer that he bought fro his Mom. Truthfully, most .......

450: Inmate Central, Plastic water lines! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-08, 18:11:09 (204.94.81.82)
I had an LG fridge that came with the house. We'd start seeing water in the basement and it would be a small pin hole in the water line in the back of the fridge. I'd cut it out and add a coupler. The .......

451: Inmate Central, RE: Added two weeks? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 20:44:28 (204.94.81.82)
Oh, the hump. Yeah, it's a 1930s property that was an orchard on a hill and terraced. It's actually easy to park, even my wife can do it and swing out either way. It's her garage, Just don't back up t .......

452: Inmate Central, RE: Added two weeks? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 20:34:04 (204.94.81.82)
LOL! The T&G does look killer and I justified it on the cost of 8" boards, but we had bought 5" ones, so it was a big cost, but nothing in the whole scope. Do it right. Don't tell me about rot. We got .......

453: Inmate Central, No fires and cooler? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 20:24:41 (204.94.81.82)
Do you have snow? It's fun to visit the slopes. My wife is from Cleveland and left for California after the blizzard of '77. We did set a record for yesterday at 107, but our average temp is 72 and it .......

454: Computer Audio Asylum, Ah, makes sense .... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 20:12:15 (70.181.209.160)
You've got quite a project with a guest suite and a man cave. .......

455: Inmate Central, Added two weeks? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 19:49:28 (204.94.81.82)
Welcome to the club. When we started our shop remodel, we found bees if you recall, that cost us a week. Then, we decided to tear down the old tag on, ledger roof and tie it into the old garage/office .......

456: Computer Audio Asylum, I don't get the NAS boxes being in the rack.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 17:59:51 (204.94.81.82)
Mine are not what I'd call silent and they give off a fair amount of heat. Definitely pull some dedicated lines over to the rack when you get to finishing the basement or sooner. .......

457: Inmate Central, No, we used Vons and they have their own trucks that deliver. . . (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 17:31:09 (70.181.209.160)
My honey did it and I thought they just charged a small delivery charge. Talk about fires though. I noticed my eyes were feeling weird and the light was strange outside. The picture doesn't quite capt .......

458: Inmate Central, A man in France tried to eliminate an irritating fly and ended up blowing up his house (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 14:27:35 (204.94.81.82)
The man, in his 80s, used an electric bug swatter which reacted with a gas leak in his home. The explosion left him with minor burns and his home is uninhabitable, according to local reports. The fat .......

459: Inmate Central, Looks great! (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 12:58:02 (204.94.81.82)
Where are the bathroom pics? .......

460: Inmate Central, Someone is slow walking the mail.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-07, 12:55:46 (204.94.81.82)
We used to get two NetFlix DVDs a week. Lately, we're lucky to get one a week sometimes. The last one was supposed to be sent on the 1st and we didn't get it until the 4th. In the past, we would have .......

461: Inmate Central, Yeah, and perspective is everything.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-06, 10:54:52 (204.94.81.82)
With the fence in the background, the spider appears to be 10-12 inches across. .......

462: Inmate Central, OMG! Giant spiders attack! (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-06, 10:25:15 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

463: Inmate Central, I like it.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-04, 13:11:28 (204.94.81.82)
Most of the Housewive type shows are actually semi-scripted. How about a new Green Acres with one of those Hollywood socialites in the Zsa Zsa Gabor role, milking cows in high heels and a designer dre .......

464: Inmate Central, RE: Wife PURCHASED same thing for our dinner tonight. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 20:19:30 (204.94.81.82)
LOL, a chicken is only a couple bucks a pound. But for $12, seasoned.... The remote is for my Arye KX-5 Twenty. .......

465: Inmate Central, RE: Soda Stream (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 19:50:26 (204.94.81.82)
The supply chain is a bitch. My fridge takes a popular filter if you have a Whirlpool or any of its other names. It's like nearly $50 and only lasts about 6 months, but the other OEM spec ones are tha .......

466: Inmate Central, Is that a coincidence? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 19:34:16 (204.94.81.82)
Or an old picture? It looks killer and grilled corn is to die for. .......

467: Inmate Central, RE: RIP Tom Seaver ... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 19:26:56 (204.94.81.82)
Wow! My old boss in the food business was a fraternity brother of Tom, SAEs, the jock house. In fact, my boss, Dick, was also the center in an iconic picture of OJ from one of SC National Champion tea .......

468: Inmate Central, RE: The manual that came with my Primo Kamodo cooker calls it splatchlacked. (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 17:42:17 (204.94.81.82)
My old grill had a rotisserie attachment that could hold two whole chickens. I miss that one because it did cook faster and browned them all around. Sadly, it was built in and we couldn't take it wit .......

469: Inmate Central, Good advice.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 17:02:19 (204.94.81.82)
And yes, my honey has chef's shears that come apart for easy cleaning. .......

470: Inmate Central, Spatchcocked Chicken (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 14:42:59 (70.181.209.160)
My lovely lady found this recipe and it's a huge winner. Not only is it delicious, but it's always completely predictable for cooking time, so we no more have to bother with meat thermometers and whol .......

471: Inmate Central, I'm sorry you feel that way.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-02, 13:01:34 (204.94.81.82)
The reason we decided to make the topics of religion and politic off limits is to avoid flame wars and animosity. I get that you think that the current administration is incompetent and you hate Trump .......

472: Inmate Central, Perhaps you'd get it after so many deleted posts.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-01, 18:56:51 (204.94.81.82)
Political means political. Your post was about a CNN convalescent plasma story and you concluded it with: "This government is effing with our minds, and hundreds more could die from lack of proper tr .......

473: Inmate Central, Here is an article form a local teacher... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-01, 18:46:34 (204.94.81.82)
BTW: In all of San Diego County (~3.1 million), there have been absolutely zero deaths of anyone under 20. In California, it's all political with the teacher's union being adamant that it's too danger .......

474: Computer Audio Asylum, It wasn't just Comcast... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-09-01, 12:08:32 (204.94.81.82)
When I got up the other day, I thought the Asylum was down. It was strange, some sites were ok and others, not. As it goes, if something is not supposed to break, it probably will. This morning, some .......

475: Inmate Central, Thanks (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-31, 13:17:29 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

476: Inmate Central, RE: 4/5ths of the way through a refi (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-30, 19:34:59 (204.94.81.82)
Shoot me an email. I've been hearing 2.5% and have 3.5% now. For 1%.... What are the costs? .......

477: Inmate Central, Hastago recipe.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-30, 11:31:15 (204.94.81.82)
It's actually quite easy and you don't need any special ingredients. This easy omelette has ham, Swiss cheese and spinach which were all that was left from the sandwich meat and salad fixings. The .......

478: Inmate Central, RE: Any Apple developers here? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-28, 20:24:51 (204.94.81.82)
Yeah, it was fun to make wwwboard cool. The basic structure was solid and easy to improve. We took a single program and moved it to a db and all sorts of libraries and utilities and God knows how many .......

479: Inmate Central, RE: asymptomatic or not (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-28, 15:38:09 (204.94.81.82)
It's all true or mostly, but still a lot we don't know. Other countries are doing fine with kids in school. It's surely better for the low risk be in school and can get herd immunity. However, they sh .......

480: Inmate Central, RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-28, 13:21:27 (204.94.81.82)
Actually, it turned out that we knew the previous owner. He had refied and pulled out more money than the house was worth and was a real estate investor. While, he may have lost a bit on it, he lived .......

481: Inmate Central, RE: It's all a sticky wicket.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-28, 12:47:16 (204.94.81.82)
I surely believe in Real Estate. We were lucky when we decided to sell our last home. Of course, it took nearly 3 years and several price reductions and we took a fairly large loss, but we still had e .......

482: Inmate Central, Get real.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-28, 12:37:27 (204.94.81.82)
Presidents don't really have much impact on the economy. The policies that caused the 2008 recession were the result bipartisan policies for years in the making and Wall St greed. Fannie Mae was direc .......

483: Inmate Central, It's all a sticky wicket.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-28, 12:03:16 (204.94.81.82)
I've thought for a long time that the market continues upward and over valued because there is no other place to put your money and get a fair return. High dividend stocks and a good mix of household .......

484: Inmate Central, We've got big wind turbines in the ocean.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-27, 17:50:35 (204.94.81.82)
Just add some big motors and flip them into fan mode and blow the hurricane back to China. The only problem I can see is the 100 mph wind on shore created by sucking the air out to sea. .......

485: Inmate Central, CORRECTION! We're NOT number four... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-27, 13:07:32 (204.94.81.82)
I see 4 or 5 light grey lines that aren't labels which puts us about 9, not 4! .......

486: General Asylum, Good idea, I posted it there (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-27, 12:08:22 (204.94.81.82)
. .......

487: Tube DIY Asylum, vinnie2 RIP... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-27, 12:07:41 (204.94.81.82)
We just heard the sad news from Vinnie's wife on General. I am Vince's wife and thought I would let you all know that Vince passed away on July 22. He was unable to do much for the last five months, .......

488: Inmate Central, California did 85.658 tests yesterday.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-27, 11:56:56 (204.94.81.82)
And there will be delays as we don't have the lab capacity to do that many in a day. Overall, we're running 6.1% positive and the majority, 57.7%, are Latinos. San Diego is doing better than most coun .......

489: Inmate Central, What is the per capita number? . (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-27, 11:37:18 (204.94.81.82)
Just wondering. .......

490: Inmate Central, RE: Your fake news or my fake news... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 20:19:19 (204.94.81.82)
Well, in the past, doing H1N1 testing was stopped. Fauci is treating this like Ebola and test everyone. Of course, Ebola people die before the test results come in, so it's easy to stop since it so qu .......

491: Inmate Central, Perhaps the BLM protests should have been canceled.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 20:06:32 (204.94.81.82)
he peaks around the country in June and July happened at the same time. Ah, but that was because of frat parties. No one knows. .......

492: Inmate Central, Facing the storm is a fool's mission. (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 19:55:37 (204.94.81.82)
Hope you're safe, it's become a monster and there's one behind it. .......

493: Inmate Central, RE: "Asymptomatic SARSCoV2 infections contributed substantially to transmission... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 18:06:56 (204.94.81.82)
There is a link to a 'model' of symptomatic, presymptomatic and asymptomatic transmission of COVID on the Diamond Cruise ship pandemic in December with what I suspect is quite nebulous data. The scree .......

494: Inmate Central, Beards are great... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 17:58:47 (204.94.81.82)
You get to taste your meal for another hour or two after eating it. .......

495: Inmate Central, RE: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Attendees... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 17:22:55 (204.94.81.82)
Of course, we don't know if they got COVID prior to the rally or at a restaurant on their trip home from the rally. Even if we assume that all 103 got COVID at the rally, it amounts to 0.04% if the to .......

496: Inmate Central, Ivan, that paper is garbage.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 17:18:32 (204.94.81.82)
So these scientists created a model using data that is suspect for a cruise ship pandemic in December, right? Pardon me if I'm skeptical of their results. Even they can't say that infections came from .......

497: Inmate Central, RE: "What were you trying to do?" (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-26, 11:20:50 (204.94.81.82)
Ah, yes. Back in the 90s, we had a cut coin jewelry business called Cutter Coins. The coins were hand cut with tiny blades and plated with with gold after masking off the silver highlights. We actuall .......

498: General Asylum, Do I need to ask? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-25, 20:05:49 (204.94.81.82)
Awesome for the right room. So how much? .......

499: Inmate Central, Send me the money.... (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-25, 17:40:57 (204.94.81.82)
Silver, please. It seems to be working now. What were you trying to do? .......

500: Inmate Central, RE: Any Apple developers here? (0.00)
Posted by Rod M on 2020-08-25, 09:40:54 (204.94.81.82)
The Asylum code stream has gone through many changes. It started from wwwboard which was a free package written in Perl. Shortly afterward, I modified it to handle multiple forums. Then, in 2001, I co .......

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