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1: General Asylum, Thank you! nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-07-12, 06:24:28 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

2: General Asylum, Easy (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-07-10, 09:11:53 (69.249.104.243)
His favorite record. He turned 108 in March and doing well. .......

3: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Your second paragraph is exactly what I am talking about (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-07-02, 14:18:17 (69.249.104.243)
I have no doubt it does take place, and furthermore, in my view, it is also largely responsible for the changes during the breaking in. YOU are breaking in along with your equipment. I call that the d .......

4: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Let's not forget the psychological aspect (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-07-02, 06:20:42 (69.249.104.243)
You too are going through the warm-up period. It takes a fair amount of time to get tuned into the sound. It is not like you can step in from mowing the lawn and start listening. .......

5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Similar (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-07-02, 04:39:31 (69.249.104.243)
1. Wait maybe 10 minutes before playing, it sounds at 95% at that time. 2. After 2-3 hours it REALLY opens up... that last 5% makes huge difference on best material, such as master tapes. 3. Similar, .......

6: Films/DVD Asylum, Never mind the hair... I have none... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-07-01, 07:23:28 (69.249.104.243)
...but I am considering putting bars in front of my TV - no knowing what might crawl out of it next time. .......

7: Tubes Asylum, RE: Over the years... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-30, 07:32:13 (69.249.104.243)
Hard to tell much from these pictures, but I am leaning to say you are correct. .......

8: Films/DVD Asylum, I splurged $3.79 on the US version (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-29, 04:57:41 (69.249.104.243)
I did not like it. The difference was totally predictable and unpleasant. Where the Japanese tickle you to death with a feather the Americans run you over with a bulldozer. But the most disappointin .......

9: Tubes Asylum, Over the years... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-28, 15:33:16 (69.249.104.243)
...I found that some of the signs they often mention are not reliable. For instance, the pencil writing on the mica parts can be found both on legitimate NOS tubes and the later production tubes. The .......

10: Films/DVD Asylum, I just know it exists (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-26, 07:10:24 (69.249.104.243)
I normally would just ignore it, but now you sparked some perverted curiosity in me. :) Is it THAT horrible? .......

11: Films/DVD Asylum, Sounds like a good plan (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-24, 08:50:06 (69.249.104.243)
I would join you and share your Dom... bucket - not so much. There's much to be said for watching such a movie in one swoop, to maintain the emotional flow, but how many people can do it? Don't feel .......

12: Films/DVD Asylum, The horror does not get any more beautiful (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-24, 05:31:59 (69.249.104.243)
The 1998 Japanese film Ring is simply wonderful... it is wonderful all around... if you walked in the room in the middle of it and just caught a second you would likely want to sit down and continue w .......

13: Films/DVD Asylum, The Visit - by Antonio Pietrangeli (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-21, 18:33:47 (69.249.104.243)
Wonderful time, if you like the Italian films from that period. .......

14: General Asylum, I am just explaining how it works, not passing any judgment. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-20, 12:30:55 (69.249.104.243)
YouTube is a business, making money on ads, while providing a good service to its customers. A win-win situation, the way I see it. .......

15: General Asylum, Another WOW! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-20, 06:18:37 (69.249.104.243)
To be mentioned in the same sentence with one of the greatest writers of the century... wow! I am not even going to bother calling this undeserved... but I will for sure mention this to my wife. :) "T .......

16: General Asylum, Monetization (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-20, 06:14:12 (69.249.104.243)
Once you start posting videos with at least some popularity you will notice that they now get commercials added to them. So someone is clearly making money from your videos. So it is only fair that at .......

17: General Asylum, Wow is right. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-19, 18:30:20 (69.249.104.243)
Really? :) .......

18: General Asylum, Simple (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-19, 15:18:00 (69.249.104.243)
If you don't monetize, they can either block it or allow. I usually get a message along the lines: "there is a copyright issue, but it is not a strike against you" Like I said, my few infringements ha .......

19: General Asylum, Not really different (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-19, 15:09:52 (69.249.104.243)
You just exclude the items with the monetization, but the general routine is the same. .......

20: General Asylum, Copyrighted music on Youtube (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-19, 15:03:58 (69.249.104.243)
Generally speaking, you CAN post it there, I do it sometimes. Several things can happen, none of them frightening. I presume you monetize your videos. 1. The owner will not see any issue. 2. There wi .......

21: Films/DVD Asylum, Another three hours film? Good one, too (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-19, 07:59:30 (69.249.104.243)
The Turkish 2023 film "About Dry Grasses" moves slowly, but it keeps you interested. Some of the dialogues are long, but they are meaningful. I love the Turkish films - the ones I have seen were inter .......

22: Tape Trail, Sorry about that... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-19, 07:50:15 (69.249.104.243)
I am not sure what their current set of rules is... but in the meantime you can just do a search on the subject, perhaps there have been previous discussions of that issue. .......

23: General Asylum, I have tons of excuses (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-18, 13:58:09 (69.249.104.243)
At 17 I was a poor soviet teenager and my dream at that time was a new pair of shoes. :) The three of us landed in the US in 1979 with $400 in our pocket, some English and no job, so we naturally had .......

24: General Asylum, Circa 1984 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-18, 09:31:24 (69.249.104.243)
The only one I was able to find on a computer. .......

25: General Asylum, Basement, of course (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-17, 18:15:32 (69.249.104.243)
My garage is just 26'x26' or so. I think it qualifies as an oversized two car garage. How big is yours? .......

26: Tape Trail, For good technical adice... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-17, 12:42:53 (69.249.104.243)
...check the Tapeheads.net - it is frequented by the technicians and just people with experience. .......

27: General Asylum, Similar is right (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-16, 09:55:47 (69.249.104.243)
I don't hear the HVAC itself, it is far away, only the air from the registers. I like having **some** air as I have up to maybe 80 tubes working together, 8 of them the big power tubes, so without the .......

28: General Asylum, My room is in the finished basement (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-15, 18:18:30 (69.249.104.243)
Right next to my workshop, which makes it convenient. I can roll my heavy tape machines in and out. The listening room is a work area, it is never in some finished shape, there is always something goi .......

29: General Asylum, Fortunately, not a problem here (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-15, 12:45:03 (69.249.104.243)
Large wooded lots, so can't hear anything, even the chain saws. .......

30: General Asylum, At this point I am done with shooting (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-14, 18:23:09 (69.249.104.243)
I have done years of four matches a month seasons, lot of time on the road, thousands of rounds per week . That was ton of fun, but I have different interests now. Sold some of my shooting gear, will .......

31: General Asylum, Happiness is the fast cutting tool (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-14, 18:17:43 (69.249.104.243)
Fast and clean. Carbide... if possible. .......

32: General Asylum, It does? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-14, 15:19:44 (69.249.104.243)
That is beyond bargain then. .......

33: General Asylum, Please don't tell me...- (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-14, 13:15:50 (69.249.104.243)
...-that $207 price includes the red dot. .......

34: General Asylum, My garage is unremarkable (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-14, 12:35:02 (69.249.104.243)
Just your normal pile of junk... tools, compressor, used to keep 20 small gas engines there, , in addition to two cars, fewer now. But here are some shots of my basement... wh .......

35: General Asylum, Is that an AR-15 replica on the wall? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-14, 12:24:46 (69.249.104.243)
Good neighborhood... she said... :) Is the Browning .50 cal covering the rear? .......

36: Films/DVD Asylum, Looking even better after 24 hours (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-11, 13:11:06 (69.249.104.243)
Which is not all that common... unfortunately... Beautifully shot in a picturesque part of France this visual gem also touches on some very important issues. And icing on that cake is the ever beauti .......

37: Films/DVD Asylum, "Misericordia" on Criterion (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-10, 18:59:52 (69.249.104.243)
Opened up today, comes with great recommendations. I am quite sure it is not going to be to everyone's liking, but if you like the unexpected this might be for you. .......

38: Vinyl Asylum, Use the one that sounds best to you. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-09, 18:01:55 (69.249.104.243)
That application is the one where I see the RCA as at least a strong contender... a winner in some cases. .......

39: Inmate Central, Poor attempt at deflection (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-08, 11:46:22 (69.249.104.243)
Read my long reprint above. .......

40: Inmate Central, My thoughts are on supporting the law regardless of your political ambitions (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-08, 11:31:53 (69.249.104.243)
If the law is uncomfortable then change it through legal means. Those advocating or enticing the riots should be prosecuted. All riots much be controlled and stopped. No one should use them as the m .......

41: Inmate Central, You really DO believe we have a mental heath giant in the WH (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-08, 10:59:02 (69.249.104.243)
Nothing more to add. .......

42: Inmate Central, Sounds like you have no idea... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-08, 10:57:49 (69.249.104.243)
...what "conservative political views" mean. .......

43: Inmate Central, "This sort of violence has no place in a civilized society." No... but... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-08, 10:32:35 (69.249.104.243)
...January 6th was OUR riots, hence good riots. I am sure you were watching it on your TV screaming: "Bring the National Guard!" .......

44: Inmate Central, Fortunately, a good shepherd is looking after us (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-08, 10:13:20 (69.249.104.243)
President Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by calling up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in California, making rare use of federal powers and bypassing the authori .......

45: Inmate Central, Best thing no one was hurt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-07, 11:45:13 (69.249.104.243)
So many stories of people being injured... Sorry about the bike, but I am sure you are going to love your replacement even more, whatever it is going to be. .......

46: Inmate Central, RE: "the extended warranty which had paid off about 3x the cost" Wow... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-07, 11:36:42 (69.249.104.243)
Kinda paints the rather bleak reliability picture... doesn't it? I fully understand the liking aspect. .......

47: Inmate Central, Look at the was in Iraq (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-07, 06:56:27 (69.249.104.243)
There was very, very tight coordination between many national troops of the coalition. That is the whole idea of being allies. .......

48: Inmate Central, Makes perfect sense (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-07, 03:57:55 (69.249.104.243)
The soldier on the ground has the ability to provide better guidance. You have probably read some war stories about the support fire or friendly airplanes hitting their own troops instead of the clos .......

49: Inmate Central, Yeah, right (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-07, 03:53:16 (69.249.104.243)
The murderer and his victims are just "two parties wanting diverging outcomes". And I thought I was old enough and have seen everything. .......

50: Inmate Central, Many economicts believe... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-06, 18:00:08 (69.249.104.243)
...that the US, due to its unique economic positioning, can't default suddenly. .......

51: Inmate Central, What is "good" about thousands of people killed each day? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-06, 16:09:05 (69.249.104.243)
Too bad the solution to at least the war in Ukraine was right there, under our noses... .......

52: Inmate Central, "the extended warranty which had paid off about 3x the cost" Wow... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-06, 06:30:03 (69.249.104.243)
Great illustration to the popular: "The mice got pricked, cried, but continued to eat the cactus" .......

53: Inmate Central, The destination sucks, but the road is pretty nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-06, 06:25:31 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

54: Tubes Asylum, RE: Tube Testing Service (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-05, 15:56:29 (69.249.104.243)
Our experience is as follows: If you are using NOS tubes then don't bother with test, they are good. Maybe 1% failure rate. With the current production tubes even if they test fine, quite a few will .......

55: Inmate Central, So funny (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-05, 12:47:26 (69.249.104.243)
Why is that everything they do they do "through their asshole"? This is soooo russian! .......

56: Inmate Central, All you need to know about them, is that they started WWII, but... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-05, 12:03:08 (69.249.104.243)
...then everyone had to run to their rescue. I always say that the choice the Allies faced in terms of which murderer to save was resolved by purely geographical considerations. .......

57: Inmate Central, He's a bot. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-05, 09:09:31 (69.249.104.243)
Just doing his job. There are millions of them. .......

58: Inmate Central, But was it advertized on NYT? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-05, 07:32:08 (69.249.104.243)
Too bad people here generally don't speak Russian, as Margarita Simonian's speech was a marvel. No one expected such death defying resistance from a country they considered their colony. The Ukraini .......

59: Inmate Central, The only giant thing about russia is its physical size (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-05, 05:37:27 (69.249.104.243)
BTW, it should tell you something about them... their main folk hero is Ivan the Idiot. I kid you not. .......

60: Inmate Central, Born victim. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 18:33:22 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

61: Inmate Central, They might object to that :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 18:31:21 (69.249.104.243)
Especially my wife... I REALLY have to contort her name in Audi. So I just scroll and click - no big deal, easy to do. I truly don't understand your frustration. .......

62: Inmate Central, Add Backfires to the list of victims (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 18:02:06 (69.249.104.243)
This is NOT FAIR!!! Of the three only the Blackjack (Tu-160) is officially in production, with a hope of adding 1 or 2 a year. The other two only survive on cannibalism. BTW, a detail many people don .......

63: Inmate Central, That was just a trial baloon (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 15:26:48 (69.249.104.243)
No one expected 1100kg of explosive to bring down the bridge, they were just checking its defenses. Clearly they were able to breach them - no one is saying which ones and how, but they did. Hopefull .......

64: Inmate Central, He should... but what most people don't realize... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 15:22:28 (69.249.104.243)
Ukraine single-handedly reduced the russian nuclear force by a significant amount. The superpowers spend years negotiating the nuclear agreements including the numbers of warheads, ICBM's, boomers an .......

65: Inmate Central, Thank you! At least there is no pain, just ugly as hell (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 12:50:25 (69.249.104.243)
But that is correct, he is not going to cut or even stick a needle as long as there is infection. Getting older... I have my wife near me... I can't imagine going through all that alone, like some peo .......

66: Inmate Central, This is so funny (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 11:07:34 (69.249.104.243)
I was telling that my wife an hour ago. The scum war on Ukraine started as a WWII extension, but it is TOTALLY different now. .......

67: Inmate Central, The drone warfare shook the whole world (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 11:06:23 (69.249.104.243)
There are many foreign military experts living in Ukraine, studying its experience in their use. Ukraine today is an unquestionable leader in that field. .......

68: Inmate Central, No voice on my BMW (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 09:47:40 (69.249.104.243)
I have it on my Audi, but never use it, because it is so easy to do, and their program only understands its own pronunciation, which is a problem when I try to call one of my Russian names contacts - .......

69: Inmate Central, Thank you, working on it! :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 09:36:23 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

70: Inmate Central, Wonderful video (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 09:34:24 (69.249.104.243)
Incredible video of Operation Cobweb in action. This is new type of warfare. It is amazing to watch the drones to take their time, looking for targets, seeking the best place to strike, then going for .......

71: Inmate Central, RE: What infection do you have? nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 09:20:44 (69.249.104.243)
Large bursitis with infection on top. .......

72: Inmate Central, Yes, I know it is the standard... whenever possible. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 09:20:08 (69.249.104.243)
And no, this is not the question of cost, they would do it in an instant, but in my case they can't, because the infection is on top of the bad bursitis, and they are absolutely refusing to do anythin .......

73: Inmate Central, That horseshit can be pulled here... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 07:12:09 (69.249.104.243)
...where most people have no knowledge on how the life is in remote countries. In Russia anyone with just a few working brain cells would laugh if you mentioned TASS. .......

74: Inmate Central, He is just doing his job (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 07:10:39 (69.249.104.243)
Guy needs to make a living, so have mercy. .......

75: Inmate Central, A picture is better than 1000 words (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 04:35:57 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

76: Inmate Central, In my case they can't do that (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 03:57:23 (69.249.104.243)
They can't take the culture. This was one of our first questions. And we were told blood culture test is not good. .......

77: Inmate Central, That is crazy, sorry to hear that, poor lady! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-04, 03:55:14 (69.249.104.243)
And yes, this seems to be becoming if not common, at least not unusual. .......

78: Films/DVD Asylum, Aki Kaurismaki and his Trilogy (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 17:59:40 (69.249.104.243)
Always loved his films, and we have seen many of them, but somehow we missed his Proletariat Trilogy. Well, thank to Criterion we covered that blind spot. Do you have to see them in their ascending o .......

79: Inmate Central, I don't feel particularly bent over... do you? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 15:59:12 (69.249.104.243)
Where did you get THAT idea? At a rally? I would too. But I am getting that feeling now. .......

80: Inmate Central, Imagine his collection... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 15:35:48 (69.249.104.243)
...if he was a Russian oligarch and not some Hollywood poor schmuck? Abramovich and his buddies don't waste their time on $10M purchases... I first saw that car in a 19568 Russian spy movie called D .......

81: Inmate Central, scum's AWACS bad luck (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 15:06:30 (69.249.104.243)
They are not having much luck with their version of AWACS. Today such a resource is mandatory to any serious military operation. It can fly safe distance from the front line and see hundreds of kil .......

82: Inmate Central, The lnob on mine us totally eazy (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 13:57:20 (69.249.104.243)
You spin it and press it. There are also buttons next to it, all VERY easy to use. I am not the easiest customer to please. .......

83: Inmate Central, This is unreal (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 13:38:15 (69.249.104.243)
I remember reading a long and full of pictures article on them back when I was maybe 9 (back in the fifties), it was in one of those kids magazines. But I think your article contains the answer: "Many .......

84: Inmate Central, I guess the same reason I am feeling about mine (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 13:33:47 (69.249.104.243)
But it is not just me or him, it is also our doctors. Mine is a great guy, he has given me many years of excellent service. And it was clear to anyone. I think this is a reasonable answer to your que .......

85: Inmate Central, What is going on? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 12:15:56 (69.249.104.243)
A friend went through three antibiotics before they finally found one, the forth one, that worked. I am currently on my third one and it is not doing shit. Lots of people are telling similar stories. .......

86: Inmate Central, The latest official count - 41 plane and 1 sub (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 09:19:47 (69.249.104.243)
For any country losing 34% of its air force IN ONE DAY is a disaster the likes of which the world has not seen since the opening days of the 1967 war, when the Israeli Air Force destroyed most of the .......

87: Inmate Central, "have fifth generation fighter aircraft" Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 08:00:32 (69.249.104.243)
...they should import some here? They have two. But there is much more to the 5th gen than just copying the outside appearance. The point is valid, though... China does not need any subsidies. ::: TO .......

88: Inmate Central, Malyuk - calm down! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-03, 04:40:24 (69.249.104.243)
That man never sleeps, and today they damaged the Kerch (Crimea) Bridge - 1,100kg of explosive placed under water on its structure created some damage. So the bridge has survived... for now... but .......

89: Inmate Central, "Seat heating..." You have SEATS? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-02, 18:20:03 (69.249.104.243)
I drive sitting on a bale of hay. .......

90: Inmate Central, "would love to befriend a family of skunks (nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-02, 18:17:16 (69.249.104.243)
Only the select few are allowed into Mar O Lago. .......

91: Inmate Central, You are too harsh (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-02, 14:47:39 (69.249.104.243)
Everything revolutionary will take time. I am not sure what version I have in my 335i, but it is not bad at all, fairly intuitive and easy to use. .......

92: Inmate Central, Yesterday - interesting date (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-02, 12:09:13 (69.249.104.243)
29 years ago Ukraine gave Russia its last nuclear warhead. .......

93: Inmate Central, Who would think? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-02, 05:04:19 (69.249.104.243)
After more than three years of bloodying the "world's second army". Kiev in three days... my ass... .......

94: Inmate Central, 15 ain't bad, if there is some sun (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-02, 03:43:10 (69.249.104.243)
That is what it is going to be today for me. Just a short sleeve jersey and arms warmers should do. And it's only the first hour that hurts, then it gets warmer. :) .......

95: Inmate Central, Yes, you are correct nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 19:01:17 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

96: Inmate Central, RE: The nuclear triad was attacked. Trains were undermined. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 15:35:47 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

97: Inmate Central, Some details (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 14:57:00 (69.249.104.243)
The brain of this operation was located in Russia, very close to the FSB office in one of the regions. 117 drones were used, and 117 operators. How did they manage to keep such a massive operation se .......

98: Inmate Central, Thank you, and you too! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 14:53:47 (69.249.104.243)
How short is short? :) I mostly limit my rides to 28 miles - could do a bit more if had suitable nice route. .......

99: Inmate Central, Riding tomorrow (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 11:51:03 (69.249.104.243)
Looks like a nice day with no wind... and who knows, there might be another pleasant waking up surprise! One small detail - apparently the US was not notified. Smart decision. Where did you go? ::: T .......

100: Inmate Central, No... quite the opposite (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 10:05:25 (69.249.104.243)
"We must kill them all!" sentiments are growing. The society is already in the frenzy state, and their leadership is considering putting the whole economy on war footing. Right now it is already hea .......

101: Inmate Central, It took 18 months of preparation (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 10:02:54 (69.249.104.243)
And it was executed nearly flawlessly. There is rumor about one truck not making it to its target, 6,000km from the border. But other than this it was a true masterpiece of military precision. ::: T .......

102: Inmate Central, Explosions in Severomorsk (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 05:11:01 (69.249.104.243)
Large navy base supporting their boomers. Huge smoke, with secondary explosions. The truck that launched the drones later caught fire, burning now. .......

103: Inmate Central, Not "bridge". Bridges. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 04:46:11 (69.249.104.243)
There are reports of at least four collapses. .......

104: Inmate Central, Such a nice morning! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-06-01, 04:17:29 (69.249.104.243)
Massive attack on scum air bases housing long range bombers. Reports of 40 planes destroyed in one night, and those are not Ukrainian sources. One air base is located 1,800km from Ukraine. There are r .......

105: Inmate Central, You funny! :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-31, 18:45:34 (69.249.104.243)
Say hello to penguins. .......

106: Inmate Central, There was no BMW coup with a V8 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-31, 17:58:51 (69.249.104.243)
I loved my 540i, that was a wonderful car, also with 6sp. I have nothing against the M3, we had three of them in a row, but I take cars for what they are, not for the badge on their hood. Since we ar .......

107: Inmate Central, I think they are folding on mine (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-31, 12:38:24 (69.249.104.243)
Can't verify, as it is full of stuff, it is my bike carrier. Many BMW's have fixed rear seats, this is not unique to Audi. .......

108: Inmate Central, Yes, I know they are too smart (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-31, 09:59:42 (69.249.104.243)
They do reject the claims due to damage, but this one is lost. .......

109: Inmate Central, FedEx and its insurance (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-31, 06:36:25 (69.249.104.243)
As I mentioned earlier my extremely precious item got lost and last night FedEx closed the search. Now I can file the claim. I heard from some people here and elsewhere about the package suddenly show .......

110: Inmate Central, There are different S5's (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-31, 03:46:59 (69.249.104.243)
The four door Sportback is basically a lady's car. Very comfortable, good size, huge trunk opening - she used to bang her head on the BMW's tiny trunk lead. It also has the absolutely marvelous engine .......

111: Inmate Central, Ladies... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 15:37:18 (69.249.104.243)
My wife hates my BMW, doesn't want to ride in it, so when we go somewhere together I have to drive her Audi. Funny enough, that car used to be HER car and she loved it. And it is whole lot quicker tha .......

112: Inmate Central, 4.9 seconds... it DOES sound like a rocket! :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 15:34:07 (69.249.104.243)
Enjoy! .......

113: Inmate Central, Wide brim medieval hat (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 14:57:45 (69.249.104.243)
I can carry a lot of stuff invisibly under it. .......

114: Inmate Central, "That particular store closes at midnight, and opens at 8 am." In Russia... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 13:25:22 (69.249.104.243)
...during the dark times of their anti-alcohol campaign the taxi drivers would always have a case of vodka in their trunk, making good buck at night. .......

115: Inmate Central, That is why G-d created baseball hats :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 13:22:57 (69.249.104.243)
I am going through something much smaller on an absolute scale, but somewhat similar in nature, and I wear a sleeve lest people felt revolted. At least yours look manly, something you get in a bar bra .......

116: Films/DVD Asylum, Get some good stuff and you don't need no stinky movie (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 11:00:32 (69.249.104.243)
I am guessing. .......

117: Inmate Central, My wife's cousin... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 05:37:03 (69.249.104.243)
...used to be a neurosurgeon in our area, and he took me once to an open brain surgery... I walked away feeling I could easily do that. :) Some drilling and cutting... stuff I regularly do in my works .......

118: Inmate Central, No wine in our supermarkets, unfortunately (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-30, 05:32:23 (69.249.104.243)
I think Costco is the only one that has it. And you are right - always plenty of nice looking young females in yoga pants at Joe's. In general you can tell right away this is a somewhat above average .......

119: Inmate Central, That is the common, and sensible policy (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 15:48:27 (69.249.104.243)
A friend worked at Home Depot and told me about people constantly shoving hardware into their pockets, and no one was allowed to stop them. Things can go wrong if you do, and unless you are an officer .......

120: Inmate Central, Exclusively, yes (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 15:44:56 (69.249.104.243)
That doesn't bother me. In fact, I like it. The other day, while my wife looked elsewhere I looked at the produce code and created a label. As we were checking out that rang $16, and my wife naturally .......

121: Inmate Central, Compared to a typical supermarket, of course (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 14:48:22 (69.249.104.243)
At least in our area. My wife is very particular regarding the products, has to be due to her condition, so we buy this here, and that there, and our typical trip goes through Trader and then to the .......

122: Films/DVD Asylum, Digging deeper: No Bears (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 14:40:50 (69.249.104.243)
This Jafar Panahi's film feels like a documentary in its dry narration, but it is a riveting and thought provoking drama. It deals with the present internal situation in Iran through real human stori .......

123: Inmate Central, I don't use Costco, but Walmart yes, does that. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 13:05:04 (69.249.104.243)
Interestingly, the upscale supermarkets such as Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Wegmans don't do that. .......

124: Inmate Central, Well, yeah... and jewelry stores have locked doors (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 11:34:21 (69.249.104.243)
OTOH, I have been frequenting our local stereo stores for many years starting with 1979 and NEVER seen that. I don't count the Best Buy. I am sure it is regional. Where was your store? .......

125: Inmate Central, We live in quiet area (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 09:50:57 (69.249.104.243)
Just under a mile from Biden. :) It is pretty here with not too much traffic, but many breathtaking homes around. Lotsa old money in this general area. We are the riff ruff representatives here, the o .......

126: Inmate Central, This is a suburb, of course (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 09:15:16 (69.249.104.243)
Like I said, very modest homes around that shopping center, but still presentable. Interestingly, someone acquired a lot in the middle of it, and in an instant they sold 7 or 9 $1M town homes there, d .......

127: Inmate Central, Wilmington, DE (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 08:26:11 (69.249.104.243)
It is actually not a bad area, the one where the store is located. Modest homes, but certainly not an urban slam. .......

128: Inmate Central, I agree (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 08:08:47 (69.249.104.243)
It is a long game, and what we have today in no way compares to just 3 years ago, and the progress is accelerating. Europe is awakening. Finland now considers herself capable of repelling the scum agg .......

129: Inmate Central, Shelf life expired. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 08:02:59 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

130: Inmate Central, Our society is getting "even more better" (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 08:02:36 (69.249.104.243)
Kudos to our local population for their boundless honesty and integrity! As result our closest Acme supermarket has made nice renovation. Now there are electronic entry and exit gates, and you can on .......

131: Inmate Central, Butcher of Mariupol liquidated (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 06:59:51 (69.249.104.243)
That fucker was responsible the bombing of Mariupol, including the destruction of the theater, where 650 women and children were seeking a shelter. A huge word "Children" was placed next to it, clearl .......

132: Films/DVD Asylum, Time to visit the store again? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-29, 06:52:23 (69.249.104.243)
Bummer... there is probably a tattoo parlor at that location. .......

133: Inmate Central, You are lucky (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-28, 18:34:30 (69.249.104.243)
Nothing that reasonable here. Many landscapers, when showing up, make here $100 an hour, if you look at how long they worked. .......

134: Inmate Central, My wife uses the services of two ladies (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-28, 13:58:06 (69.249.104.243)
I think they are a mother and a daughter, but they sometimes bring a guy with them. And yes, they talk plants constantly. They charge $65 per hour each, which adds up quickly, but she likes them and I .......

135: Inmate Central, LOL! So much for quick typing. :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-28, 13:54:21 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

136: Inmate Central, This is the neighbor I would love to have (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-28, 11:57:09 (69.249.104.243)
Seriously... my wife is crazy about hardening and would appreciate any contacts. She already has one guy next door who is about as crazy, and they spend a lot of time talking, touching, sniffing, digg .......

137: Inmate Central, Well, I don't like flogging a dead horse, but... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-28, 10:34:01 (69.249.104.243)
...his headline: "North Korean ship overturned the other day, right?" Would have caused me to do a 5 second Google search, if I wasn't already aware of the event. I realize that for some people any me .......

138: Inmate Central, Since our Defense Minister left the morning show... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-28, 05:23:53 (69.249.104.243)
...good information has become harder to obtain. How many pushups can you do? .......

139: Inmate Central, How about an elbow to the rig cage? :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-27, 14:50:41 (69.249.104.243)
A friendly one, to be sure. :) This was not a small bit of international news - but I get it, whatever happens outside our castle walls is of no interest to its inhabitants. :) Personally, I don't thi .......

140: Tape Trail, I know you do (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-27, 13:15:32 (69.249.104.243)
This is not a deck for editing, no argument... but look at Technics promoting their RS-1800 as a PRO model... try to do editing on THAT one. :) .......

141: Inmate Central, That is cool... but mine too is with me. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-27, 12:53:55 (69.249.104.243)
Yes, yours looks really nice. Mine is a rather primitive one on my Android, but when away from home or office I don't do calculations. :) .......

142: Inmate Central, It's been all over (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-27, 12:47:49 (69.249.104.243)
Just type North Korean Ship Launch into Google. .......

143: Inmate Central, Please don't disturb (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-27, 08:49:00 (69.249.104.243)
They will lose their spot in line to kiss his ass. .......

144: Films/DVD Asylum, In the Mood for Love (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-27, 04:10:39 (69.249.104.243)
We just revisited this sad Chinese masterpiece and it was again worth every minute. "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!" .......

145: Inmate Central, That expert... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 19:04:29 (69.249.104.243)
...pretty much agreed with some others who said that it is nice, but it is not going to change the direction or the outcome of the war. That was but a short episode in an otherwise very interesting d .......

146: Inmate Central, Why didn't we in 1940? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 16:06:34 (69.249.104.243)
Just give Adolf the UK and most of Europe. How naive you are... what makes you think scum is going to stop there? Just like Hitler did not have any plans for stopping, neither does this little Nazi. .......

147: Inmate Central, No... YOU talk to her. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 15:57:06 (69.249.104.243)
I tried. :) .......

148: Inmate Central, From a Ukrainian source (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 15:21:51 (69.249.104.243)
"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the restrictions on the range of Western weapons handed over to Ukraine are no longer in effect. At the same time, Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingail denied any chang .......

149: Inmate Central, In the mean time Belgium sends Ukraine a single tank (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 15:00:36 (69.249.104.243)
It is an old Leopard 1A5, but with a deadly twist - it has a new highly automated turret, designed specifically to fight the FPV drones. If the trials prove to be successful, more will come. ::: TOPI .......

150: Inmate Central, Good find... nice to know! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 14:46:21 (69.249.104.243)
My wife is still bugging me about getting the Devil's Phone. I am still resisting, I just love mine. .......

151: Inmate Central, I certainly hope there are enough of those slowly changing fields... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 14:44:12 (69.249.104.243)
...for all those people who are caught in this swirl... but I am not too optimistic. I do feel we are at the Even Horizon now. .......

152: Inmate Central, Not for her (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 14:28:53 (69.249.104.243)
Considering her age and income she should be doing much more, $10K a year would be acceptable for someone making maybe $60K a year. But she spends almost all she earns. .......

153: Inmate Central, Nokia made great phones (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 14:22:59 (69.249.104.243)
I had the 950 and then the 1020 - I think I got their numbers correctly? Very nice phones for their time. Their 42S simulation was very nice. I think we checked with my wife's iPhone and it was not t .......

154: Inmate Central, Problem is the employment field is... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 13:54:38 (69.249.104.243)
...changing with crazy speed now, and it is only accelerating. If a particular skill set had a half-life of 20 years long ago, today that could be 5 or even 2 years. .......

155: Inmate Central, I don't think they believe that... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 13:40:42 (69.249.104.243)
...they simply push it away as they feel there is not much they can do about it. People are generally stupid. My 50yo daughter has very good income but she only puts $10K a year into her 401k. That is .......

156: Inmate Central, Not for that one (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 13:24:57 (69.249.104.243)
There was a reasonably good one for my Nokia phone, but Samsung doesn't have it. .......

157: Inmate Central, They really had no competition (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 13:24:07 (69.249.104.243)
Every engineer or a scientist wanted one. And to think their introductory price was $399 forty some years ago? :) .......

158: Inmate Central, Let's be real - (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 11:43:18 (69.249.104.243)
70% is actually more, than full replacement, in my mind, because you don't have to move your ass for it, and can do plenty of other stuff. No gas for commute, less car maintenance, no wardrobe expense .......

159: Inmate Central, HP calculators are collectibles (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 11:40:26 (69.249.104.243)
I have a bunch, but my favorite is 42S, I have two of them, on my two work tables. I thought I lost one so I started looking for a replacement... well, a nice clean one is at least $250 these days. Bu .......

160: Inmate Central, The smart money is on the other guys (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 11:36:20 (69.249.104.243)
Clown does what clowns do, keep moving. .......

161: Inmate Central, It takes many forms (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 10:55:19 (69.249.104.243)
I have a 90yo friend who is actively working in one difficult theoretical field. He does analysis, writes articles, makes presentations at conventions. I don't think he gets any money out of it, but i .......

162: Inmate Central, Everyone retires... at some point (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 10:52:21 (69.249.104.243)
One way or the other... To many "retirement" means retirement benefits, or pension. Notice, they are linked in the OP. .......

163: Inmate Central, "I work out at the gym Monday - Friday," It would take... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 10:30:44 (69.249.104.243)
...the Supreme Court order to get me there. .......

164: Inmate Central, With what? Stones? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 10:29:32 (69.249.104.243)
I am pulling your leg to some degree, but this is the subject of the last 24hr discussions, and no one has been able state if and when the Tauruses were given to Ukraine. This is perfectly cool with m .......

165: Inmate Central, That probably varied widely by the division (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 10:21:05 (69.249.104.243)
There were many different ones. I don't recall our guys being caught lying, but making dumb business decision was their specialty! :) Huge shame... as it truly was a great company back in 1981 when I .......

166: Inmate Central, Thank you for confirming - there is no retirement. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 10:18:10 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

167: Inmate Central, There is really no retirement in the US (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-26, 04:13:54 (69.249.104.243)
Unless you want to call the SS that way. Big companies used to offer retirement, and some small groups like military and police still get them, but as the rule it's been replaced by saving system. If .......

168: Inmate Central, First - they should change their murderous ways (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 15:30:53 (69.249.104.243)
Until they do no one is going to want them. The "refugees" should be encouraged to leave their ghettos and camps and settle in other Arab countries. Apparently, some Gazans are already doing that. Pe .......

169: Inmate Central, I don't have any explanation on why antisemitism is seeing such growth here (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 14:37:18 (69.249.104.243)
Perhaps this is always the case when life is getting harder? After all, in the eighties everyone was obsessed with new cars and big homes... today the reality is different and throughout the history .......

170: Inmate Central, Well, you have some "crime" in mind, so... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 14:19:55 (69.249.104.243)
...why don't you enlighten us, as some of us do not see it. I am sure you mean the Israelis hitting the hospital, killing 500 people. Right? .......

171: Inmate Central, It is OUR responsibility to teach the younger generation (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 14:17:10 (69.249.104.243)
Clearly, it is not happening... in large part because our generation tends to also be dumb when it comes to unpleasant issues. .......

172: Inmate Central, Your words speak for themselves (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 14:15:21 (69.249.104.243)
"as if wholesale murder of Palestinians wasn't taking place" What else is happening in the world that we have no idea about? You are showing no critical thinking at all. Can I ask you - where did yo .......

173: Inmate Central, "I'm not sure if they are welcome in other Arab countries..." Well, history has it (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 13:48:56 (69.249.104.243)
They were initially allowed into Jordan - Arabs helping Arabs. But that did not last long as the "palestinians" decided to overthrow the King... They got, however, the short end of the stick, so the .......

174: Inmate Central, Do you think those who orchestrated the October massacre... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 11:15:38 (69.249.104.243)
...gave one shit about all those thousands? Actually, they did... because the larger the arbitrary number the stronger is their support and the more money would come to them. Otherwise, they did not .......

175: Inmate Central, Show me where I say ALL (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 10:37:47 (69.249.104.243)
But again, show me a group in Gaza that advocates the end of hostilities with Israel. And when you have two million people and there is no single voice against violence the word "all" naturally pops .......

176: Inmate Central, Because keeping them in the camps... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 10:31:44 (69.249.104.243)
...as "refugees" means billions of $$$ in the pockets of their "leaders". At the end of WW2 millions of people were displaced, but within a few short years they all found new homes and new lives. Hav .......

177: Inmate Central, Is this the one? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 09:18:15 (69.249.104.243)
I definitely like its price. :) .......

178: Inmate Central, Your ignorance is deepening (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 09:09:00 (69.249.104.243)
I am sure you are going to show me some "palestinian" groups that advocate peaceful coexistence with Israel. How long you think would they live in Gaza? Anyway, since you are so ignorant... no Jew ha .......

179: Films/DVD Asylum, A wonderful blast from the past (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 08:26:03 (69.249.104.243)
It's been loooooooooooooooooong time... .......

180: Inmate Central, I am now afraid to ask... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 08:25:21 (69.249.104.243)
...what kind of phone you have. :) .......

181: Inmate Central, Why are the "palestinians" in the shape they are in? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 08:18:02 (69.249.104.243)
All your writing here says you have no idea. .......

182: Inmate Central, Your ignorance is defening. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 08:16:15 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

183: Inmate Central, Are we celebrating... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 07:43:05 (69.249.104.243)
...the Nazi contribution to civilization? .......

184: Inmate Central, Red herring (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 06:45:43 (69.249.104.243)
I know of no one who hates the "palestinians", but plenty of Jew haters, even on these pages. The Israelis, and all Jews of the world, would be thrilled if the "palestinians" finally dropped their on .......

185: Inmate Central, You had no case. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-25, 06:39:28 (69.249.104.243)
Just hate. .......

186: Tape Trail, That is why A77 is Revox... it IS semi-pro (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 13:24:03 (69.249.104.243)
But once you look inside you know it was designed by the professional tape recorder designers, there are many elements of the pro design in it - things such as sturdy die cast construction, modular de .......

187: Inmate Central, Your reality is Kristallnacht. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 11:35:21 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

188: Inmate Central, "A few native Jews" - I just LOVE that! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 09:53:07 (69.249.104.243)
You invade and kill almost all the inhabitants, and then you, of course, have the right to settle there, because there are... ahem... only "a few" of them. .......

189: Inmate Central, I use filtered well water (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 08:12:11 (69.249.104.243)
Direct output of our reverse osmosis filter. .......

190: Inmate Central, "Boiled water?" - what do you mean by that? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 07:10:45 (69.249.104.243)
Looking... .......

191: Inmate Central, Community K cups Dark and Bold (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 06:43:01 (69.249.104.243)
I am nearly done with the ones recommended here by some coffee lovers, time to order more. It is good, but I would like something slightly less bitter. Advice? .......

192: Inmate Central, "You may snap your finger a time or two" Done that, Kemosabe... next step? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 06:39:33 (69.249.104.243)
Goes without saying on fingers. :( I will try what you are describing here, thank you! .......

193: Inmate Central, Call me a softie... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 04:54:36 (69.249.104.243)
...but I don't enjoy the spectacle of a struggling dying animal. The trap is so much more humane. I caught one or two that way and I did not like it. .......

194: Inmate Central, I agree on the responsibility (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-24, 03:45:32 (69.249.104.243)
We have some roads here that are completely unsuitable for cycling, and yet some people insist on their "right" to block the traffic and raise the stress level in motorists. The roads I use are mostly .......

195: Inmate Central, I have glue pads... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-23, 14:38:32 (69.249.104.243)
...but all they have been catching were bugs and crickets. However... since it is a war, I put a sticky house there too. .......

196: Inmate Central, Of mice and men (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-23, 13:26:39 (69.249.104.243)
Well... the beast won the last round, successfully defeating my Tandem Warhead arrangement. Not just devouring the peanut butter, but also a part of the Scotch tape holding it. I don't know how it .......

197: Films/DVD Asylum, I was ready to FF (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-23, 08:05:42 (69.249.104.243)
I don't like looking at torture, and the whole scene seemed moving in that direction, so I was ready, but then it, fortunately, resolved. .......

198: Inmate Central, Of course (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-23, 07:55:57 (69.249.104.243)
I very carefully plan my routes, and there are roads which I checked then wrote off - too uncomfortable. So what I have now is mostly fine, mostly with either good shoulder or a bike lane, but there s .......

199: Inmate Central, "It is generally acceptable..." (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-23, 07:05:27 (69.249.104.243)
"It is generally acceptable to pass a cyclist in an area where it is safe to, even if passing is not normally permitted there." The sentence above is the statement of the rather common vision. And I a .......

200: Films/DVD Asylum, You scared me (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-23, 04:02:58 (69.249.104.243)
I started watching already shaking in my boots. .......

201: Inmate Central, Latest data is about $70B. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 15:33:46 (69.249.104.243)
Two trillion divided by 70 billion is helluva time. .......

202: Inmate Central, Cry, audiophiles, cry... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 15:22:00 (69.249.104.243)
What's gonna happen to all those penny tricks? How are we going to judge our tire wear? Here is what one gentleman says: "I find it best to use $0.37 on the inner rear corner of each speaker. No quart .......

203: Inmate Central, I just love Earth-shattering developments (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 15:20:19 (69.249.104.243)
You got an easy audience in me here - I LOVE the plastic drinking straws! :) But in the meantime, please tell me about something far less important - whatever happened to the promised DOGE $2T saving? .......

204: Tape Trail, The 707 was a novel industrial design (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 15:17:30 (69.249.104.243)
You could not help but look at it and everyone wanted it. Apparently its novelty is still have not worn out, and every new generation of hobbyists desires it. It definitely is a successful design in .......

205: Tape Trail, I was in love with Tandberg TD20A... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 15:09:41 (69.249.104.243)
...until I opened one up. Its internal construction reminds you mostly of a cheap consumer VCR. I have one, the desirable high speed 2-track model, and it does sound very good, but if you look at its .......

206: Inmate Central, Freedom! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 14:54:24 (69.249.104.243)
Every day brings us more and more monumental achievements! I am waiting for orange colored toilet paper. Imagine our lives after that wonderful step! .......

207: Inmate Central, RE: Correct (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 13:44:49 (69.249.104.243)
If someone admires a fascist leader, does that make him a fascist himself? .......

208: Inmate Central, But it is OK to slaughter the soldiers - right? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 13:03:12 (69.249.104.243)
I can never figure out that relativism. .......

209: Inmate Central, "pro-Palestinian." Pro-What? nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 12:58:58 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

210: Tape Trail, I would not recommend Tandberg (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 08:02:56 (69.249.104.243)
Plastic... plastic... sheet metal... more plastic... Its construction is flimsy. Good sound, but no reliability. Akai... the typical pitfall these days is their GX heads, many of which by now have cra .......

211: Inmate Central, :) Good one! nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 06:28:56 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

212: Inmate Central, WTF? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 06:26:11 (69.249.104.243)
This is unbelievable! So sorry you and her have to go through this shit... .......

213: Inmate Central, Another day... two more Jews killed... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 06:03:21 (69.249.104.243)
Where is our country heading? .......

214: Tape Trail, It is a modest machine that is grossly overpriced today (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 04:50:40 (69.249.104.243)
Mostly due to its less than common looks. You can get some better conventionally looking decks for less. I had one... bought in mint condition for $50, sold later for $200. One look inside was enough .......

215: Inmate Central, I would go (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 04:33:55 (69.249.104.243)
But I am more stubborn than the average person. I think the risk is still very, very low. It is a gorgeous city with rich history, and it is not Russia, and not even Ukraine... well, it is Odessa. :) .......

216: Inmate Central, Cats do (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-22, 03:56:38 (69.249.104.243)
Over the years we have received units for service with clear evidence of that - tons of hair and often some drool, that would usually cause the unit to burn. One guy was claiming that was not possible .......

217: Inmate Central, It is almost funny... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-21, 09:30:29 (69.249.104.243)
...how some people keep dumping on Biden, forgetting that it was he who gave their hero the victory. On a nice platter... They should be sending around a collection plate for his great statue. ::: TOP .......

218: Inmate Central, Saw my doctor today (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-21, 08:32:41 (69.249.104.243)
I asked him about that 75yo mark - he did not know anything about it, prescribed as before. .......

219: Inmate Central, This is it. I am not reading your posts any more... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 14:10:11 (69.249.104.243)
They say envy is bad. .......

220: Inmate Central, You truly have no shame. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 14:08:25 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

221: Inmate Central, My hope is with you (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 14:07:25 (69.249.104.243)
It is a tough road, but there are tons of success stories, so stay positive! I know a lot of people who beat all the official statistics! My wife was given 15% chance to live 5 years... but that was 2 .......

222: Inmate Central, Not always slow (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 09:13:45 (69.249.104.243)
"PSA levels can increase quickly, a phenomenon known as PSA velocity. A rapid rise in PSA, especially a steep increase over a short period, can be a sign of prostate cancer or a more aggressive form o .......

223: Inmate Central, Maybe... maybe not... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 08:35:40 (69.249.104.243)
I would not be so fast without intimate knowledge of his situation. Cancer never follows a straight path. So I wish him luck and metastases are not the end of the road. I know... they sound like a dea .......

224: Inmate Central, :) That DOES count as good experience. :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 08:26:36 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

225: Inmate Central, Anyone had good experience with insurance broker? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 08:14:21 (69.249.104.243)
We never used one, but the way the premiums have been moving makes me curious. .......

226: Inmate Central, That was different kind of empty (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-20, 03:46:17 (69.249.104.243)
I have been to the shopping malls many times during the work days, often making a quick run from my office - short distance. But this was on the different scale. .......

227: Inmate Central, Orange cats are the best (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-19, 18:12:31 (69.249.104.243)
We had some, and we patted many more of them. Sorry about your lost! .......

228: Films/DVD Asylum, We know both of them very well (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-19, 18:11:00 (69.249.104.243)
And I agree on both counts. We have probably seen every Kaurismaki's films, and many of Tati's. My favorite Tati is My Uncle. Hilarious. :) .......

229: Inmate Central, I agree with some of that, but... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-19, 16:35:51 (69.249.104.243)
...lot of that mall is brand new construction and the condition is top notch, it is not some dilapidated old building. Does that mean it was built before some major calamity? Say... be it Covid, or th .......

230: Inmate Central, Depressing (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-19, 15:40:32 (69.249.104.243)
I took my wife to the Court of King of Prussia shopping mall today for some distraction - she used to love it, would spend long hours there. She had great time, but something was inescapable - the mal .......

231: Inmate Central, And more (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-19, 07:22:31 (69.249.104.243)
Give you good sense of the way they operate. .......

232: Inmate Central, More real war drone videos (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-19, 03:41:25 (69.249.104.243)
Open tank hatches is one of their favorite targets. That usually results in a spectacular explosion, as the ammo stored in the crew compartment, detonates, sending the turret 100 feet into the air. On .......

233: Inmate Central, Looks like brains grow better in warmer climate. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 18:22:10 (69.249.104.243)
Remember: "I'm not paying for that fucking wall!" (Vicente Fox) .......

234: Inmate Central, How is your 401k doing? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 15:54:02 (69.249.104.243)
Ours is pretty much back to its former maximum. During the worst time we lost about 12%, but it all came back. I don't look there often, I think my last time was about 3-4 months ago, and frankly I w .......

235: Inmate Central, At least... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 15:04:34 (69.249.104.243)
...I did not vote for Trump. There is always a positive side to everything. :) Friends are trying to find a replacement. .......

236: Inmate Central, Here is a typical video (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 14:33:11 (69.249.104.243)
The world book on drone warfare is currently written in Ukraine. The representatives of many Western militaries are constantly there studying their actual experience. Watch how carefully and precisely .......

237: Inmate Central, That is just for show (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 08:26:17 (69.249.104.243)
Like I said, there are tons of videos. I see a bunch every day. They fly slowly and deliberately, as many of their targets are hard to see, such as branches covered fox holes, artillery pieces under t .......

238: Inmate Central, A custom order. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 06:59:00 (69.249.104.243)
I also own RCA, but that is another story. :) .......

239: Inmate Central, I used to have them (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-18, 06:58:12 (69.249.104.243)
But to me they are single capture devices, I don't want to reuse one with blood stains, so you eventually run out. Unfortunately, the ones I bought as replacement came with that wide yellow trigger pa .......

240: Films/DVD Asylum, Another Spanish gem (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 19:04:40 (69.249.104.243)
Elisa, vida mia. Hard to watch in spots, but incredibly good. Leaving the Spanish cinema for now... to avoid creating the sense of overdoing something. .......

241: Inmate Central, Covid (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 19:01:15 (69.249.104.243)
I lost my beloved uncle due to it... strong man, military aviator, he would be 101 today. Fortunately, that was the only Covid-related loss in our small circle. You are saying it is a tribe? ::: TO .......

242: Inmate Central, There are tons of FPV videos (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 18:50:38 (69.249.104.243)
One thing is common - they don't move fast, they buzz around looking for the opportune moment. They stop, look for the openings, then strike. .......

243: Inmate Central, Jesus... I will make sure... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 18:47:57 (69.249.104.243)
...to not let my wife check it. .......

244: Inmate Central, Racing is different (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 16:11:12 (69.249.104.243)
He has very broad view, I mean hitting a small moving target, no way your reaction will allow you that. I would like to see them hit a human-sized zig-zagging target at that speed. .......

245: Inmate Central, Did you have the proper outfiit? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 15:01:54 (69.249.104.243)
I envy you, it's been a while since I listened to a live band. What state was that? I thought you were traveling along the coast... no? .......

246: Inmate Central, I looked on Amazon, and... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 14:55:24 (69.249.104.243)
...some of them had this warning: "Frequently returned item" Do you have good experience with a particular model? .......

247: Inmate Central, Better mousetrap (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 12:11:38 (69.249.104.243)
I think I have something patent-worthy here, the so-called Tandem Head Mouse Trap. There is a smart mouse in my basement. I have been trying to catch it for weeks now, putting some peanut butter un .......

248: Inmate Central, Aiming at that speed could be hard (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 11:53:34 (69.249.104.243)
Most small drones are FPV, such a flight would be way too fast for human reaction. The big part of that exchange was not just the Ka-52, but also the commander, a russian captain, who was killed. It .......

249: Inmate Central, Not if you change oil, wash and wax them regularly. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-17, 03:54:36 (69.249.104.243)
Just keep the maintenance record and wait for the day they become a classic. You may not live that long, though... .......

250: Films/DVD Asylum, Did you see "Cria Cuervos"? Brilliant... simply brilliant. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-16, 18:46:26 (69.249.104.243)
Another 100% on Rotten Tomatoes .......

251: Inmate Central, Bummer... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-16, 12:37:44 (69.249.104.243)
To loose a $20M super-duper attack heli to a $1K drone. Plus one piece of scum. The other one may still be alive, but most of them do not return to flying. New face of warfare. .......

252: Inmate Central, That was not a purchase transaction (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-16, 07:25:39 (69.249.104.243)
The gentleman in Phily was going to do some modification to that head assembly for me. I would pay for his labor, of course, but we have fairly long relationship of helping each other. The plan was fo .......

253: Inmate Central, I hope they didn't (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-16, 04:20:16 (69.249.104.243)
I think the signature requirement actually made the matters worse. I guess it was automatic with large insurance coverage, but in this case it became a problem, as this guy's building has a mail room .......

254: Inmate Central, And it never did (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-16, 04:16:37 (69.249.104.243)
It took it with it. It only traveled in a company of two ocean going tug boats, they are there in all the pictures. Kinda like a Tour de France racer with a team service car always behind him. :) ::: .......

255: Inmate Central, Thank you, I will! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-15, 19:02:49 (69.249.104.243)
I also had a good friend volunteer to help me find a replacement. An astronomically difficult task, but he knows someone who knows someone who apparently is a hoarder and might have it. At this point .......

256: Inmate Central, No tariffs between Delaware and PA... for now... :( nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-15, 15:51:49 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

257: Inmate Central, No, but I have done some moderating in a VERY hostile environment (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-15, 12:26:26 (69.249.104.243)
The way I see it this is like a kindergarten compared to what I had to deal with. I think any reasonable individual should be able to do it. .......

258: Films/DVD Asylum, Not too depressing? nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-15, 07:31:55 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

259: Inmate Central, The Outside... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-15, 07:30:55 (69.249.104.243)
...used to have its own moderator, which I am sure reduced the admin's load substantially. Perhaps this is something worth considering. I have also been to the sites where each forum had not just one .......

260: Inmate Central, Russian Steath (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-15, 04:55:56 (69.249.104.243)
Granted, it is only about 90% stealth, but still effective. And no... the ship is not burning. .......

261: Inmate Central, No, not possible (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-14, 11:30:50 (69.249.104.243)
It is a head block, it is a complicated electro-mechanical assembly. Imagine you had a collectible Hasselblad camera and you lost its lens. Not possible to recreate. Not exactly the situation, but giv .......

262: Inmate Central, We generally had great record with FedEx (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-14, 09:11:13 (69.249.104.243)
And in this case even if they paid the claim that wouldn't make my very special gear operational. Unfortunately, those parts are impossible to find. It is a head block for a very special tape recorde .......

263: Inmate Central, In this case... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-14, 09:07:47 (69.249.104.243)
...they brought it to that guy's mail room, but did not leave it there because it required a signature. He later call them and requested it be kept at their office so he could pick it up in person. B .......

264: Inmate Central, Not a buyer (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-14, 09:04:12 (69.249.104.243)
He is supposed to do some modification to my part, so I could have just driven to him. .......

265: Inmate Central, Wow... so there is still hope? :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-14, 07:09:28 (69.249.104.243)
It's only been two weeks. I could have walked those 30 miles in less time. :) .......

266: Inmate Central, Reelling... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-14, 06:26:17 (69.249.104.243)
While doing it I had some strange feelings, a premonition, if you will, and yet I put it in the box and attached the FedEx label. It only had to make it over 30 miles, from Wilmington to Phily. But it .......

267: Films/DVD Asylum, 1973. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-13, 15:30:43 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

268: Inmate Central, Do you like REALLY want to talk about "isolation"? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-13, 08:59:00 (69.249.104.243)
I didn't think so. :) .......

269: Inmate Central, Funny you mentioned it (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-13, 04:24:31 (69.249.104.243)
I know a guy whose system looks kinda like that. He believes that the more junk he puts there the better it is, and it always sounds better with every new addition. .......

270: Inmate Central, Do you mean what is allowed to jupiter is not allowed to the bull? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 13:13:39 (69.249.104.243)
Do you know how the diesel works? .......

271: Inmate Central, Cute way of presenting it. I like that. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 10:10:30 (69.249.104.243)
I think we are heading for some sort of a revolt. .......

272: Inmate Central, That was E34 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 08:12:57 (69.249.104.243)
It retained it super-duper-red color until the time it was stolen. I really loved that car, would not mind having it again. .......

273: Inmate Central, "I admire his passion regarding cars and sports." I do too (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 08:07:42 (69.249.104.243)
But he was also passionate about politics and never too shy to express his opinions, he took active part in many such discussions. .......

274: Inmate Central, Thank you, learned a new word. Can't pronouce it though... :( (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 06:58:25 (69.249.104.243)
Yes, most cairns I see tend to be more linear. This one is different not because it was planned, it just happened when the other guy put a large stone on top of my small one, so the credit is all h .......

275: Films/DVD Asylum, Ikiru is one of the very few movies I was not able to get through (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 04:32:28 (69.249.104.243)
Maybe I was too young for it. :) Maybe if I was 80yo when I saw it the effect would be different. :) I just dunno... Maybe it is the time I should try again. ;) .......

276: Inmate Central, I had the reddest red 540i for years without any issues (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-12, 03:47:49 (69.249.104.243)
It was not called Hellrot Red for no reason. But that was 25 years ago, or so... I guess people... including the cops... were kinder, gentler back then. .......

277: Films/DVD Asylum, We watched Viridiana again tonight (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 18:30:35 (69.249.104.243)
We both remembered it to large degree, but it was still nice. We used to love Bunuel a lot and watched pretty much everything he made, including the An Andalusian Dog. One of my all time favorites ha .......

278: Inmate Central, I used to know a shop like that... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 16:00:31 (69.249.104.243)
Excellent quality and low prices, but he closed years ago. OTOH I am becoming more casual about cars. The one I drive daily I let the rain wash, and it is a black car, but it looks just fine. :) To me .......

279: Inmate Central, The Precarious (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 14:43:36 (69.249.104.243)
In part my creation. Hard to believe it is still holding. As we walk through our small neighborhood this one always makes me stop. The way the two large stones were sitting on the slope made me won .......

280: Films/DVD Asylum, Just make sure you watch it uninterrupted (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 14:32:14 (69.249.104.243)
Some movies are OK to stop and start, this one should not be, in my view. .......

281: Inmate Central, What have you guys done to the Ghost? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 13:13:56 (69.249.104.243)
Don't tell me he went to fight in Ukraine. I hope he is doing fine and just got pissed at all you assholes. .......

282: Inmate Central, Next time valet park at Neiman Markus, and walk to Walmart (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 13:12:03 (69.249.104.243)
There ARE people like that. My worst contact with such roaches was when I was spending a night in the hospital with my wife after her surgery. When in the morning I decided to make a quick trip home .......

283: Inmate Central, Park far (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-11, 08:14:52 (69.249.104.243)
Some shoppers there might have the predisposition against expensive cars. Sorry to hear that... one option is to ignore it. That is what I told my wife about her recent bumper cover damage. You pay $ .......

284: Films/DVD Asylum, We watched the Beehive tonight (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-10, 18:15:34 (69.249.104.243)
Fascinating... beautiful and poetic. .......

285: Films/DVD Asylum, Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-10, 04:11:32 (69.249.104.243)
We used to love Bunuel, but it would be interesting to revisit him now, to see if our reaction today would be different. After all... WE are so different today than we were 30-40 years ago. Thank you .......

286: Inmate Central, Yes... until something happens. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-09, 08:01:13 (69.249.104.243)
As in that movie. :) Public transit is different. .......

287: Films/DVD Asylum, By pure coincidence we watched it a couple weeks ago (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-09, 07:22:27 (69.249.104.243)
We have seen it long ago, but long enough so the vague memories did not interfere. Any other good catches? .......

288: Inmate Central, We were watching a recent Japanese movie in disbelief (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-09, 07:19:31 (69.249.104.243)
There, the teachers let a 5yo girl walk home by herself, a few kilometers THROUGH THE FOREST. No one had any issues with that, until one day she did not come home. It was stressful to watch, I have to .......

289: Inmate Central, The Woodpecker was... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-08, 15:22:12 (69.249.104.243)
...their huge Duga (Arch) over-the-horizon early warning radar, and no, I never got to see it, it was not like you could just drive by and see them. :) They still have some of the original network, b .......

290: Inmate Central, Back in the seventies... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-08, 14:17:21 (69.249.104.243)
...I was making 150 rubles a month, before taxes. Going by free market exchange rate (a particular Nevsky street corner) that would be about $50. My wife was making about the same. We could live on .......

291: Inmate Central, You and I happened (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-08, 06:16:55 (69.249.104.243)
A typical car today has probably a few hundred pounds of different electric motors and associated gears, wires, controllers, etc to do all those "nice" things most of us like. Some of it is the stuff .......

292: Films/DVD Asylum, Any recent discoveries on Criterion? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-07, 14:15:34 (69.249.104.243)
Mostly interested in foreign movies, but not exclusively. .......

293: Inmate Central, BTW, there are some funny cases (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-07, 13:13:44 (69.249.104.243)
There is border overlap where a friend has postal address. He lives in Canada, but his postal address is American, NY. So when I ship something to him it is to a NY address, which is simpler for me. .......

294: Inmate Central, Yawn indeed (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-07, 13:06:39 (69.249.104.243)
"Really?! Who crosses an international border just to buy groceries?! " Well, people do that all the time, for gas too. How is that different from crossing the state border for cheaper gas and booze? .......

295: Inmate Central, I remember those very well, they were popular in the fifties. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-07, 11:12:59 (69.249.104.243)
People would run radios off them and of course the kerosene lamp would produce light - what more do you need? .......

296: Inmate Central, If I do, this will become an empty place (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 12:43:57 (69.249.104.243)
Part of putin's folklore. .......

297: Inmate Central, Will it run my oscilloscope? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 11:21:32 (69.249.104.243)
If so, give me a dozen. :) .......

298: Inmate Central, My kind of guy! :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 08:55:14 (69.249.104.243)
Light is good... electricity is good... bills are bad... .......

299: Inmate Central, Yes, I know the process (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 07:11:57 (69.249.104.243)
It is the FFL registration that makes some people do it on their own. Tons of illegally full-auto converted rifles, the semi-legal and kinda-legal ones, ditto for the suppressors etc. Being on file so .......

300: Inmate Central, The suppressors are not legal in DE (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 06:56:24 (69.249.104.243)
Heck, we can't even get a full auto here! The only thing allowed here is short barrel rifles. Just a few miles away, in PA all that is allowed. Not that I miss it, but who knows. .......

301: Inmate Central, Many hight hunters use it (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 06:43:40 (69.249.104.243)
Hunting coyotes and such. .......

302: Inmate Central, My problem is I love light (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-06, 06:32:41 (69.249.104.243)
I like it bright, and even now the workshop is not bright enough. I get very low lux readings on most work surfaces. I know the LED's are brighter, but I doubt I will be able to reduce the overall num .......

303: Inmate Central, Gotcha! :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 18:36:15 (69.249.104.243)
And I thought you meant the gun. .......

304: Inmate Central, They ARE zoned (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 18:33:57 (69.249.104.243)
There are three zones, but I don't like staring at dark areas... who knows what's hiding in them. :) I get depressed that way... no I need the lights everywhere. .......

305: Inmate Central, I knew I would get a lot of great ideas. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 15:58:26 (69.249.104.243)
Does it come with a sledge hammer? .......

306: Inmate Central, What are they? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 15:56:42 (69.249.104.243)
Sorry, I could not sit through this. :) I watched the first 10 seconds... they FF to the last 10 seconds... did I miss something in between? .......

307: Inmate Central, 911's a dime a dozen (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 15:52:03 (69.249.104.243)
Last time I saw the R8 was years ago. Far more gorgeous. My wife and I test drove one with V10 and manual box, and we got lost, so we only came back almost an hour later, to find the dealer in the st .......

308: Inmate Central, Another bright idea pulled out of a fat hairy ass. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 15:30:22 (69.249.104.243)
It is going to be our reality for the next few months. .......

309: Inmate Central, Still thinking... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 15:26:58 (69.249.104.243)
I know... it is dangerous... but every time I enter my basement workshop I turn on 36 dual fluorescent fixtures, for the total of about 1,700W of electricity. And yes... I do have some LED fixtures, b .......

310: Inmate Central, I would rather get the R8 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 15:20:37 (69.249.104.243)
My dream car. The 6, if you mean the older 635cSi or M6, were much lighter and smaller. The M8 is yes, heavy, but it is beautiful, and who cares about the depreciation? Only those who buy it. :) ::: T .......

311: Inmate Central, Well, someone of your standing should not settle for anything less than... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 10:03:59 (69.249.104.243)
...the M8 :) I do love its looks. .......

312: Inmate Central, Well, that is last year's news (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 06:10:18 (69.249.104.243)
That was indeed proposed, which is ridiculous, but AFAIK it was not done. .......

313: Inmate Central, 1523? When was last time you saw a decent American movie? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 05:20:09 (69.249.104.243)
I will take the 34 Australian any day of the month. I don't recall any Australian movie that was a pure crap. Somewhat of a ditto for the Canadian industry. .......

314: Inmate Central, Like any government agency... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 05:06:38 (69.249.104.243)
...his I am sure deserves some of that, I just hope his moves are not going to be simply political in motivation. He's got a difficult assignment, given all the issues with our infrastructure and corr .......

315: Inmate Central, I wish him luck, he looks like a reasonable man. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-05, 04:52:03 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

316: Inmate Central, WH party tonight? nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-04, 11:25:01 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

317: Inmate Central, Very bad news from the ME (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-04, 10:50:07 (69.249.104.243)
It is only going from bad to worse. There seems to be no effective way of retaliating after the Houthis attack on the Tel Aviv airport. And there seems to be no effective way of dealing with Iran, as .......

318: Inmate Central, The era of humble public servant is gone (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-04, 05:18:33 (69.249.104.243)
Today it is the entitlement, baby! I suspect you are probably right, but it looks like the controllers did their job well. .......

319: Inmate Central, With 45,000 flights each day... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-04, 04:49:37 (69.249.104.243)
...it is still amazing how they can handle it with low accident rate. I will take two near misses over one collision any day. Hard job, as I understand it. .......

320: Inmate Central, Wouold you mind... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-03, 10:40:53 (69.249.104.243)
...if I added this to my collection of "Gypsy and their gold" .......

321: Inmate Central, Too old (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-03, 10:37:25 (69.249.104.243)
More modern. .......

322: Inmate Central, Where is my lithium??????? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-03, 06:03:28 (69.249.104.243)
It had to be settled. .......

323: Inmate Central, Are you sure you would want to see me in a tight fit Lycra? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-03, 04:15:57 (69.249.104.243)
I wouldn't... if I could avoid it. At least it is not yet hot enough for sprinkling yourself with water. Starting earlier and earlier helps, though. .......

324: Inmate Central, You just had to rub it in. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 18:30:27 (69.249.104.243)
I know... I have lived here for 45... no, 46 years now. :) Dreaming of the fall. The roads I take these days are mostly open with no shade. Might change my ways. .......

325: Inmate Central, Ich bin ein Nordl�nder (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 15:38:29 (69.249.104.243)
I turn our house AC ON in April. :) And this ain't even Florida. :) .......

326: Inmate Central, Well... it IS getting hot (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 15:03:40 (69.249.104.243)
It is getting too hot for comfortable rides. I came home today feeling like ten big and mean guys used me for their punching bag - haven't felt that tired in a long time. That Sun is merciless... Bik .......

327: Inmate Central, "wants the killing to stop" Who told you that? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 14:46:27 (69.249.104.243)
Ah... yes... he did... :) You are speaking as someone with very limited knowledge of that particular situation. This is understandable - it is a something very remote to you... but this is poor excuse .......

328: Inmate Central, And in the meantime... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 14:01:01 (69.249.104.243)
We are not providing... we are providing, but... we are not selling... sometimes we do... I do love this consistency. .......

329: Inmate Central, US Made... Hmmmmmmmm... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 10:13:39 (69.249.104.243)
I would like to see how that is possible. What percentage? .......

330: Inmate Central, I don't see it (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 10:11:53 (69.249.104.243)
The way I understand the agreement the American side would make huge investment in mining, hence its 50% cut on profits. To me that sounds fair, unless there are some other details hidden some place. .......

331: Inmate Central, "The minerals agree seem payment for past US support", no, not like this (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 09:41:00 (69.249.104.243)
The profits from mining operation would be split 50-50. .......

332: Inmate Central, Believe me... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-02, 09:38:29 (69.249.104.243)
...it is not possible to dislike that piece of human shit more than I do. .......

333: Inmate Central, So far it doesn't look that way (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 18:33:18 (69.249.104.243)
In fact he seems to be furious about it. But he has a far bigger issue - there seems to be a growing rift between him and his oligarchs. While he is definitely enjoying what he has, limited as it is, .......

334: Inmate Central, All I can say here - ... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 17:44:06 (69.249.104.243)
...start reading on that subject. You "understanding" is like a fish net, it holds no water. .......

335: Inmate Central, There are plenty of indicators that it might (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 15:07:43 (69.249.104.243)
Unless the US throws its support behind it. Are you familiar with its current state of economy? .......

336: Inmate Central, And... in the meantime... somewhere in the kindergarten... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 13:26:03 (69.249.104.243)
I have seen a lot during my days there... but never anything like that. Truly there is no low low enough. .......

337: Inmate Central, You are not considering the current dynamics (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 13:06:47 (69.249.104.243)
Russia's ability to fight the war is reducing every day, the only question is the stability of the Western resolve. The European defense forces are getting stronger, their industry is taking serious t .......

338: Inmate Central, "...who's going to believe that US interests will prevent..." No one (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 12:12:47 (69.249.104.243)
But it was not meant to do that. This agreement is just one tile... you have the whole house still to do. It is a nice LOCAL victory... wars often consist of many such small ones. But it has some ver .......

339: Inmate Central, You are confusing two different things (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 11:35:00 (69.249.104.243)
This has nothing to do with security guarantees, which basically is a commitment to military assistance in some form. The discussion revolves around the need to protect the American interest and perso .......

340: Inmate Central, The biggest difference between this agreement and the previous proposals... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 11:32:46 (69.249.104.243)
...is the elimination of ANY request for money from Ukraine. The previous "proposals" called for Ukraine pay $500B for the help it previously received. That number, of course, was pulled out of a hai .......

341: Inmate Central, At this point it is a major No-Go (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 11:28:23 (69.249.104.243)
Every proposal by the Ukrainians have been adamant about that - no land given to the aggressor. In fact, there are other No-Go points, such as disarming their forces. .......

342: Inmate Central, Well, this is a separate issue (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 09:15:36 (69.249.104.243)
And at this point Ukraine has made its position clear - no land surrendered to scum. In fact its position has been so hard that our administration got nothing by frustration and bruises from its many .......

343: Inmate Central, The details are still confidential (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 08:53:41 (69.249.104.243)
Like I said, I will be listening to some deep analysis later today, but all indications seem positive at this point. Certainly dropping the insane demand for some repayment was a HUGE achievement. I .......

344: Inmate Central, Well, let's look at the current shot of the forever changing picture (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 08:50:55 (69.249.104.243)
The situation today is remarkably different from that of just a week ago. Trump's love affair with putin is falling apart. He was not treated with the "proper respect" and he recoiled. So we don't kn .......

345: Inmate Central, The Art of the Deal (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 06:08:42 (69.249.104.243)
The agreement between the US and Ukraine finally signed. You owe me $500B! OK, $350B! OK, 300! OK, 100! OK, OK, nothing is fine... I am signing. The true effect of the deal is still to be fully under .......

346: Inmate Central, I mostly agree (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-05-01, 04:36:19 (69.249.104.243)
Convenience has its own value. So when I need something trivial I don't even think, I type Amazon. But so does knowledge. :) Women are generally smarter, than men, and we got to the Trader once a week .......

347: Inmate Central, We are just a couple of miles from their huge distribution center (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-30, 15:24:55 (69.249.104.243)
So some products get delivered the same day, and none by UPS. Mostly by the private vehicles. .......

348: Inmate Central, Amazon... Shmamazon... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-30, 15:17:08 (69.249.104.243)
Amazon is not what it used to be. My wife wanted an item, so she looked on Amazon, it was there, and for just $13.45. Since it is the Trader Joe's item, she also called the store, they had it in sto .......

349: Inmate Central, It is truly shocking (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-30, 04:52:33 (69.249.104.243)
A popular local talk radio host has been beating his head against the wall of silence for months with absolutely no results. I suspect the result is going to be - the issue will lose its significance .......

350: Inmate Central, Ah! But you can jump start them... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 15:37:25 (69.249.104.243)
...by shining a flashlight on them! You heard that here first! .......

351: Inmate Central, Alternative? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 14:31:20 (69.249.104.243)
We are all hooked on Amazon, especially their delivery and easy return policy. I am not aware of any alternative. .......

352: Inmate Central, It is coming here... big time... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 13:08:56 (69.249.104.243)
Our county was just re-assessed and the result caused huge outcry, as the average increase in the assessed value was 500%. I kid you not, five times. Now, that does not translate directly into your ta .......

353: Inmate Central, Your last parahraph truly rocks. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 12:21:35 (69.249.104.243)
Well, the whole thing is so true... unfortunately. It was oh, so common, for Stalin's victims to believe it was simply the local bastards doing it all, all the way to the point when a Nagant bullet en .......

354: Inmate Central, "I thought..." Abe, you are too charitable (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 10:50:24 (69.249.104.243)
Many of us were saying this from the getgo. He did not even care to hide it, be boasted about "billions we are getting into the treasury" last time, and it was clear where they came from. Yes, I know .......

355: Inmate Central, "We all have the option to shop elsewhere." No, we will not (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 09:18:59 (69.249.104.243)
Not because of tariffs, as they will affect all the vendors selling that item. "Other than this" we already have that option. .......

356: Inmate Central, With the last round of tariffs... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 09:16:49 (69.249.104.243)
...we saw the separate line on our invoices. We quickly learned to just ignore it, as it all came from our corporate account and there was no way around it. It MUST be shown on ALL invoices from all .......

357: Inmate Central, Hard to tell (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 07:24:38 (69.249.104.243)
Rifle shooting is just as challenging, I think, but it has different criteria in ITS OWN sport. These two rarely cross their ways, but it happened in IPSC, which used to be the pistol only sport. Ma .......

358: Inmate Central, This is the closest thing to anal exam (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-29, 07:19:30 (69.249.104.243)
I guess I am not going to Hungary. .......

359: Inmate Central, Anschutz' are amazing (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-28, 14:10:48 (69.249.104.243)
In good hands they do miracles. But that takes tons of practice and specialty equipment like special target ammo, stiff leather jackets, glasses, etc. I have never been a great rifle shooter, just .......

360: Inmate Central, Ditto for the groundhog (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-28, 13:37:42 (69.249.104.243)
My wife never shot a rifle in her life. She was very, very good with a pistol, took part in many matches with me, but never tried a rifle. One day the little bastard was going about his nasty business .......

361: Inmate Central, Subsonic rules (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-28, 06:08:42 (69.249.104.243)
Sounds like a soft pop. .......

362: Inmate Central, The home of great Pino (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-28, 04:39:05 (69.249.104.243)
Do you, local guys, get special pricing? .......

363: Inmate Central, Wife said no more veggies, it is the flowers (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-28, 04:37:37 (69.249.104.243)
She is going nuts in her flower garden. Seeing how happy it makes her I don't mind. And they ARE beautiful... almost as beautiful as your tomatoes. :) Another benefit - the woodchuck doesn't touch th .......

364: Inmate Central, No groundhog? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-27, 10:48:08 (69.249.104.243)
We gave up, as he would take bites from as many as he could reach. And the rest was constantly pecked by birds. I think we managed to harvest maybe 20%. .......

365: Inmate Central, Demilled guns are like... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-26, 11:03:32 (69.249.104.243)
...a Ferrari with no engine. Why bother? .......

366: Inmate Central, Like I said - an absolute must for anyone... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-25, 15:24:18 (69.249.104.243)
...riding on public roads, like I do. Of course I try to select the quiet roads and those with the shoulders, but that is not always possible. So when I get close to a no-shoulder area and there is a .......

367: Inmate Central, Of these... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-25, 13:56:23 (69.249.104.243)
The general is obviously someone who gets most attention, but the real important one was the chief designer of their countermeasures systems. According to some sources he was not just an apparatchik, .......

368: Inmate Central, Varia RTL515 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-25, 05:28:53 (69.249.104.243)
The one with no camera. I considered the camera one, but it does not give you real time image, it stores it for later viewing. .......

369: Inmate Central, Yes, it mounts under the seat, looking back (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-25, 04:27:30 (69.249.104.243)
It communicated with the Wahoo computer. Many gadgets are just for fun, this one is totally practical and well designed. .......

370: Inmate Central, Quiet today... BTW... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 13:22:22 (69.249.104.243)
...it seems like some people here don't get bothered by the tactic the scum regularly employs in this war. They send a high explosive missile at a population center - be it a high raise building, or .......

371: Inmate Central, Unfortunately, mostly in Russian and Ukrainian... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 13:04:26 (69.249.104.243)
It belongs for the former soviet citizens, living in Israel. .......

372: Inmate Central, It's been a routine for over three years (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 12:26:59 (69.249.104.243)
I regularly check one forum with an active thread on the aggression against Ukraine, where people put their latest - literally to the second - reports. Almost every afternoon you are already getting .......

373: Inmate Central, As they say: "The impossible will take a little while" :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 11:50:21 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

374: Inmate Central, Three Thumbs Up to Garming Radar (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 11:35:15 (69.249.104.243)
For anyone riding on public roads this device is beyond a must. I have been riding with it for months and every ride I appreciate it more and more. As we know, real men don't read the manuals, .......

375: Inmate Central, No, it fits nicely (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 06:12:26 (69.249.104.243)
Not in an obvious way, I will agree here, but it fits. :) .......

376: Inmate Central, The whole car market... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 05:36:54 (69.249.104.243)
...probably to 50% is driven by looks. Maybe even more. .......

377: Inmate Central, Clearly written by a trumpist (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 05:32:44 (69.249.104.243)
The last sentence is totally tasteless. Many economists do believe China can survive without the US market. Let me be clear - I don't like their trade policies and their products, but there are reali .......

378: Inmate Central, I just call my butler and he arranges the helicopter pickup (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 04:52:01 (69.249.104.243)
Problem with those services - they can take good deal of time, depending upon the time of day, etc. Strange about your S5 though... ours is 2018 and it has the spare, it is the same model. ::: TOPIC .......

379: Inmate Central, That's another one (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 04:17:12 (69.249.104.243)
I thought for some time Vincent was the one, but it is not like the idea is too hard to implement. One of my stupidest thing - when my dad suffered a severe fall in Toronto, I left in a jiffy, and wit .......

380: Inmate Central, They CAN leave you stranded (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-24, 04:11:33 (69.249.104.243)
With some damage you will not be able to drive, but yes, probably in 95% of cases you will be able to. .......

381: Inmate Central, A small spare is still a spare (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 18:36:34 (69.249.104.243)
Gets you home on your own. .......

382: Inmate Central, I don't know why people go through the snow tire trouble (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 15:36:12 (69.249.104.243)
With today's Ultra High Performance All Seasons it makes no sense, as they are just about perfect in both cases, so that is what I have. Someone taking his car to a track does need the super-duper su .......

383: Inmate Central, Two cases (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 15:24:49 (69.249.104.243)
First one - my wife worked about 1 hour from home, and during her lunch break she lost air in the tire of her M3. The solution: I leave my office, go home, load a spare tire and a jack into my car, dr .......

384: Inmate Central, No, we had the 19th all around (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 13:16:23 (69.249.104.243)
And those forged wheels were impossible to kill. My wife was brutal, her most notable achievement was to drive on the rear rim - bare, with no tire AT ALL for who knows how long, because she was enga .......

385: Inmate Central, The first ones made in 2000 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 13:12:49 (69.249.104.243)
We had one of the first ones... blessed with the crank bearing lubrication recall. .......

386: Inmate Central, So big many people reported a nuclear explosion (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 11:25:51 (69.249.104.243)
The initial fireball certainly reminded of one. .......

387: Inmate Central, I don't recall anything brutal about the M3 (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 11:24:00 (69.249.104.243)
Great handling cars, not too harsh, pleasant to drive. .......

388: Inmate Central, Audi still came with a spare (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 11:21:00 (69.249.104.243)
Small one, but none of that runflat garbage. I hated the BMW replacing the spare with a bottle of a glue and a pump, but at least they had SOME excuse - the whole space was taken by the huge M3 muffl .......

389: Inmate Central, Gee... I dunno... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 09:04:26 (69.249.104.243)
Used the 30's for years, on both local drives and some moderately long distance (2.5 hours each way) without any issues or problems. .......

390: Inmate Central, I have been using 275-30-20 on my Audi for years (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 09:02:42 (69.249.104.243)
Not a problem at all. Yes, you get some extra stiffness, no big deal, but need to be more careful with the speed bumps and rail road tracks. .......

391: Inmate Central, An old friend... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 06:55:29 (69.249.104.243)
...was fond of saying: "Reliability is the ultimate luxury" I think the closest to a luxury car I ever had was the 2003 BMW 540i with its sweet V8 and great 6sp gearbox. It was both sporty and luxuri .......

392: Inmate Central, And finally... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 06:33:52 (69.249.104.243)
...the war knocked on the Moscow City (Moscow business center) doors - three explosions there today. .......

393: Inmate Central, And here I am... still sitting here... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 05:18:16 (69.249.104.243)
...waiting for someone to force me to buy a luxury car! .......

394: Inmate Central, Ttuly is (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 05:16:50 (69.249.104.243)
Ukraine moved from a country with no drones to a world leader in that area in those short and bloody three years. Today no one has comparable capability, especially in their sea drones and now also th .......

395: Inmate Central, Another day... another place... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-23, 04:41:15 (69.249.104.243)
This time it is the drone factory in a town of Elabuga. One interesting detail - it is located... 1,700km... from Ukraine. Apparently, one drone was shot down, five reached their targets. The progress .......

396: Inmate Central, You are using logic (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 18:10:08 (69.249.104.243)
You can't do that with respect to the Russians and their scum government. They are told no casualties... so no casualties it is going to be. What about all those ambulances and body bags? What body .......

397: Inmate Central, Estimates put... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 15:39:50 (69.249.104.243)
...that storage facility at 264,000 tons of ammunition. I truly loved that "there are no casualties" line. How Russian! .......

398: Inmate Central, Beautiful video here (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 15:00:48 (69.249.104.243)
The common scum cry these days: "Why are you doing this to US???" The war is changing and not in the scum's favor. .......

399: Inmate Central, If you have access to Telegram... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 14:53:29 (69.249.104.243)
...go here, the video is fantastic. .......

400: Inmate Central, My best wishes to her! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 14:36:32 (69.249.104.243)
She is a real fighter, and in medicine it is the patient who does most of the fighting, the doctors are there to help. .......

401: Inmate Central, Careless smoking (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 13:04:13 (69.249.104.243)
There was a cutest joke by Zelensky, unfortunately impossible to translate. .......

402: Inmate Central, How is our girl doing? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 06:38:56 (69.249.104.243)
Please give he my regards! .......

403: Inmate Central, That was an EXCEPTIONAL deal (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 06:36:47 (69.249.104.243)
Stuff the dreams are made of. Next time don't hesitate. But in all reality that "next time" shall never come. Alas... :( .......

404: Inmate Central, I love the way the corn looks (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 04:22:43 (69.249.104.243)
It is like a perfect crew cut, about 2' tall by now and incredibly uniform. .......

405: Inmate Central, This is how REAL money is made (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-22, 04:10:46 (69.249.104.243)
You think you elected a dummy? .......

406: Inmate Central, Ha! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-21, 15:23:47 (69.249.104.243)
You confused me with the guy from Canada... no, no 7xx here, I drive a 2013 335i. :) Now... on tape decks... that is a rather personal question, so I refuse to answer! :) .......

407: Inmate Central, No idea... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-21, 14:01:14 (69.249.104.243)
...what I have done to deserve this reputation: "Third, only people like Abe and Victor can afford a "luxury" vehicle." What's next? Me learning to play golf on Trump field? :) I don't know about Abe. .......

408: Inmate Central, Only three cars there, the rest us just SUV's (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-21, 11:28:22 (69.249.104.243)
Of the three, Acura takes the prize, an easy win. Almost unfair. .......

409: Inmate Central, They get help from the russians (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-21, 09:25:59 (69.249.104.243)
The Rulers of Black Smoke .......

410: Inmate Central, Someone could use a new differential (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-21, 09:08:45 (69.249.104.243)
Every time I go through that road on my ride I wonder... this is the area where local kids do their car trials. Could that have been a bike? I have seen some with huge tires. .......

411: Inmate Central, Don't you know there are more important things? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-21, 06:21:12 (69.249.104.243)
Throw that into the growing pile of "things I did not even mean" and keep marching forward, towards new achievements! .......

412: General Asylum, Qobuz has hi-res files (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-20, 14:43:51 (69.249.104.243)
Most are 24-96, but there are some 24-192 ones as well. .......

413: Inmate Central, They know they have been betrayed (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-20, 13:47:00 (69.249.104.243)
And they are determined to collect their courage and keep on fighting. At this point Europe is on the same page, so if we embrace the evil, there will still be enough power to continue the fight and .......

414: Inmate Central, Got it, not a problem! I hope you find him. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-19, 19:11:54 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

415: Inmate Central, You just look at your Purchase History (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-19, 14:07:01 (69.249.104.243)
It is under the My Ebay button. All your purchases will be there, going back 3 or 4 years, not sure exactly. But there is limited time for posting feedback. .......

416: Inmate Central, Of course in its native language it flows... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-19, 11:44:00 (69.249.104.243)
...which further enforces its evil subject. Amazing how some old poetry can have the modern day resonance. The poet, of course, was slaughtered - so there is some difference. :) .......

417: Inmate Central, Timeless poetry (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-19, 06:41:04 (69.249.104.243)
We live, not feeling the country beneath us, Our speech inaudible ten steps away, But where they're up to half a conversation - They'll speak of the Kremlin mountain man. His thick fingers are fat lik .......

418: Inmate Central, That was uncalled for. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-19, 05:03:12 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

419: Tape Trail, Best of luck with your restoration (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-18, 04:50:19 (69.249.104.243)
There are some great technical sites where people experienced in such repairs visit and provide their advice. The Tapeheads is definitely one of them, highly recommended. .......

420: Inmate Central, People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 15:52:46 (69.249.104.243)
. .......

421: Inmate Central, When I use a word... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 15:40:38 (69.249.104.243)
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." .......

422: Inmate Central, We need to put at least a 5-day smoothing window on that horseshit (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 15:36:21 (69.249.104.243)
She runs to me with some crazy news... I tell her to relax and ignore it, as it might not even survive 24 hours. There will be another crazy news tomorrow... most with just as short lifetime. Someti .......

423: Inmate Central, The scope module DOES some talking (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 07:26:45 (69.242.66.0)
It DOES print, when there is an appropriate listener on the other end. Well, there is no risk in trying it. .......

424: Tape Trail, HiFiEngine, is OK... but often just so (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 07:21:23 (69.242.66.0)
I usually try to get the real factory manuals for my machines. Their quality and convenience is not possible to beat, especially on large two-page schematics. With patience you should be able to fin .......

425: Inmate Central, HPIB is bidirectional (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 06:57:15 (69.242.66.0)
So I am not sure why the laptop matters. .......

426: Inmate Central, Kara S. Hultgreen (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 05:46:03 (69.242.66.0)
"Kara S. Hultgreen (October 5, 1965 - October 25, 1994) was an American naval aviator who served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and was the first female carrier-based fighter pilot in the U .......

427: Inmate Central, That is how the movers make money (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 04:41:57 (69.242.66.0)
And we are not talking a mil here or a mil there... .......

428: Inmate Central, Yes, there WAS that time (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-17, 04:38:31 (69.242.66.0)
I am as anti-DEI as any next guy, but when you change your paradigm there is bound to be some pain and excesses. I remember reading such stories back in the seventies and early eighties, I remember th .......

429: Inmate Central, I know... but I have to live and function (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 20:28:05 (69.242.66.0)
My wife is taking it way too hard, it is affecting her in a major way. I am not going to let the scum control my life. What is real is real, but we tend to add our fears to bad reality. .......

430: Inmate Central, RE: How about that one? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 18:33:15 (69.242.66.0)
Connect the USB end to the printer. No? .......

431: Inmate Central, On second thought... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 14:39:07 (69.242.66.0)
Maybe it was I who missed the point. .......

432: Inmate Central, Yes, I know (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 14:03:16 (69.242.66.0)
There were some other similar devices but I went with this one for its name. "With the name like Agilent it HAD to be good!" .......

433: Inmate Central, Fortunately, all repairable idiocy (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 13:59:34 (69.242.66.0)
Once the idiots are gone we can start the repairs. .......

434: Inmate Central, How about that one? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 12:59:45 (69.242.66.0)
Looks like it should work. .......

435: Inmate Central, And I thought being cheap was the America's favorite sport! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 12:35:11 (69.242.66.0)
It is harder than I thought to ignore 50 years of progress. I guess I should not ask you about the HPIB to USB converter... another one of my favorite ideas. That one is even more elegant. :) ::: TOPI .......

436: Inmate Central, I guess you missed the point (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 12:32:11 (69.242.66.0)
Everyone has different sensitivities. .......

437: Inmate Central, Not having any luck (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 10:24:39 (69.242.66.0)
I suspect he lied to me. I found a cable with a connector that looks kinda like the HPIB, but it is longer, more pins. Bummer... what to do? :) I have a different module, that with a serial output, B .......

438: Inmate Central, Way over my head (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 07:53:13 (69.242.66.0)
I will definitely show that cable once I find it. Our IT guys told me it was what I needed - that was all I wanted to know... he could be wrong, of course, he has been before. :) Yes, I have the modul .......

439: Inmate Central, I am a bit rusty here (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 07:08:15 (69.242.66.0)
I think the cable I need is the IEEE-488 to Centronics... no? I know I have a couple of those in my boxes... somewhere... .......

440: Inmate Central, Thank you, a very USEFUL list! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 07:06:17 (69.242.66.0)
I already found a couple of ebay. The only decision remaining at this point is whether I want to add another box to my already complicated test setup. Yes, I have room, but I already have the HP prin .......

441: Inmate Central, Sorry guys... here... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-16, 04:41:29 (69.242.66.0)
I guess - don't get too emotional while posting. :) .......

442: Inmate Central, Workers' Paradise (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 18:40:11 (69.242.66.0)
I got this link from a friend with whom we share the passion for the tapes, and it resonated in me. Is it not ironic that a Jewish boy had to live under a fake name in the Paradise? The story closely .......

443: Inmate Central, The old HP lasers were great (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 18:19:14 (69.242.66.0)
But that was many years ago. Today I have two HP three-in-ones and they are OK, but not trouble-free. .......

444: Inmate Central, Was thinking about that one (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 14:25:06 (69.242.66.0)
Looks compact - just what I need. .......

445: Inmate Central, Where is that line beyond which that word does not apply? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 12:50:50 (69.242.66.0)
As another person stated somewhere: "Words mean things. When you put them together they speak." I like that. And I did not mean the denial of Holocaust. .......

446: Inmate Central, When I used it long ago... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 11:59:26 (69.242.66.0)
...it was HPIB on both ends, there were HP printers with such connectors, as I mentioned earlier. Today you can buy an HPIB to parallel cable, I have a couple of them. And the Brothers printer has th .......

447: Inmate Central, Close. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 10:33:56 (69.242.66.0)
Different module, that has the math and FFT in it, making it very valuable. .......

448: Inmate Central, Spurred by recent events. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 08:43:47 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

449: Inmate Central, RE: A few things to consider.... and an indirect solution (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 08:42:37 (69.242.66.0)
Hi Abe, and thank you for taking time to answer! The direct connection to an HP printer works. As I mentioned, I have used it long time ago, driving things such as DeckJet or the HP Laser printer, .......

450: Inmate Central, A question from the stone ages (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-15, 04:49:33 (69.242.66.0)
In my test setup I love using older HP 54600A scopes - I have several of them, and their functions are just what I need. One issue there - they are as old as mammoth's dung, so the only interface they .......

451: Inmate Central, Was Holocaust a mistake? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-14, 18:19:22 (69.242.66.0)
I would say so. .......

452: Inmate Central, This crap reminds me a huge street fight... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-14, 06:01:08 (69.242.66.0)
...between several gangs, when it is not possible to tell who is winning and who is not, but there is blood and teeth on the asphalt. And the scum who started it all by whispering into some ear "He ca .......

453: Inmate Central, He could use a good company (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-14, 05:55:55 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

454: Inmate Central, You are now almost ready for undercover in Moscow (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-14, 04:36:50 (69.242.66.0)
Just learn to wipe your nose with your shirt sleeve. .......

455: Inmate Central, We all know how those videos are made - it is a comedy show (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-14, 04:30:34 (69.242.66.0)
Carefully edited for any desired effect. OTOH, I recently had a pleasure of meeting my friend's grandson, a bright 20 yo guy. So while 80% of anything is shit, it is not like all is lost - it only tak .......

456: Inmate Central, Thank you, but I already have plenty of complications. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 19:12:57 (69.242.66.0)
Simple life... what could be better? :) .......

457: Inmate Central, Learn new word: Pizdets (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 19:11:24 (69.242.66.0)
That what happens when you spill that red. :) .......

458: Inmate Central, I was going to mention it too nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 19:10:43 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

459: Inmate Central, Whoever installed it... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 16:46:44 (69.242.66.0)
...had an obligation to inform them about the marble in the kitchen. But I guess they found someone who didn't give a shit, just like they had no idea. Am I right presuming that we all know who spille .......

460: Inmate Central, Sold one press (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 14:20:36 (69.242.66.0)
Still have four and tons of supplies. Need to sell some, will probably post an ad at our club. .......

461: Inmate Central, It is about 10 minutes, plus parking and walking... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 14:01:32 (69.242.66.0)
I need to check their prices... they must be noticeably lower in order to beat the Amazon convenience. Sad statement to our modern life. We sit on a couch, food and entertainment enter from the fro .......

462: Inmate Central, Making another cup. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 12:47:03 (69.242.66.0)
There goes my profit sharing... .......

463: Inmate Central, OK, Abe, your coffee is here (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-13, 12:41:02 (69.242.66.0)
I know you are shaking in your boots... :) Well, it is most definitely better, probably making it worthy of further fartzing around. Maybe I should try that milky stuff that people put on top to make .......

464: Inmate Central, I am sure my neighbor's cat will be happy to shit into those cups (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-12, 09:17:22 (69.242.66.0)
My short affair with Luvak ended on a low note. .......

465: Inmate Central, Like I mentioned earlier, it is the infrastructure problem (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-12, 07:21:23 (69.242.66.0)
Would have been different had I had a sink by it. Another issue - coffee grounds clog the drain pipes, if there is not enough slope and water flow. We had that issue in the office, where, even though .......

466: Inmate Central, Mazzal tov! nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-12, 05:40:37 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

467: Inmate Central, I am glad to hear that (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-12, 05:01:18 (69.242.66.0)
In our small 10 couple circle only one consists of formerly divorced people. Others have been together for 50-60 years. One guy is 95, still totally active... he's probably been married for 70 years. .......

468: Inmate Central, You got funny views on a marriage (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 17:49:00 (69.242.66.0)
Whatever I give I get thousand times more in return. She is the most giving person I know, so that very minor concession is not even something I worry about. .......

469: Inmate Central, Our whole gang drinks tea (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 15:54:43 (69.242.66.0)
I would sometimes be the only one asking for coffee, upsetting the hostess. My wife is so big on teas she has many different ones, and each one needs its special pot to prepare it, so she is irritated .......

470: Inmate Central, Are you suppsed to empty them? nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 15:45:22 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

471: Inmate Central, You might remember that commercial... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 12:56:24 (69.242.66.0)
How do you think I saved the money for my watch? :) .......

472: Inmate Central, Convenience (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 11:46:46 (69.242.66.0)
I have used the drip makers for many years at work, both with the grinder and without it, and they make a lot of sense next to the kitchen sink... which I don't have here. You always make some mess. B .......

473: Inmate Central, LOL! So much for quick reading. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 09:44:06 (69.242.66.0)
Not even fine print. :) Well, that's whole lot better, I will probably try it. In the meantime I watched some videos on making Keurig coffee taste better. One hint is to pre-heat the machine. And the .......

474: Inmate Central, Are you trying to send me to the poor house? $2 a cup????? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 08:37:14 (69.242.66.0)
I think I should try it to know what I am missing. Anything a bit more reasonable? :) .......

475: Inmate Central, Keurig users (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-11, 08:17:51 (69.242.66.0)
As I am setting up the second office, this one in my basement workshop, the subject of a coffee maker naturally came up. Since I have seen and used Keurig before and had good memories of my experience .......

476: Inmate Central, I still like my space warp idea better (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-10, 14:06:19 (69.242.66.0)
The GPS signal can contain the altitude information, if enough satellites are available. Since we live in a populated area I would presume we have enough coverage, but you never know. And then there .......

477: Inmate Central, I think you get the pie. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-10, 13:39:31 (69.242.66.0)
I would go for the puppy seed one, it is to die for! .......

478: Inmate Central, RE: Serious people are seriously discussing this very possibility (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-10, 12:04:02 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

479: Inmate Central, Is the Earth round? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-10, 11:57:42 (69.242.66.0)
Apparently not any more, there must be some warp. After each ride I look at my Wahoo, and even though I start and finish at exactly the same point in space, I have done different amounts of ascent and .......

480: Inmate Central, Right after the coronation. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-10, 11:53:38 (69.242.66.0)
And before the ass kissing ceremony .......

481: Inmate Central, I don't think in terms of... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-09, 14:55:19 (69.242.66.0)
...jewelry or not... I have been wearing a watch since I was 15, and it is just what I do. I feel naked without it. It is funny, though, that it is purely a one way street. It is those who don't wear .......

482: Inmate Central, Mine only takes it off for showers (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-09, 08:31:41 (69.242.66.0)
So for four or so years it ran without any interruptions, but then suddenly it would stop sporadically. Her activity level has not changed, so it is not her part. .......

483: Inmate Central, Now - the decision point (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-09, 07:48:16 (69.242.66.0)
The French Tank is running great and my wife is happy... BUT... there is a long line of watches that need to be taken care off. So we are trying to figure out which one goes first. With the repair co .......

484: Inmate Central, That's what counts (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-09, 07:41:39 (69.242.66.0)
Anyone can have an apprentice make mistakes. .......

485: Inmate Central, Here is my 50yo watch... still ticking (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-09, 07:38:13 (69.242.66.0)
I bought this Orient 50 years ago while still in Russia, and it has been trouble-free, except for the broken glass, which I replaced. For years it's been my yard work watch, with all the correspond .......

486: Inmate Central, Correct, and that has been pointed out (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-09, 07:32:21 (69.242.66.0)
Our overall balance is positive not just with Canada, but overall. But you know the way Trump's feeble brain works - it can only retain one simple bit of information, which he is going to be repeatin .......

487: Inmate Central, Omega service... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 15:35:16 (69.242.66.0)
I had a very nice Americas Cup watch, gorgeous. Omega made me aware of a free upgrade, and I went with it. Of course I had to send it overseas. When I got it back I too received all the replaced p .......

488: Inmate Central, Here is her GMT (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 15:11:56 (69.242.66.0)
That dent was nasty, but the result exceeded all my expectations. .......

489: Inmate Central, Then you should be in charge, not Musk. :) (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 15:06:17 (69.242.66.0)
I am applying some back of the envelop numbers and they are giving me some strange results... but what do I know, I have been married for 55 years. :) And in Russia, with no free love and no Woodstock .......

490: Inmate Central, Unfortunately, companies change too (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 14:47:20 (69.242.66.0)
The service and workmanship you received years ago might be very different from what you get today. I once received wonderful service from Rolliworks, they repaired the Rolex GMT that my wife dropped .......

491: Inmate Central, Life with no tariffs is akin to marrying a virgin (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 14:31:08 (69.242.66.0)
An idealized concept that only exists in some imaginations. There are the obvious ones, but there are the hidden, often the multi-level ones. I would not mind to live in the world with no top level .......

492: Inmate Central, You know what's next... don't you? (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 12:45:35 (69.242.66.0)
Every country has different, its own cost structure. So the identical products will never cost the same. There is local access to raw material and capital at different rates, local labor and individua .......

493: Inmate Central, "like most complicated things"... this one... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 11:46:15 (69.242.66.0)
...should be dealt wish in cotton gloves and with soft touch. Not by a dumb redneck with a sledge hammer. .......

494: Inmate Central, Fine Watches: Bravo, Cartier! (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 11:39:08 (69.242.66.0)
My wife's French Tank stopped running, so I shopped around for repair... presuming the factory would be the most expensive. Wrong... they quoted me very low price of just $500 for FULL SERVICE - an .......

495: Inmate Central, Not a hard question (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 07:25:27 (69.242.66.0)
Like it or not, the current tariffs are the result of free economy, of free negotiations between the two parties. Both found the result acceptable (not perfect, as no deal is perfect), and found ways .......

496: Inmate Central, Jim, some of us have been saying this all along (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 07:19:44 (69.242.66.0)
Your ability to pay your barber is a good positive indicator - you would let your wife cut your hair in bad times. The chain continues - the barber buys new shoes from a shoemaker who possibly is bal .......

497: Inmate Central, Then we shouldn't have stayed home (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-08, 05:42:17 (69.242.66.0)
We had a good chance of avoiding the orange plaque and we blew it. .......

498: Inmate Central, +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-07, 15:01:47 (69.242.66.0)
. .......

499: Inmate Central, I made a mistake - the average cost of oil production in the US... (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-07, 14:32:14 (69.242.66.0)
...is about $73 a barrel... as of January 2025 I thought it was closer to $60. .......

500: Inmate Central, I agree, it is good for most of us. (0.00)
Posted by Victor Khomenko on 2025-04-07, 13:56:02 (69.242.66.0)
I know most consumers will not care about the current oil production situation in Russia, but it is dire, just in a way of information. Most of their wells today produce 95% water, with a thin film o .......

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