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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Kbg » Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:22 am

Very tasty and slightly more healthy...

Sausage and egg McMuffin...no cheese, no butter. Make sure you get a couple of hot picante to put some flavor back in it.
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Post by dualstow » Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:22 pm

Does anyone here use Mailvelope?
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Post by vnatale » Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:29 pm

dualstow wrote:
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Does anyone here use Mailvelope?


No. But you motivated me to "Bing it" to discover what it is.
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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 » Tue Oct 25, 2022 2:34 pm

McGriddle. Fuck yeah. O0


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Post by dualstow » Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:18 pm

I’m so jealous of you guys.
I’m on an annoying diet — not for weight loss but for digestive health.
It feels like I’m allowed to eat soba and tap water.
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Post by Mountaineer » Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:49 pm

dualstow wrote:
Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:18 pm
I’m so jealous of you guys.
I’m on an annoying diet — not for weight loss but for digestive health.
It feels like I’m allowed to eat soba and tap water.
https://youtu.be/3MOy6Z_UP7c
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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by joypog » Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:51 am

A twitter thread of AI generated british politicians as warhammer miniatures.

https://twitter.com/jon_NoCode/status/1 ... 4300529664
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Post by joypog » Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:12 am

uh-oh...my county's new website has a splash page saying "Welcome to a RESLIENT COMMUNITY"
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Post by dualstow » Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:19 pm

joypog wrote:
Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:51 am
A twitter thread of AI generated british politicians as warhammer miniatures.

https://twitter.com/jon_NoCode/status/1 ... 4300529664
O0

I love this!
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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by joypog » Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:34 am

How come I can't bang out an epic album when everything goes wrong that day?

Wikipedia article on Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert
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Post by dualstow » Tue Nov 01, 2022 2:38 pm

joypog wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:34 am
How come I can't bang out an epic album when everything goes wrong that day?

Wikipedia article on Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert?
Amazing!
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Post by joypog » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:17 am

Dusty Baker!
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Post by I Shrugged » Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:14 pm

dualstow wrote:
Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:18 pm
I’m so jealous of you guys.
I’m on an annoying diet — not for weight loss but for digestive health.
It feels like I’m allowed to eat soba and tap water.
Is it helping?
I should be doing the same.
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Post by dualstow » Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:31 am

The small portions are helping, but so far avoiding a ton of low FODMAP foods and using the enzyme powder has not made me feel much better. I guess I have to get more serious about it to really see if it works.

( https://www.monashfodmap.com/ )
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Post by joypog » Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:42 am

Those parody twitter accounts are fire! Here are compilations of few corporate fakes and celebrity fakes. Enjoy the fun before Twitter zags again.
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Post by vnatale » Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:57 am

joypog wrote:
Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:42 am

Those parody twitter accounts are fire! Here are compilations of few corporate fakes and celebrity fakes. Enjoy the fun before Twitter zags again.


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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by Smith1776 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:56 am

Did anyone pick up any good Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals?

I picked up the 14" Macbook Pro for a $350 discount off normal price.
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Post by dualstow » Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:42 pm

Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:56 am
Did anyone pick up any good Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals?

I picked up the 14" Macbook Pro for a $350 discount off normal price.
Nice!
i tried not to, but I did end up buying some zippered cubes that store towels and clothes. 60% off.
No electronics.
The battery in my cool Gerber flashlight must have exploded or died, because I can’t turn it, even with two vise grips. Kind of turned me off gadgets for now.
My favorite recent order was for cranberry dressing.
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Post by Smith1776 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:06 pm

dualstow wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:42 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:56 am
Did anyone pick up any good Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals?

I picked up the 14" Macbook Pro for a $350 discount off normal price.
Nice!
i tried not to, but I did end up buying some zippered cubes that store towels and clothes. 60% off.
No electronics.
The battery in my cool Gerber flashlight must have exploded or died, because I can’t turn it, even with two vise grips. Kind of turned me off gadgets for now.
My favorite recent order was for cranberry dressing.
I have so many Gerber tools and stuff... I was a total sucker for the Bear Grylls line when it was being sold.

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Post by Mountaineer » Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:19 pm

No deals for me. I’m not sure if that is good news or bad. 😉
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Post by Smith1776 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:44 pm

Mountaineer wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:19 pm
No deals for me. I’m not sure if that is good news or bad. 😉
Frugality is the key to financial freedom!
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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by vnatale » Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:18 pm

Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:56 am

Did anyone pick up any good Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals?

I picked up the 14" Macbook Pro for a $350 discount off normal price.


Friday I decided I was finally going to get my ultimate computer put together. Here are all its parts that I bought:

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Also, a short while ago, during Amazon's recent two day Prime Days sale among other things I acquired during the sale I bought this nice 32" monitor I am looking at now plus two curved 27" monitors. All the monitors were at excellent prices since I think that they had all been returns.

I am currently in computer monitor heaven soon to also be in computer heaven.

Here is the comparison between the CPU in the computer I am now using and what I will soon be using. I was way, way overdue for something like this. I can well afford given the extreme frugality I have lived many aspects of my life.

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Post by boglerdude » Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:19 pm

$200 eScooter via a Slickdeals alert. Try one, its the last mile solution ive needed for 20 years
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Post by dualstow » Tue Nov 29, 2022 8:44 am

Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:06 pm
dualstow wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:42 pm
Smith1776 wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:56 am
Did anyone pick up any good Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals?

The battery in my cool Gerber flashlight must have exploded or died, because I can’t turn it, even with two vise grips. Kind of turned me off gadgets for now. …
I have so many Gerber tools and stuff... I was a total sucker for the Bear Grylls line when it was being sold.

http://media.oregonlive.com/business_im ... c6b4cc.jpg
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Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Post by dualstow » Tue Nov 29, 2022 8:46 am

vnatale wrote:
Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:18 pm
..
Friday I decided I was finally going to get my ultimate computer put together. Here are all its parts that I bought:

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I can well afford given the extreme frugality I have lived many aspects of my life.

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Nice, Vinny! Is that list from pcpartpicker dot com?
I dream of doing that, but it would have to be a “hackintosh”, and that would be a hassle.
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