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My old pickup, an ‘03 Silverado, is going to need new tires soon-ish. It’s had a set of Michelin Defender LTX (255/70-16) on it…put on in 2016 and have a bit over 68k miles on them. But they’re down to 3/32 or so and are no longer inspiring confidence in rain I looked at new Michelins, but...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/nearly-27-of-louisiana-inmates-held-past-release-dates-doj/ar-AA16KsNj?cvid=699694bbaa884805b3c463296cf0927f Why is anyone really surprised by any of this? And the notion of this "costing" Lousy-ana DOC anything is a joke...it's a wealth redistribution...

...or not. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/defiant-indian-students-hold-more-screenings-bbc-documentary-modi-2023-01-25/ I suppose no one should be surprised. Guess this is what American conservatives want to have here in the U.S.

I've browsed their site before, perusing "XX (Denon/Yamaha/Marantz/you-name-it) certified factory refurbished" junk. But have had a hankering to get back into vinyl and they have a "Denon Factory Refurbished" DP-300F turntable. (Fully auto...my eyes are getting bad enough that I don't trust my...

Amazon has the Antec Signature 1Kw power supply, Titanium efficiency, for $223.45. It's built by Seasonic and based on their Prime series, just like Corsair's AX line. About the cheapest reputable, reliable 1Kw Titanium ps I've seen in quite a while...

Open enrollment for Medicare. So I want to change my Medicare Supplement Plan N for a Plan F. (The differences between the two are, essentially, Plan F pays for both Part A and Part B deductibles, no co-pays for anything, and pays all excess charges beyond M'care approved. Plan N has co-pays...

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-one-national-religion-christianity-2021-11 Damn...doesn't he understand that kinda falls foul of the Constitution? Guess that piece of paper is only worth wiping someone's ass these days, according to GQP'ers.

My district's congressman is Rep. Clyde, renowned for calling the Jan 6th insurrection/riot nothing worse than tourists on a tour thru the Capitol. So, I get emails from his office...sadly. So I reply. Like today. Clyde's rather upset that the $1.7T infrastructure package of Biden's isn't...

https://apple.news/A6xpa7-jfTvu2FufBzE-jTw This is maybe encouraging news…but gotta ask…what took so long? And I’d have thought the port of LA would have long been working 24/7, not just the last three weeks

Wonder what Rogan thinks of this: …there has been one interesting side effect that was discovered in a study done by three universities in Nigeria. The study found nearly 400 men who were taking the drug to help treat a parasite infection called onchocerciasis. We observed significant...

"Protests against the use of deadly force by police swept across the country in 2015. "Demonstrators marched in Chicago, turned chaotic in Baltimore, and occupied the area outside a Minneapolis police station for weeks. Protesters repeatedly took to the streets of Ferguson, Mo., where a white...

Stumbled across this...Seasonic PX-1000 platinum 1000W power supply, $234.28....in stock June 7. I know the price is its reg. retail price, but these days, a "regular" retail price for a good power supply IS a hot deal. LOL! But how long it lasts, who knows. amazon had a Seasonic GX-750...

Seems everyone during the lockdown did some amount of house cleaning. Know we did. The question is: Did you find anything you'd completely forgotten you owned? Myself.....found a few things. Notably, a Shimano Ultegra 10s double crankset...brand new, never used it. Also found a jigsaw...

This is probably in the wrong sub-forum, but I just gotta ask...... Been seeing auction prices of Intel cpus bringing what I would consider stupid money....such as the i7-4790k cpus. I've got an old one myself and plan on trying to sell it. Browsing ebay and completed auctions for that cpu...

This is a condensed version from the Daily Beast. The original source article is linked below, too. Frankly, I am not surprised at the hypocrisy..... https://www.thedailybeast.com/louisiana-lawmakers-vote-by-mail-to-roll-back-access-to-mail-in-ballots?ref=home...

(TL;DR version at bottom...scroll down) So, spent the last couple of weeks trying to research Ryzen and their associated motherboards.....sux when you've not really kept up with developments for a few years and then have to catch up. Was looking into X570 boards, specifically in mATX/mini-ITX...

So, wife and I are talking about Win 7's EOL and support. Decide to make the move to Win 10, and I "convince" her that new builds would be so much easier to deal with rather than upgrading our old Win 7 installs, what with the new hardware being absolutely compatible vs. our old stuff maybe...

I've been looking to upgrade my and my wife's desktop computers. I've got a 4790k based computer while she's got a 3570k. Think it's about time to move up, but after spending an inordinate amount of time looking at X570 motherboards, it seems they all have chipset fans, something I really...

I know I'm not the only one. ;) I've been "playing around" with computers for over 20 years. My first "real" computer was one I built with help from a friend....based on an Intel 8088 cpu. My next was an AMD 386DX40 cpu based system. Since then, I've had a bunch of stuff move in and out of...

I'm considering that motherboard for a new build and was very much considering putting my mothballed Qmicra v2 case back to use. But upon really looking at the case and the motherboard, there may be an issue that someone who owns the board could put to rest. The heatsink that sits above the...

Getting trolled by two Russians via phone is sorta ha-ha but some of Graham's comments are an Oh Noes! for what he's said publically. https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/10/lindsey-graham-trump-hoax-call-043991

So, I'm finally going on Medicare on Oct. 1. Hooray? Anyway, since Medicare is essentially an 80/20 ins. plan, at least for Part B, and Part A begins to peter out after 60 days confinement to a hospital, Medigap insurance is available to cover those costs. The 'Gap plans are standardized for...

Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, left notes about high medical bills https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elderly-couple-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-left-notes-about-high-medical-bills/ Sad state of affairs that a couple, faced with mounting medical bills, saw the only...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/u-s-economic-growth-in-2018-misses-trumps-3-percent-target-idUSKCN1QH0HO I guess the sugar rush is petering out and we'll be returning to 2+% growth per year like we "suffered" with under Obama.

This op-ed on CNN would go a long way to explaining who/what Trump is all about...... Our fragile President https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/opinions/trump-is-our-fragile-president-dantonio/index.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/facing-criticism-trump-says-hell-go-to-war-zone/ar-BBPVrHv?li=BBnbfcQ So, Timid Trump will maybe finally visit troops in a combat zone.....two years into his presidency. Contrast this to Obama, who went to Iraq within 3 months of taking office, and...

The GOP.....only the finest people who seemingly cannot control their racist tendencies......but maybe she isn't a bit racist.....that blacks are indeed baboons that should return to Africa...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-60-percent-disapprove-of-trump-while-clear-majorities-back-mueller-and-sessions/ar-BBMGZQx?li=BBnb7Kz So, Trump's approval continues to bounce around his base number, little else. Interesting that the majority of the U.S. wants Sessions kept in his...

Couldn't be any relation between Trump's rhetoric and this, could there be? Naaaa...... Guess he's just another misunderstood and misguided fine person. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/calif-man-arrested-on-charges-of-threatening-globe-employees/ar-BBMEAPs?li=BBnbcA1

Wonder when the tweet-storm will be forthcoming? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-victory-for-unions-judge-overturns-key-parts-of-trump-executive-orders/ar-BBMqryZ?li=BBnb7Kz

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-on-hispanic-border-agent-speaks-perfect-english/ar-BBMbJOu?li=BBnbfcQ Who'd have thought an American citizen of Hispanic descent would or could speak perfect English? Apparently not Trump, who was seemingly amazed that anyone of Hispanic descent...

And I wonder why the Repubs. just couldn't wait for the CBO to score the tax cut bill before they pushed it through? Who could ever know this would happen.....? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fiscal-deficit/u-s-budget-deficit-to-balloon-on-republican-tax-cuts-cbo-idUSKBN1HG2RW

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/homeland-security-to-compile-database-of-journalists-media-influencers/ar-AAvzs68?li=BBnb7Kz Seriously? Compiling a database of journalists doesn't sound quite "standard" in our country. Something's not kosher in Denmark.

Wonder when the outcry, the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the right will commence about this...... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-youtube-censorship/google-defeats-lawsuit-claiming-youtube-censors-conservatives-idUSKBN1H320D

If you didn't see the episode in which John Oliver spoke about the Pence family putting out a book about their pet rabbit, Marlon Bundo, I've linked it below. But the fact Oliver's book has outsold Pence's is, to me, somewhat hilarious...

Saw this yesterday.....if previously posted, I'll edit. But seriously, WTF? House Intel Republican says panel did not investigate collusion https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-intel-republican-says-panel-did-not-investigate-collusion/ar-BBKnMjW?li=BBnbfcQ So WTF does this...

OK......I've got an '03 Silverado, reg. cab and bed, 5.3L V-8. Nothing really special, although it did take a minute to find it back in '13 when I bought it. This is her: Anyway, three weeks ago, pulling out of the grocery store parking lot onto our town's main drag, the truck spit out a...

This morning, around 6AM, 30F outside, I start the truck up, an '03 Silverado w/5.3L V-8, and the driver info. center says "Battery not charging" on my dash. This warning lasted ~5 sec. then disappeared. Fearing a failing battery or alternator, I first drove home (this was at a store about...

Did anyone catch this tidbit? The ironing is incredible..... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-than-4-in-5-enrolled-in-obamacare-are-in-trump-states/ar-BBHams5?li=BBnb7KB

Saw a few months ago this was going to happen. Hadn't seen it mentioned lately and it's only been live for a month or so......thought it was worth a head's up for us vets. https://www.shopmyexchange.com/veterans So hon. disc. vets can now shop at the PX online....but only online. Shopping...