The "I just bought..." thread.

[LikeLinus]

No need although I should have added "the US trademark version" for accuracy. He was the directer of the art dept of a big Tobacco company based in Greenwich at the time. He also had the original artwork he did. Sorry not giving you his name even though he was kind of a jerk.

And take a look on Google maps ... Old Wagon Rd in North Stamford at the very end.

What do you mean American version? I've never seen any version of the logo with a different man than the original zip zag man. I searched Google images and didn't see anything different either. Link?

 

[repoman0]

 

[Kaido]

go with malic acid. Much more of a bite.

Nice, just ordered some, thanks!

 

[Captante]

What do you mean American version? I've never seen any version of the logo with a different man than the original zip zag man. I searched Google images and didn't see anything different either. Link?

Find somebody else to argue with.

I couldn't care less if you believe me or not.


(I'm sure some jacka$$ over in P&N will be happy to oblige)

 

[Kaido]

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Wow that's a beautiful guitar!

 

[repoman0]

Wow that's a beautiful guitar!

Thanks, I agree! It’s also the best playing and most carefully crafted instrument I’ve owned or played. It was made in June 2020 and I got it “used” for $1000 off.

 

[LikeLinus]

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Find somebody else to argue with.

I couldn't care less if you believe me or not.


(I'm sure some jacka$$ over in P&N will be happy to oblige)

It's arguing to point out a false story these days? OK, Donny.

Poor baby. Not sure if you are out right lying or stupid enough to believe stories that anyone tells you. Either way, sorry to burst your bubble.

 

[lxskllr]

Just bought 16G corn free gas. That should last awhile for my small engines.

 

[Captante]

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It's arguing to point out a false story these days? OK, Donny.

Poor baby. Not sure if you are out right lying or stupid enough to believe stories that anyone tells you. Either way, sorry to burst your bubble.

A "haha" is all you rate. Crawl back in your hole.

Normally when you assume it makes an ass of two people but in this case the honor is 100% yours.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Just bought 16G corn free gas. That should last awhile for my small engines.

I envision your compound closely representing Garey Busey's in Black Sheep -- how far off am I?

 

[sdifox]

All he needs is some flint

 

[Scarpozzi]

I just bought Flight Simulator 2020!

Then I realized it wouldn't run on my laptop. It crashed 8 times.

Then I ordered a bunch of computer parts on credit.

 

[lxskllr]

I envision your compound closely representing Garey Busey's in Black Sheep -- how far off am I?

Not sure. I've never seen it. I have to get a bunch of fuel cause it's a bit of a hike to get there. They don't sell corn free gas anywhere near me, and it's wasteful driving ~30 miles to get a single can. Since it isn't contaminated with alcohol, it'll last much longer than regular pump fuel. I don't want the junk gas in my good saws, and I use it in my lawnmower since it could sit for an extended period. I don't care much about the mower, but might as well since I have it.

This place is an average suburban lot. If I lived where I wanted, it would be on a large acreage in the eastern mountains up north. It would be a small stone house, with a small barn on the property. There wouldn't be any grass. The area around the house would be a boulder field with ferns and eastern hardwoods. I might bring in some topsoil for a small garden amongst the rocks. Does that sound like Garey Busey's place? :^D

 

[Captante]

I just bought Flight Simulator 2020!

Then I realized it wouldn't run on my laptop. It crashed 8 times.

Then I ordered a bunch of computer parts on credit.

I was just reading a review of this earlier today in which they concluded "the gaming PC that can max this program out doesn't exist yet" so don't feel too bad. (will see if I can grab a link)

Whats the GPU in your laptop?

 

[Scarpozzi]

I was just reading a review of this earlier today in which they concluded "the gaming PC that can max this program out doesn't exist yet" so don't feel too bad.

I didn't want to spend the money. I cut corners on video card and processor, but got a decent Mobo, ram and M.2 SSD...

My laptop is cheap, but still a Ryzen 5 with 12GB ram...I didn't expect it to run it well, but I expected it to run on low settings at least.

 

[Captante]

I didn't want to spend the money. I cut corners on video card and processor, but got a decent Mobo, ram and M.2 SSD...

My laptop is cheap, but still a Ryzen 5 with 12GB ram...I didn't expect it to run it well, but I expected it to run on low settings at least.

The trick used to be to limit the view-distance with games like this .... it's all too easy to fill up every bit of available video-memory with distant landscapes/massive textures and bring your machine to its knees.

I'm not into them much anymore so I have no specific advice on tweaking the 2020 version I'm afraid.

And that should be a decent laptop I would think ... nicer then my 4th generation I-5 Dell with 8gb's and Intel 4600(?) graphics anyway!

 

[Scarpozzi]

The trick used to be to limit the view-distance with games like this .... it's all too easy to fill up every bit of available video-memory with distant landscapes/massive textures and bring your machine to its knees.

I'm not into them much anymore so I have no specific advice on tweaking the 2020 version I'm afraid.

And that should be a decent laptop I would think ... nicer then my I-5 Dell with 8gb's and Intel 4600(?) graphics anyway!

It's a cheap, but upgraded budget Dell. I have no idea how these processors line up these days... I'm excited to do my first DIY build in just over 20 years....it hasn't been worth it for me since I sat out of gaming the past 15. My last beefy desktop handled the games from 2005-2006 I used to play fine.

 

[Captante]

It's a cheap, but upgraded budget Dell. I have no idea how these processors line up these days... I'm excited to do my first DIY build in just over 20 years....it hasn't been worth it for me since I sat out of gaming the past 15. My last beefy desktop handled the games from 2005-2006 I used to play fine.

Yeah desktops do a much better job dealing with all the heat generated by high-performance parts. I just built a new system myself specs a few posts back. It's blazing-fast compared to the old FX-8350 box despite my having to cut a few corners cost-wise as well.

I'm actually not sure what the specs of the mobile Ryzen's are but the desktop Ryzen 5 is a mid-range cpu same class as the I-5.

 

[CZroe]

Just received this NEC Turbo-CD drive today. The broken ones usually sell for around $200! As expected, a certain gear that is notorious for swelling and turning yellow/brittle was jammed up/seized.

Took it apart and tried to turn the gear manually which caused all the teeth to flake off even though I was turning both connected gears and directly turning the problem gear to distribute the shear forces. Luckily, I had a few originals salvaged from later Japanese production runs ("CD-ROM² drives) where they switched to a clear material for that gear which does not degrade. Those later revisions had bad capacitors unlike this earlier American version, so this is now the best of both worlds!

A friend also made a bunch of replicas from Shapeways and sent me a bunch of those, so I was definitely good to go. Just glad it wasn't something more serious.

Did a burn-in test with Akumajou Dracula X Chi no Rondo (Castlevania Dracula X Rondo of Blood) and it worked great!

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I wasn't distinguishing State from Federal. I was distinguishing taxes from any US state and taxes from Japanese sales. From that perspective, state and local sales taxes are a US sales tax.

...also, I don't know what state or locality they charged me tax for, and different places around me in the same state have different sales tax rates due to county and city taxes (ranges from 5% to 7%).

Did you buy it from eBay or something?

After a recent SCOTUS case of Wayfair v. South Dakota it put in place a lot of new precedence. One of those new items being passed by states is what's known as "marketplace facilitator" laws wherein if you are a vendor that facilitates sales, they are making them the liable party to collect and remit the state and local taxes.

Also regardless of where it's shipped from (unless it's shipped WITHIN the state to another city in the state) the tax rate is always based on your ship to address.

Previously, it was based on the seller - and if the seller did not live or operate in the state they were shipping to (highly likely) then they weren't liable to collect and remit the tax. Technically of course, you still owed the tax and are supposed to report and pay it... Of course, no one did that previously.

Ask me more, it's a fun topic that I have to enjoy talking about daily


EDIT: these taxes can also simply be translated to the phrase "Consumption taxes". The point of taxation is where the item is being consumed. Hence, it doesn't matter if it's shipped internationally or domestically. It is presumed that you will be consuming the item, hence, it's taxed.

More info on marketplace facilitator here: https://quaderno.io/blog/us-marketp...nual sales in,they quality for economic nexus

 

[lxskllr]

edit:
I also got these today...

I've been wanting to try them for over a year now, and they finally showed up at aldi. They're chilling in the fridge, and I'll cheack them out later. I'm particularly excited to try the coffee.

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[snoopy7548]

edit:
I also got these today...

I've been wanting to try them for over a year now, and they finally showed up at aldi. They're chilling in the fridge, and I'll cheack them out later. I'm particularly excited to try the coffee.

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Don't drink the wrong one!

 

[lxskllr]

Cedar oil's for stirfry!

Just opened the coffee water, and I'm really digging it. I'll try the other two later tonight, and I may have to go on an aldi run tomorrow to pick up more for hoarding. Once they're gone, it's a good chance they won't be back.

 

[Spacehead]

Tangerine Dream – In Search Of Hades (The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979)
16 CD & 2 Blu-ray set of the early years. Beautifully package!

 

[MtnMan]

A 65" 4k TV (actually just an upgrade)
A dishwasher (old one quit after 18 years)
An oven (old one quit after 30 years)
A new roof (tree broke it)

I'm tired of shit breaking