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Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Went to bed late again, really late. Got less than 4 hours of sleep. Dang I'm dumb. It is my sole mission today to not repeat that (historically speaking I'll fail, but I have faith still!).
 
highland145

highland145

Lifer
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Loan program updated. Now I can't log in. I've been here since 7:15 and would normally be done with my daily grunt work by 9:00. When does tech support open....9:00.
 
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highland145

Lifer
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Wife's sarcoid is acting up and she needs some prednisone. Talked with the neurologists office twice and they still haven't called it in. Going postal could be the new norm when dealing with the HC system.
 
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Lifer
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Oh billy. We got the news this morning that our beloved app dev manager is leaving the company for a new job. It'll definitely be a hit for us cause he really looks out for us and has some specialized knowledge, which hopefully the latter can be partially transferred over in the next two weeks by him. He'll be sorely missed but I can't blame him (I'm looking to gtfo too lol). This place just isn't that great for developers I'm afraid,, at least ones that want to remain even partially current with technologies.
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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The latest heat wave and wet snow and freezing rain wrecked everything. Jagged ice everywhere in the driveway, shed solar panels caked in an ice/snow crust, and overall everything is all screwed up. Hate being in this position so early in the year. It's not even December yet and my driveway is already a huge mess. I like to try to at least stay as close to the concrete as I can but it's already several inches of ice in some areas. Still very early in winter so it will build up quite a lot more over the year.
 
sdifox

sdifox

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Red Squirrel said:
The latest heat wave and wet snow and freezing rain wrecked everything. Jagged ice everywhere in the driveway, shed solar panels caked in an ice/snow crust, and overall everything is all screwed up. Hate being in this position so early in the year. It's not even December yet and my driveway is already a huge mess. I like to try to at least stay as close to the concrete as I can but it's already several inches of ice in some areas. Still very early in winter so it will build up quite a lot more over the year.
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Propane weed burner

Propane Weed Burner Torch : Amazon.ca: Patio, Lawn & Garden

Propane Weed Burner Torch : Amazon.ca: Patio, Lawn & Garden
www.amazon.ca
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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sdifox said:
Propane weed burner

Propane Weed Burner Torch : Amazon.ca: Patio, Lawn & Garden

Propane Weed Burner Torch : Amazon.ca: Patio, Lawn & Garden
www.amazon.ca
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That will help a bit...temporarily...how about some ice melter?



I have this weed burner:

Torch, Propane, 39 in L, 10 ft Hose, 500, 000 : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement

Torch, Propane, 39 in L, 10 ft Hose, 500, 000 : Amazon.ca: Tools & Home Improvement
www.amazon.ca

but, holy crap...I paid just over $40 this summer...looks like it's now about $75.
 
ElFenix

ElFenix

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i don't know how many fucking times i've had to disable using my fucking monitor for fucking sound in goddamn windows. fuck you microsoft!
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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ElFenix said:
i don't know how many fucking times i've had to disable using my fucking monitor for fucking sound in goddamn windows. fuck you microsoft!
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Tell us how you REALLY feel about it...

I feel your pain though. Fucking Windows 10 just doesn't want to take "NO!" for an answer.


The only real "first world problem I've had today is my 2013 Panasonic plasma TV is starting to develop "issues." A bit of residual "screen burn," but more is the red/pink "blobs" that have developed in the back screen. Looks like it's probably a heat issue...it has two rear fans, and from some of what I've read, they're just not sufficient to keep things cool in the back.
I'm looking for a replacement in the various BF sales...o_O holy shit...prices have dropped! I think I paid $2200 for this set in late 2013...now, I can get a very nice (not top of the line) 65" Samsung 4k set for ~$1000.
 
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ElFenix

ElFenix

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BoomerD said:
now, I can get a very nice (not top of the line) 65" Samsung 4k set for ~$1000.
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yeah but it's just a VA LCD with no real blacks and meh viewing angles

plasma4ever!
 
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BoomerD

BoomerD

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ElFenix said:
yeah but it's just a VA LCD with no real blacks and meh viewing angles

plasma4ever!
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The big plus of a new set is the reduction in power consumption. The Panny plasma...585 watts. The new Sammy LCD sets, 75-80 for NORMAL use.
 
ElFenix

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BoomerD said:
The big plus of a new set is the reduction in power consumption. The Panny plasma...585 watts. The new Sammy LCD sets, 75-80 for NORMAL use.
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my plasma is a 2015(ish?) samsung, the final generation of set, and i just saw mostly about 100 watts watching the autoplaying netflix home screen preview. peak about 140. granted, that's a 51" set. a 65" tv is about 70% bigger so probably would suck down 70% more juice.

i dunno what it was with the panasonics but they sucked up power and weighed a ton. my samsung weighs in at less than half my 42" panasonic did.
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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ElFenix said:
my plasma is a 2015(ish?) samsung, the final generation of set, and i just saw mostly about 100 watts watching the autoplaying netflix home screen preview. peak about 140. granted, that's a 51" set. a 65" tv is about 70% bigger so probably would suck down 70% more juice.

i dunno what it was with the panasonics but they sucked up power and weighed a ton. my samsung weighs in at less than half my 42" panasonic did.
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The panny weighs in at over 110 lbs.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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Sitting in PepBoys waiting on tires. Holy shit daytime tv is awful. I think I'm 30 iq points dumber than when I got here, and I haven't even been paying attention to it :^S
 
ElFenix

ElFenix

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it's my parents' anniversary today. my sister gets them a card every year. i think it's weird. seems to me hallmark and HGTV probably invented this crap in the last few years.
 
sdifox

sdifox

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ElFenix said:
it's my parents' anniversary today. my sister gets them a card every year. i think it's weird. seems to me hallmark and HGTV probably invented this crap in the last few years.
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go get them a 4k quantum dot tv and stick a card on the box?
 
Raduque

Raduque

Lifer
Aug 22, 2004
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Had to leave work early so my gf could get to work on time because we only have one car now.
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

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May 24, 2003
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BoomerD said:
You say that like any of us ( except the two other Ontarioans here) have ANY idea what Service Ontario is.
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Basically the license bureau. But they do more than just licensing. Wanted to get a refund for my license plate sticker since I renewed it for 2021 and then my car died and I got a truck. (different size plates on a truck)
 
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