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    Where To Buy Blinds?

    In the past I've used Steve's Blinds online - good selection & prices.
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    Wireguard VPN

    A bit off topic but from my experience running a vpn server, wireguard is significantly faster than openvpn. I really like it.
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    Building a home firewall - guide

    I ran opnsense for about a year and frankly it was not for me. The combination of me not being all that knowledgeable, not needing most of it's capabilities, and some weirdness with the software led me to switch to a much simpler TPL Omada 605 wired router. Occasionally software updates caused...
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    Radar Detectors

    I can tell you that if your V1 is too old, they'll tell you it can't be upgraded and offer you a decent (not great) credit for a trade-in. Several years ago mine became useless because of the anti-collision stuff on newer vehicles (nothing like driving for several miles with a constant alert...
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    HVAC Experts? Question

    It really could be the thermostat. Is it a Honeywell? I put in a new furnace with HW thermostat recently. Because of their insistance on that stupid (IMO) Cycles per Hour, I've seen the t-stat initiate a call for heat that only lasted about a minute (ended before the fan even engaged). Like...
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    Best option for CD transferring and burning....

    It's been a few years since I've ripped any CDs, but my go to was Exact Audio Copy (EAC).
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    Coast bar soap

    I hate that body wash junk. I can be out walking the dog and tell when anyone is using it - the overwhelming stench wafts throughout the neighborhood. It's exactly the same as being around someone wh drenches themself with perfume or cologne.
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    New Furnace question.

    All true. A big benefit of 2-stage is reduced blower noise, since it runs on low heat most of the time. Any increased repair costs are really only down to 3 parts: inducer motor, blower motor and pressure switch (uses 2 switches instead of just one). The difference in motors depends on whether...
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    Tips for removing baked-on gasket sought.

    Yea, definitely don't want gritty contamination and being on the AT it ain't removable. I guess I won't go that route. And that's why I mentioned the permatex stuff. As a rule, I find any "new" formulations that are supposed to be safer or "greener" are almost always much less effective. The...
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    Tips for removing baked-on gasket sought.

    I have a small leak on the torque converter pan on my '99 528i. A few years ago I did a ATF service by removing & cleaning the main pan & magnet and replacing the filter (and gasket) but didn't do the torque converter pan. At that time the main pan gasket was a PITA to remove - the gasket had...
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    2nd Starship launch planned for Saturday, Nov 18

    I saw a timeline/sequenceof events for a 'perfect' test launch. It even conceded that there was, essentially, a zero percent chance of that happening. The changes to the launch platform seem to drastically cut the damage to both the rocket and pad. As a result, all 33 engines looked to perform...
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    F1 Lost Wages already a joke

    I hope it's a massive fail. And yes, I'm still bitter about Michelin's garbage tires ruining/dooming F1 at IMS.
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    Motorcycles Blaring Music

    Indeed. It's a pet peeve of mine - attention seeking Harley riders want to be loud but they can't hear their music, so so they put an even loder radio on.
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    Using old phone as media/music player only

    You don't need a "store" to get apps. The website apkmirror.com has most common apps, even multiple legacy version. There's a few websites that specialize in archiving old apps. Download the apk file, and just click to install. You may have to go to Settings and grant your file manager app the...
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    Computer nostalgia - Post your relics!

    Yeah, I cleared some relics recently: serial converters, gender changers, null modems, ribbon cables, etc.. Those were all essential tools back in the day. The other day a few words popped into my head: "xgmoden, "y-modem", and "kermit".
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