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Anyone following the James Webb telescope? Some pretty good images posted recently. My favorite is probably SMACS 0723. Gravitational lensing, a nice mix of stars and galaxies, what's not to like? They're basically test images, will be interesting once they do the actual pictures that various...

Sorry it's behind a paywall, but it's been mentioned in many other articles. I guess in certain areas, homeowner associations are stopping investors from buying property. Of course as an investor and real estate broker I'm against it. I have encountered a few condo complexes where it's 100%...

Lots of crazy people out there. I rarely take the train but when I do, I normally stay a few feet back from the edge but watching the video, it looks like she's at least 6 feet or more from the edge which I used to think was a somewhat safe distance, but I guess you do stumble a bit before you...

Seems like 85% of the stock picker funds out there are now trailing the S&P 500, it was 64% last year. How well have people who picked their own stocks done this year? https://www.wsj.com/articles/stock-pickers-are-struggling-to-beat-the-market-11640692983

Anyone plan on going on a Mercedes EQS test drive? I think they have it lined up as the electric equivalent to the S class. https://www.mercedeseqtestdrive.com

Usually when walking around at night I always encounter at least one car without headlights on. Today was 3 cars. Usually I try to shout headlights and point at their headlights, but sometimes the drivers have no clue what I'm talking about and they continue driving blissfully unware that their...

If you drive a Ford Escape, should you make sure it doesn't escape? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/21/metro/man-thrown-hood-his-own-car-after-carjacking-mcdonalds-parking-lot-boston-police-say/

Anyone planning on watching this? Should be out on HBO Max and theatres soon. Anyway, just watching the trailer and as usual it looks like a plane gets destroyed by Godzilla's tail. I mean I like checking my brain at the door when watching these movies, but I wonder if there's any training...

Anyone watch Queen's Gambit? It's a pretty good show. I like how Garry Kasparov was an adviser, he's a grandmaster who was a former world champion. Anyway the games are set up pretty nicely. Mentions a lot of the typical openings and gets more exotic as the show progresses. There's some good...

Did you get a discount on your auto insurance? Major insurers like Allstate, Geico and Liberty Mutual just agreed to cut rates 15%. https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...oronavirus-covid-19-premiums/2959870001/

Only a little time left today. Not as good as the last time but $211.65 for the impact wrench and the 4 amp hour battery instead of the 5. I plan to use mine on some anode rods. It's 1400 foot pounds of loosening torque...

Surprised no one has mentioned it yet. How about some wild speculation as to what caused the crash? Current one is that it might have been attacked. New plane, experienced pilots, not too many good options out there. Also bird strike was a possibility, but it made it to 8000 feet so they...

Need a spring compressor for my Mercedes, no quick struts so I need to buy the OEM springs. Don't really trust those hook compressors, the OTC is a little pricey though a tad under $200. Any other suggestions? This is for a 2008/2011 E350.

Well hope this doesn't turn into politics, but did you hear about the FBI agent that discharged his gun when it fell out when he did a back flip in a bar? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post...one-police-say/ I would think that anyone that carries would have the safety on? Or could it...

So now it seems like they're going to announce new CAFE numbers, but California and 12 other states might stick with the old numbers. But CAFE is the Corporate average fuel economy so what I don't understand is how one company can have two average fuel economy numbers for two different regions...

Anyone ever use the Continental Pure Contacts? Thinking of getting a set from Tiresdirect.net, they seem to have pretty good pricing and free shipping. I think DWS06 are also preferred, but I think the Pure Contacts will have longer tread life.