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2 hours ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said:

Is the right column thing gonna be permanent? If that's the case, will there be an option to turn it off?

Is that a phone question?  I don't see any new right column!

5 hours ago, bitflipper said:

I have to take the industrial-strength antibiotics because I've had a MRSA infection in the past. Main side effect is diarrhea. But I'm also taking opiated painkillers, whose side effect is constipation. I'm hoping they'll cancel each other out.

Sorry, couldn't help but ? at that!

Unfortunately, both of those items are really bad for ya.  Hopefully, you'll be healed and off that stuff soon Dave!

I'd suggest probiotics once you're done with the antibiotics since they don't discriminate between things it's supposed to kill and what it's not!  Expect at least a couple of months to try and get your gut health back.

59 minutes ago, Bapu said:

@craigb yer an author now? ?

Who knew??! ?

Me thinks someone is reading our feedback! ?

The icons I couldn't see are now white on black.  Much better!

(Thanks!!!??)

56???  

Hmm...  Just read that she's had lots of mental issues including suicidal tendencies (and even her son committed suicide last year at 17)...  Sad.

There's more blue (links, surrounding the reply area, etc) and the notifications and message icons are very hard to see.

Is that a knew post? ?

Testees, one, two... Testees, one, two...

Looks like the mods can't hide anymore too!  They all have these cute little shields.

Ha!  I'm now a "Rank: Newbie!"  

Got here just in time to be told the forum's being updated...

I'm seeing some changes, like a line that says what's unread in a topic, and a few different colors, but I also can barely see the buttons in the header now!  Apparently, dark grey on black is a thing now? ?

4 hours ago, bitflipper said:

Well, we'll probably still be next to the goat exhibit, but still. I'm calling that headliner billing.

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1 hour ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said:

But which one of those three is Peter Gabriel...

Hey, it's easier than using face paint or wrestling masks! ?

Ohhhh, I've gotta!!! ?

Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

Back when Raiders of the Lost Ark was worth seeing! ?

Pink Floyd - The Pipers at the Gates of Dawn (full album!)

Klaus Schulze & Pete Namlook - Three Pipers at the Gates of Dawn

Ok, ok...  I'll be the weird one and mention that you definitely don't want to let that condition go unlooked at!  As much as I know what a fraud the Western Medical System is, that still could be pretty serious and they should be able to check it out!

That said, when feet got hot (even from a brisk walk) they do swell so, if you have your shoes on too tightly, this IS the result you can expect!  Just make sure that you're not getting edema!

3 hours ago, bitflipper said:

Sorry, faithful QSCs, but your measly 129dB max SPL just won't cut it anymore. Gotta have 133dB now. Never mind that I almost never go over 100dB, I just want to know I could melt faces if I wanted to.

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3 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

What do you have your eye on? I just upgraded from my trusty GT 1030 (which may now be had for under $50) to a GTX1070 for $100.

The price bubble seems to have finally burst, and people are dumping their older cards. I got the 1070 to be able to run Red Dead Redemption 2 at higher settings, which it does fine, I'm getting 60 FPS with VSync turned on, and that's with no special uberklokking (although I do overclock my i7-6950X CPU).

Anything in the 10 series is going to be very affordable, even into the 16's. I know people go on about "future proof," but if your onboard graphics are handling everything but gaming, yer already there. Since my interests are in indie games rather than AAA sports/FPS, the 1070 with its 8G of RAM will do me for years. If I hadn't gotten a nice inheritance last month, I'd still be fine with the GT 1030.

No time for PC games currently, and I'm still just getting by with my "help others" work (programming with one guy and making websites/logos/signs for friends starting new businesses).  That said, I'm working to have enough of a buffer (both financially and timewise) to enjoy some games during the colder months ahead.  Once it becomes more important I'll go do my usual research and probably end up with something that will last a long time!

33 minutes ago, bitflipper said:

Sweetwater says half the items are backordered. They're coming from Italy. Perhaps I'd best start thinking of them as Christmas presents instead.

Maybe, but for which year??? ?

I just received a replacement headrest for my office chair last week.  I put in the warranty repair request back in NOVEMBER of last year! ?

They said it could take "up to ten weeks!"  Maybe their math is different than mine though, I will admit, they didn't say which ten weeks... ?

I'm just glad I went to Home Depot and bought replacement bolts to fix the chair myself!

Found 'em easily! ?

I've seen him if a few cool videos.  Like one where he joins two celloists in a Guitar Center for a jam and another where he's the guest "stunt guitarist" for a new group (which I believe was posted here originally).  When I have some time I'll see if I can find both!

On 7/24/2023 at 7:41 AM, Notes_Norton said:

I'm a bit divided on whether I want to be on what he is or not! ?

6 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

Beethoven - Symphony #4

With a very long intro

(My favorites from him are 4 and 7)

A Clockwork Orange has worn out the 9th for me and those annoying answering machines did the same with the 5th! ?