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Yesterday, 09:21 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I don’t stream. I’m cheap. :) And I have Netflix to avoid buying DVDs. So maybe my local library will acquire a copy. Someday.

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Yesterday, 06:00 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I have three other films in the saved list; one is The Highwaymen, also a Netflix co-production. The others are What Happened to Monday (Netflix is...

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2019-Dec-07, 08:15 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Good question. In doing a little more reading I suspect Netflix does not want to invest in physical media for this title because the film did not do...

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2019-Dec-07, 07:42 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'd like to see The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a Coen brothers film. The title is saved in my Netflix account in case it ever becomes available for...

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2019-Dec-07, 01:39 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread What's the science behind moon landing live broadcast? in Conspiracy Theories

I recall reading a comment by Arthur C. Clarke (or was it Heinlein?) around that time that in all of the science fiction written about how a moon...

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2019-Dec-07, 12:32 AM

schlaugh replied to a thread Star Trek actor Robert Walker Jr. dies at 79 in Small Media at Large

He played in a lot of films but the one I recall best was Ensign Pulver, a sequel to Mr Roberts (where Pulver was played by Jack Lemmon. Also...

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2019-Dec-06, 05:57 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread On-line Banking in Off-Topic Babbling

I have the bank’s app on my phone but only use it to deposit checks. Otherwise I do everything through a PC and browser.

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2019-Dec-05, 06:20 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Musing today... On my desk is a coffee mug that my wife gave to me shortly before I retired. It says: "Not my circus. Not my monkeys." ...

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2019-Dec-05, 02:35 AM

schlaugh replied to a thread IKEA’s New Collection is Inspired by the Challenges of Living on Mars in Universe Today

Oh great. Send astronauts to Mars and their manuals are done up as Ikea idiotgrams. And there's only one tool.

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2019-Dec-02, 04:22 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Cyber Monday seems to be screwing up routine stuff. And I readily admit it may be local. - Zelle payments seem to be in limbo are taking a long...

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2019-Dec-02, 04:05 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, same here. This year we "over-pied" because my MIL wanted...lots of pie! And Costco was happy to oblige. Thankfully I expect pretty much all of...

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2019-Dec-02, 12:47 AM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Did they explain how? Or mention the other downsides of throwing out excess food? I’m just curious. Wasted food would seem to be food that...

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2019-Nov-30, 06:42 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

Want to routinely hit the free shipping thresholds? Adopt a dog. Ideally, elderly. Amazon often has better pricing than Chewy on some products.

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2019-Nov-30, 04:07 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Read that again? in Off-Topic Babbling

From the department of redundancy bureau.

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2019-Nov-30, 03:18 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread CosmoQuest fundraising for 2020 in Forum Rules, FAQs, and Information

Here you go.

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2019-Nov-29, 06:46 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

I trust BRA added a zero to the price. Even Canadian prices aren't that bad.

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2019-Nov-28, 11:29 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread November New Moon Spotting in Astronomy

Well, I couldn’t grab photos but did manage to see a thin crescent moon on Nov 27 at 6:15 pm US EST. As well as Jupiter and Venus. It helps we’re...

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2019-Nov-27, 05:53 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread What happened to advertising jingles? in Off-Topic Babbling

Appropriate for this weekend in the US.

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2019-Nov-20, 02:44 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Makes me wish I had an assistant I could tell to bugger off.

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2019-Nov-18, 04:38 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Effect of high-speed travel in space on the astronauts in Space Exploration

Shielding options; 1. Accelerate a comet or other large piece of debris to fly in front of your craft by several thousand km. The debris acts as...

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2019-Nov-14, 03:59 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Something wrong with the universe article in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Here's a graphic from Wikipedia that illustrates how error bars can look. This is just one example as there a various ways of applying the data to...

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2019-Nov-13, 03:27 AM

schlaugh replied to a thread MUSIC...by a Robert Palmer in Off-Topic Babbling

How about The David Letterman Show? (Honestly, Gorn, that took me about five seconds to search in YouTube.)

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2019-Nov-12, 09:25 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Something wrong with the universe article in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Ok so it’s a story about the Hubble Constant and efforts to refine the constant into a more precise value. The story discusses a few ways as to why...

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2019-Nov-12, 09:20 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Something wrong with the universe article in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

The link doesn’t work. ETA: try this ...

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2019-Nov-09, 04:48 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

And I flunk out because of time lived in England and fear of mad cow disease transmission (sorry, this is definitely not in the "makes me happy"...

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