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Today, 01:31 AM

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

I was working a crossword puzzle this afternoon. Clue: "Tined Creature", five letters. The answer was "deers".

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Yesterday, 11:18 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Adventures in DIY in Off-Topic Babbling

Yep, the box joint cuts are a single kerf wide...about 3mm (1/8”). But it wasn’t so much the width that was a challenge. It was pushing and pulling...

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Yesterday, 06:09 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2019 in Space Exploration

The 93rd and 94th launch this year as well as the 4th and 5th launch in December is by China. ...

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Yesterday, 05:47 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2019 in Space Exploration

The 92nd launch this year as well as the 3rd launch in December is by Russia. ...

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Yesterday, 05:44 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2019 in Space Exploration

The 91st launch this year as well as the 2nd launch in December is by New Zealand. ...

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Yesterday, 05:28 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2019 in Space Exploration

The 90th launch this year as well as the 1st launch in December is by SpaceX. It was SpaceX's 12th launch this year ...

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Yesterday, 03:19 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Kuiper Belt Extended Mission (KEM) (Ex New Horizons) in Space Exploration

"The PI's Perspective: What a Year, What a Decade!" http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_PIs_Perspective_What_a_Year_What_a_Decade!_999.html

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Yesterday, 03:02 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's Chang'e 4 mission in Space Exploration

"China's lunar rover travels over 345 meters on moon's far side" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/04/c_138605239.htm

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2019-Dec-07, 11:23 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Adventures in DIY in Off-Topic Babbling

Nice. Lacking a capacitance tester, I’ve found that just changing the start capacitor anyway is a reasonably cheap troubleshooting step. I...

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2019-Dec-07, 06:10 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

At my other forum, International Skeptics, a poster who is usually quite active went silent. He's a retired American living in Thailand with a Thai...

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2019-Dec-07, 05:59 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

In someone's front yard yesterday I noticed a hen. Not fenced in or anything. Then behind her I noticed a clutch of chicks, all huddled together. ...

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2019-Dec-07, 05:57 PM

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

In the "trivial in the big scheme of things but doesn't feel like it right now" department: Yesterday morning I was wasting time on the computer,...

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2019-Dec-07, 05:49 PM

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

Spaceman! Oh, wait. Quite a few aren't men these days.

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2019-Dec-07, 12:39 AM

slang replied to a thread Did this motorcycle crash? in Fun-n-Games

It isn't.. it can ride by itself, somewhat. Just put the bike name in Youtube and you'll see some clips of it riding with and without a person on it....

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2019-Dec-06, 10:48 PM

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

My bank also has a security question/answer required for over-the-phone support and depending on the type of service needed, they may also ask...

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2019-Dec-06, 10:43 PM

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

Don't fall for phishing websites, links, mails, textmessages or other. Follow your bank's safe banking instructions. And you should be safe as can...

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2019-Dec-06, 10:31 PM

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

I do have a banking app on my phone but I use it sparingly since I most often take care of business using my PC. When I do need to use the app, I'm...

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2019-Dec-06, 08:59 PM

slang replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

So maybe there's something to crop circles after all!

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2019-Dec-06, 08:51 PM

PetersCreek started a thread Star Trek actor Robert Walker Jr. dies at 79 in Small Media at Large

As reported in the Hollywood Reporter and other sources. RIP "Charlie X."

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2019-Dec-06, 08:18 PM

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

I don't feel the least bit nostalgic about brick-and-mortar banking. I don't miss waiting in line, waiting to see a loan officer, or reconciling a...

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2019-Dec-06, 04:13 PM

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

I have an app on my phone that I can use for banking, but I am very bad at remembering my password, so I generally try not to use it and wait until I...

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2019-Dec-06, 03:34 PM

Swift replied to a thread The Cat Thread in Off-Topic Babbling

:lol: Maybe she wanted you to make her some late night guacamole. I would have loved to see video of a cat carrying an avocado around. Maki...

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2019-Dec-06, 03:27 PM

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

Yes to both. I don't do any online banking on my phone, only on my home computer (which runs two different anti-virus / anti-malware programs). ...

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2019-Dec-06, 02:40 PM

Swift replied to a thread International Space Station in Space Exploration

It seems a little strange to me that a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is on the way to the ISS (launched yesterday) and a Russian Progress cargo ship just...

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2019-Dec-05, 09:43 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

Indeed. I've seen him leisurely ambling along in just that fashion on occasion. I've seen other tracks that weren't so neatly aligned and based on...

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2019-Dec-05, 06:58 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

Evidence of overnight visitors... Snowshoe hare: A vole of some kind:

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2019-Dec-05, 05:54 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread My seamless transition theory in Against the Mainstream

soggy, You must provide direct, timely answers to the questions asked of you. It's fine to ask for time needed to formulate your answers but you...

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