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  1. Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp

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    Just posting so I can review later. Great post and responses to it.

    Just posting so I can review later. Great post and responses to it.

  2. Comment on Why America is slipping in the Olympics in ~sports

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    I don't know about anyone else but I have given up watching Olympics in our OTA broadcast channel. It don't matter if they are local (meaning within our time zones) or in this case Milan. The...

    I don't know about anyone else but I have given up watching Olympics in our OTA broadcast channel. It don't matter if they are local (meaning within our time zones) or in this case Milan. The broadcasting is just terrible. It's rarely ever live and by the time you get to watch it, it's already over, full of commentary and commercials! I am done! I am hoping to watch hockey (not just Team USA but also others), but most probable I won't be able to do that either so I figure I will get the results after it's done, as said before, access to the sport is necessary. Without that, interest from the younger generation won't be there and impact is felt afterwards.

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  3. Comment on Something big is happening in ~tech

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    The AI Hype is real or fake, debatable, based on the comments. The one thing I do agree with is the section of "What you should actually do" -- good points overall. Perhaps not complete but that's...

    The AI Hype is real or fake, debatable, based on the comments. The one thing I do agree with is the section of "What you should actually do" -- good points overall. Perhaps not complete but that's the only item that I think is worthy of comment.

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  4. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Given that love is in the air, I present to you all: vinegar Valentine

    Given that love is in the air, I present to you all: vinegar Valentine

    What may be weirder still is the Maryland Zoo’s take on how to tell an ex he or she stinks: a “Dollars for Dung” fundraiser that lets people name a pile of poop in honor of someone they’d like to tell to, well, eat it.

    3 votes
  5. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    W0w!!@ Florida's man step brother. Unbelievable! I've been watching on and off HBO's "It's Florida, Man" show. I think we have found a follow-up to it.

    W0w!!@ Florida's man step brother. Unbelievable!

    "...Shawn grabbed it by the ears and nostrils. He wrestled the animal into a headlock, pinning its jaw against his stomach to avoid being bitten, using the doorframe as a shield against its hooves."

    I've been watching on and off HBO's "It's Florida, Man" show. I think we have found a follow-up to it.

    3 votes
  6. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Well deserved, not only did he conquer his phobia, he got the gold medal. Two in one. Well done.

    Well deserved, not only did he conquer his phobia, he got the gold medal. Two in one. Well done.

    2 votes
  7. Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies

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    I have been using black diamond for years now. I agree that the best thing to use are battery powered ones regardless of what you get, especially if you will be camping for days. Myself I use like...

    I have been using black diamond for years now. I agree that the best thing to use are battery powered ones regardless of what you get, especially if you will be camping for days. Myself I use like I said the headlamp typically in the campground and a combination of handheld and headlamp if am hiking or walking around at dusk/night. Also, depending on what you are doing, I bring a round push flashlight for times I can’t use a headlamp or handheld; for example a quick shower outside scenario or tent hanging type of scenario. One thing to consider is if you will be outside during a possible downpour, your flashlight should be able to work.

    6 votes
  8. Comment on Japan cherry blossom festival cancelled because of unruly tourist ‘crisis’ in ~society

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    Tourists, overpopulation or immigrants are being blamed for all the ills of today’s world. We see this theme before, in Europe, America (continent, not just a country) and no surprise now in Asia....

    Tourists, overpopulation or immigrants are being blamed for all the ills of today’s world. We see this theme before, in Europe, America (continent, not just a country) and no surprise now in Asia. The solution is simple, tax tourists, limit tourists or completely close it. To my simple brain the problem isn’t tourists, overpopulation, or immigration- it’s the economic pressures. No surprise that politicians are filling that void with panphobia. From what I understand of the article is that they want whoever is creating this chaos to be properly dealt with but overreacting with full blown stopping all to me is being created by people who would benefit from it. Follow the money and you will get to the bottom of this scam.

    9 votes
  9. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    This is crazy! I thought I was going to read another article about weird sex thing, WWI bomb stuck up his backside. Winning at all cost-man…

    This is crazy! I thought I was going to read another article about weird sex thing, WWI bomb stuck up his backside. Winning at all cost-man…

    1 vote
  10. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

  11. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Art in the eye of the beholder. Personally I don’t think it’s bad, so am just assuming the PM isn’t liked by the people of Rome. Well, now it looks like they are happy with the solution.

    Art in the eye of the beholder. Personally I don’t think it’s bad, so am just assuming the PM isn’t liked by the people of Rome. Well, now it looks like they are happy with the solution.

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    A really good secret is that we have had a snow storm on the NorthEast part of the USA, however I did find my next build; Autonomous snow blower - the next step in our evolution. Finally,...

    A really good secret is that we have had a snow storm on the NorthEast part of the USA, however I did find my next build; Autonomous snow blower - the next step in our evolution. Finally, something I can totally see myself buying and if need be building it! If you build it, they will....

    4 votes
  13. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    From experience, tax is cheaper, just saying!

    From experience, tax is cheaper, just saying!

    5 votes
  14. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Cool nonetheless. Reminds me of hotels with baseball diamond field.

    Cool nonetheless. Reminds me of hotels with baseball diamond field.

    2 votes
  15. Comment on US President Donald Trump isn't building a ballroom in ~society

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    What an interesting read. At this point I don't know about anyone else but I hope for the best but preparing for the unimaginable.

    What an interesting read. At this point I don't know about anyone else but I hope for the best but preparing for the unimaginable.

    2 votes
  16. Comment on Prior Lake woman arrested with bag of drugs labeled ‘Definitely not a bag full of drugs’ in ~news

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    This is too much. I am going to suggest this article to be included in the Offbeat section. As real as it is and well offbeat as it gets.

    This is too much. I am going to suggest this article to be included in the Offbeat section. As real as it is and well offbeat as it gets.

    5 votes
  17. Comment on Guitar Center institutes 72-hour waiting period [Satire] in ~life

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    I swear, I just finished a show, and this is a perfectly written article in the Upside Down World. More and more I swear that I am in that world and I want to go back, to where, I don't know!

    I swear, I just finished a show, and this is a perfectly written article in the Upside Down World. More and more I swear that I am in that world and I want to go back, to where, I don't know!

    2 votes
  18. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    That's what I thought.

    That's what I thought.

    2 votes
  19. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    That's one item, this quote caught my eyes. Priorities my friends, priorities! I swear, AUS has or is the Florida man OG. Wow!

    "I was worried about the dogs," Ms Bloor said.

    That's one item, this quote caught my eyes. Priorities my friends, priorities! I swear, AUS has or is the Florida man OG. Wow!

    4 votes
  20. Comment on US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland in ~society

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    Just joining my voice to this post! Angry, sad and if you haven't, at least if you are an American, call your federal Rep and Senators and demand that this be investigated. I wish things remained...

    Just joining my voice to this post! Angry, sad and if you haven't, at least if you are an American, call your federal Rep and Senators and demand that this be investigated. I wish things remained a clown show but this is incredibly tragic with what is deadly consequences.

    3 votes