Random randomness

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Wed May 10, 2023 11:37 am

I know this is late but, I have had good experience with Wrangler and Lee jeans. Instead of Levi. Becuase those brands both have a line of jeans with and elastic fit waistband, so when you are between sizes you can get the one thats a size too small, and it stretches to fit anyways.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed May 10, 2023 11:38 am

Jaymon wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 11:37 am get the one thats a size too small,

Riiiiight.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed May 10, 2023 12:11 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 10:21 pm Once again MS downloads another update and wants me to reset my computer. And they want you to do it with their button or it doesn't count. Regular reset won't do it.

I've never had an update that didn't allow me to simply restart with the start menu like normal (Start > Power icon > Restart becomes Start > Power icon > Update and Restart.) The only one that I know won't work is hitting the power/reset button on your tower (which is a terrible thing to do to your PC to begin with - it can eventually cause all sorts of problems as the various background programs can't clean up after themselves.)

And I've had as many programs improved by updates as worsened. I would recommend running ShutUp10 once a month or so with the recommended options if you're concerned about Microsoft being nosy.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed May 10, 2023 6:23 pm

When I watch the news weather on TV the weather guy shows the area that is supposed to get rain.
In my head I'm thinking that's all getting rain at the same time. The reality is it could be a narrow band 20 miles wide and moving fast thru the area. So the weatherman is right, all that area he showed got rain.

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Thu May 11, 2023 12:41 pm

I've lived in the pacific northwest for most of my life, so when the weather says 20% chance of rain. I interpret that as , -it will rain for 20% of the day.
The few times I lived in other places, I was generally confused and suprised by the weather constantly.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Thu May 11, 2023 1:01 pm

Weather.Gov wrote: Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service routinely include a "PoP" (probability of precipitation) statement, which is often expressed as the "chance of rain" or "chance of precipitation".

The "Probability of Precipitation" (PoP) simply describes the probability that the forecast grid/point in question will receive at least 0.01" of rain.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu May 11, 2023 1:44 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 10:21 pm Once again MS downloads another update and wants me to reset my computer. And they want you to do it with their button or it doesn't count. Regular reset won't do it.

Funny how this happens the second tuesday of every month (otherwise known as Patch Tuesday)...

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu May 11, 2023 2:05 pm

Got a replacement CC today. Was very odd. No place to sign it and no activation phone number.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Thu May 11, 2023 2:43 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 2:05 pm Got a replacement CC today. Was very odd. No place to sign it and no activation phone number.

Sounds phishy

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu May 11, 2023 2:53 pm

Kraken wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 11:47 pm
Jaymann wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 10:54 pm
Kraken wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:18 pm
Fardaza wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:00 pm My wife uses egg shells broken up into small pieces and sprinkles them around the veggies in her garden. It keeps the slugs off the plants! They evidently don't like the sharp edges on their skin(?).
Makes sense, since the standard remedy for slugs is diatomaceous earth -- dirt comprised of minuscule sharp fossils.
Funny story about that. A friend of mine once worked in the kitchen at a farmer's market. He got the flour and the diatomaceous earth mixed up and made biscuits using the D. E. Nobody noticed the difference. They were literally eating dirt.
I can't imagine that was good for their intestinal lining.

Also, why would a kitchen have diatomaceous earth on the shelf?

i've read that ingesting (small amounts of) food-grade diatomaceous earth is a way to strengthen hair and nails

also, does sprinkling it in the garden actually work? i thought as soon as it gets wet, it loses its effectiveness as a crustacean/mollusk deterrent.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu May 11, 2023 3:30 pm

Diatoms are the fossilized remains of ocean plankton. I don’t imagine they get soggy, but I could be wrong.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu May 11, 2023 4:34 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 2:43 pm
dbt1949 wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 2:05 pm Got a replacement CC today. Was very odd. No place to sign it and no activation phone number.
Sounds phishy

And it was a bitch to get. I had to show them the front and back of my driver's license.
Somehow they had forgot to send me a replacement back in November.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu May 11, 2023 11:01 pm

Rocket visited me again tonight. I had left the dog door for the second night. After I got up to go to the bathroom I saw him scuttle out the dog door. After doing my business I went back to close the dogdoor and refill my dog's water and dry food and I snuck up on him to within about thee feet. Him ran like a big fat guy was standing next to him and stared at me from outside thru the sliding glass door. I made faces at him and he ran away.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu May 11, 2023 11:35 pm

Part of that was English. Is this a racoon? Hence the reasoning for naming it Rocket.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu May 11, 2023 11:47 pm

Yeh, I figure I get to name him/her.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri May 12, 2023 12:10 am

They're very smart and very clean. They love running water like a hose or a faucet.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri May 12, 2023 6:53 am

And washing their dirty little hands in the dog's water!

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Fri May 12, 2023 5:41 pm

Death metal band starts a circle pit of little kids during the Zelda midnight launch in front of a GameStop

How’s that for random?

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Fri May 12, 2023 6:29 pm

Kids these days don't know how to mosh!

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Fri May 12, 2023 9:17 pm

Word of the day at the end of a Friday

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Holman · Post by **Holman** » Fri May 12, 2023 9:30 pm

I can't vouch for the accuracy of this tweet, but it's definitely random randomness:

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Fri May 12, 2023 9:35 pm

Pyperkub wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 9:17 pm Word of the day at the end of a Friday

Here's a helpful book for that:

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sat May 13, 2023 3:44 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 3:30 pm Diatoms are the fossilized remains of ocean plankton. I don’t imagine they get soggy, but I could be wrong.

I have learned more about diatoms in the past three months than I ever knew.

From the website of my new employer: diatom herbarium

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Sat May 13, 2023 6:43 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 3:30 pm Diatoms are the fossilized remains of ocean plankton. I don’t imagine they get soggy, but I could be wrong.

"Getting Diatomaceous Earth wet makes it non-irritating while also rendering it ineffective against insects. Essentially, the minute particles in DE will fill up with moisture. This means that you can quickly clean up Diatomaceous Earth by adding water and wiping up the mud that forms. This method is best if you accidentally spill some Diatomaceous Earth in an area where you don’t want it. Don’t attempt a wet clean-up if you want the powder to still function as an insecticide." https://www.saferbrand.com/articles/cle ... eous-earth

this is what i previously knew. but it does ever regain its effectiveness after drying out? this link indicates so?
https://www.wikihow.com/Apply-Diatomace ... h-Outdoors

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat May 13, 2023 11:12 pm

On Memorial Day I get to celebrate the passing of both my dad and my father-in-law on that date.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sat May 13, 2023 11:50 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 11:12 pm On Memorial Day I get to celebrate the passing of both my dad and my father-in-law on that date.

That's sad. Wife has a good memory for dates and frequently reminds me of death anniversaries that I would rather she didn't. I know that both my dad and my sister died within a week of my birthday, but I don't remember the dates or even the years. She recently reminded me that my dad was younger than I am when he died, so thanks for that, honey.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun May 14, 2023 1:34 am

My dad was 60. He had a triple by-pass ten years earlier and I understand at that time ten years was about right.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun May 14, 2023 1:45 am

My step father died on Memorial Day weekend 1985. He was just 1 year older than I am now. He was riding his motorcycle when a woman turned left in front of him. He fell off the bike, maybe knocked semi conscious. She jumped out of her car and didn't put it in park so it then rolled onto him. It pulled his helmet and chin strap up tight and he couldn't breath. No one moved the car then and he suffocated right there under it. He didn't have any other injuries except it appeared his palms were chaffed or blistered as it appeared he was fighting to get the car off him so he could breath. Dumbasses stood around doing nothing for fear of being sued or something. So a really great guy died due to lack of air....or maybe stupidity of humans.

SO many damn motorcycle deaths are caused by drivers turning left in front of them. Old fucks dont look or dont see them..they're looking for car sized stuff coming at them. Its awful.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun May 14, 2023 3:18 pm

So I'm having this dream where Michelle Pfeiffer asks me to go to the beach with her and................the dog jumps me and wakes me up.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun May 14, 2023 11:08 pm

Am watching Rodan on Prime with commercials. I think it's my favorite of all the olde time monster movies.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon May 15, 2023 2:04 am

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 11:08 pm Am watching Rodan on Prime with commercials. I think it's my favorite of all the olde time monster movies.

Thanks for the reminder, it's also on HBO Max. I remember that scene with the giant egg freaked me out as a kid.

LOL they knew about global warming in the 50's.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon May 15, 2023 9:41 am

Do Iguanas tails break off when you try to catch them? What about komodo dragons?

Did you know godzilla can change his skin color when he wants to hide?

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Mon May 15, 2023 12:42 pm

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 9:41 am Do Iguanas tails break off when you try to catch them? What about komodo dragons?

According to the internets, most iguanas are capable of caudal autotomony (i.e. shedding their tail) but monitor lizards, including Komodo dragons, are not. I guess if you're an apex predator, being able to shed your tale to escape a predator isn't as useful as it is for a prey animal.

jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Mon May 15, 2023 3:45 pm

Oviedo is where my wife and I sometimes go to eat lunch. We did not check the the storm drain on our last visit!

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Mon May 15, 2023 4:43 pm

Supreme irony?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon May 15, 2023 5:47 pm

This is third time in the last two days someone has posted images from i.imgur.com that do not work for me. "contains errors" Happens in multiple browsers.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:11 pm

I see the alligator video and the stuck truck pic in FireFox.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:52 pm

LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 5:47 pm This is third time in the last two days someone has posted images from i.imgur.com that do not work for me. "contains errors" Happens in multiple browsers.

Dunno if you're using a VPN, but Imgur appears to have stepped up their blocking of VPNs.

The simplest and easiest way around this is to use something like the LibRedirect web extension that redirects common sites like YouTube, Twitter, Imgur, and other websites to alternative privacy-friendly frontends. So, in the case of Imgur, it will redirect Imgur links to a privacy-friendly rimgo frontend.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon May 15, 2023 8:53 pm

Not a VPN. But maybe it's my ISP.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Mon May 15, 2023 9:12 pm

LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 8:53 pm Not a VPN. But maybe it's my ISP.

Could be. Either way, using something like LibRedirect or Redirector to automatically redirect Imgur links to rimgo provides better performance, because it prevents Imgur from collecting information about your device and using tracking cookies for advertising. So YMMV, but in my experience, it's a superior option all the way around.