How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
I'd be glad to help you unburden yourself of said millstone.
08-17-2016, 02:36 PM
A peer once explained to me that there are two types of "free".
The first type of "free" is "free beer" - when someone offers you free beer, you say "thank you", you enjoy it, and you move on with your life.
The second type of "free" is "free puppies". Being all responsible men of the proper age to receive both types of free, you know where this is going.
That is all.
The first type of "free" is "free beer" - when someone offers you free beer, you say "thank you", you enjoy it, and you move on with your life.
The second type of "free" is "free puppies". Being all responsible men of the proper age to receive both types of free, you know where this is going.
That is all.
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08-18-2016, 08:09 PM
Router Database | www.dd-wrt.com
The WDR3600 is in there, and it looks like a straightforward firmware flash using factory firmware flash method.
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08-18-2016, 08:21 PM
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Strange story: Our local guy in charge is former military. So, he likes to hire former military. Because of this, he was contacted recently by the gov't. They asked him to give a new guy a job, and he said yes. Some sort of relocation program for people who are at-risk to be targeted by bad guys because they helped us in the war.
New guy is Iraqi, former chemistry teacher. Trained as a chemical engineer. Speaks 4 languages, and was used by US forces in Iraq as a translator. Decent enough guy, or so we thought.
Monday, he calls in; wife is sick. Tuesday, same thing, going to the hospital. Wednesday, nothing. Today, nothing. So HR calls. No answer. They call his gov't contact, who can't get a hold of him, either. They call and ask the police to check up on him. Cops go to the apt. and no one is there. Place is cleaned out, and he's in the wind.
*cue creepy Twilight Zone music*
New guy is Iraqi, former chemistry teacher. Trained as a chemical engineer. Speaks 4 languages, and was used by US forces in Iraq as a translator. Decent enough guy, or so we thought.
Monday, he calls in; wife is sick. Tuesday, same thing, going to the hospital. Wednesday, nothing. Today, nothing. So HR calls. No answer. They call his gov't contact, who can't get a hold of him, either. They call and ask the police to check up on him. Cops go to the apt. and no one is there. Place is cleaned out, and he's in the wind.
*cue creepy Twilight Zone music*
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08-18-2016, 11:10 PM
Did anyone happen to watch the women's 800m heat races tonight (thurs)? Two different heats there were "women" a bit different. One reminded me of sasquatch and the other was a straight up man with a woman's hair.
So i googled the first racers name and sure enough I am not the only one who noticed. There is such a thing as intersex. It is kinda like a hermaphrodite.
Previously, there were tests for levels of certain chemicals that would disqualify you from competing if high enough. The tests have been stopped due to feelz. Guess who won both heats?
So i googled the first racers name and sure enough I am not the only one who noticed. There is such a thing as intersex. It is kinda like a hermaphrodite.
Previously, there were tests for levels of certain chemicals that would disqualify you from competing if high enough. The tests have been stopped due to feelz. Guess who won both heats?
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08-19-2016, 08:20 AM
The "ladies" who looked like "men" won both heats.
Earlier in the Olympics, my wife commented on how awesome it was that a transgender female->male was competing in one of the longer runs. She said something along the lines of "that's so awesome that someone who used to be a woman is able to compete with the men". I mentioned "yeah, but it can also go the other way; think of the repercussions of that." She thought about it for perhaps 2 seconds before her jaw nearly fell out of her head.
As I watched the 800m heats, the "semi-females" stood out like sore thumbs - not the "slightly red" sore thumbs, but rather more like "just-got-squashed-by-pneumatic-press" sore thumbs. Visually speaking, there were men running with (and winning) the women's heats.
Typically, when a competitor does not fit in with a specific competitive class, that competitor is moved up to the next more competitive class, as a competitive advantage for one is far less degrading to competition than a competitive disadvantage for one. It's strange to me that these hefemales are not running and competing with the men. It seems some time ago, there was a "testosterone" test to determine if women were taking banned testosterone supplements as PEDs; that test was then complained about and outlawed because it prevented some women from competing. I think that is the exact test that we need to implement - not to prevent self-proclaimed "women" from competing, but rather as a barometer to determine if they will be required to compete with the rest of the men.
Earlier in the Olympics, my wife commented on how awesome it was that a transgender female->male was competing in one of the longer runs. She said something along the lines of "that's so awesome that someone who used to be a woman is able to compete with the men". I mentioned "yeah, but it can also go the other way; think of the repercussions of that." She thought about it for perhaps 2 seconds before her jaw nearly fell out of her head.
As I watched the 800m heats, the "semi-females" stood out like sore thumbs - not the "slightly red" sore thumbs, but rather more like "just-got-squashed-by-pneumatic-press" sore thumbs. Visually speaking, there were men running with (and winning) the women's heats.
Typically, when a competitor does not fit in with a specific competitive class, that competitor is moved up to the next more competitive class, as a competitive advantage for one is far less degrading to competition than a competitive disadvantage for one. It's strange to me that these hefemales are not running and competing with the men. It seems some time ago, there was a "testosterone" test to determine if women were taking banned testosterone supplements as PEDs; that test was then complained about and outlawed because it prevented some women from competing. I think that is the exact test that we need to implement - not to prevent self-proclaimed "women" from competing, but rather as a barometer to determine if they will be required to compete with the rest of the men.
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08-20-2016, 11:00 AM
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For those of you with Amazon Prime who watch tv/movies/etc. on it, I'd like to recommend a documentary movie. "JJ Grey & Mofro - Brighter Days" is the name of it. It is about a grassroots musician who paired up with an already successful instrumental funk band. It contains some interspersed concert performance footage featuring full length song performances. He has a very distinct, powerful voice and a gritty, soulful style. He starts to come into his own in the fourth concert song, both in terms of songwriting and emotion.
I just thought I'd share.
I just thought I'd share.
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08-22-2016, 04:23 PM
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^^ Those guys occasionally play venues up in Santa Cruz, one of the radio stations I listen to occasionally gives away tickets. So you are saying they are worth seeing?
I put Windows 10 on my work laptop today, and I thought this was appropriate:
I put Windows 10 on my work laptop today, and I thought this was appropriate:
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08-22-2016, 04:37 PM
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The old Linksys Routers (And, seemingly, most older routers - and probably most newer routers if history has anything to say about it) require the DD-WRT firmware to actually do what they say they'll do out of the box.
Linksys WRT54GL - DD-WRT Wiki
The Linksys firmware is akin to Windows 3.1 on a fully built Core i7 rig.
Linksys WRT54GL - DD-WRT Wiki
The Linksys firmware is akin to Windows 3.1 on a fully built Core i7 rig.
Linksys SUCK. I had an older router, which "required" me to upgrade the firmware. Halfway through, it just stopped. Essentially, the upgrade bricked the unit. When I contacted the company, they claimed it was a known issue, but would do nothing to help fix it.
I will never own one of their products ever again after that.
The Asus worked right out of the box. The only thing I had to do was set the password. It has never had to be rebooted in about two years, unlike the Linksys, which needed a reboot about every two weeks.
I will never own one of their products ever again after that.
The Asus worked right out of the box. The only thing I had to do was set the password. It has never had to be rebooted in about two years, unlike the Linksys, which needed a reboot about every two weeks.
I will say that I think ASUS routers tend to run hot. When my RT-N66U failed I disassembled it and found evidence of overheating (seriously discolored traces, the main heatsink was bowed not making full contact across the two chips it covered, etc.).
For my RT-AC68R, I bought a cheap multi-speed USB 5v computer fan, plugged it into a USB phone charger, and propped the fan behind the router. Made a huge difference in the CPU and radio temps.
For my RT-AC68R, I bought a cheap multi-speed USB 5v computer fan, plugged it into a USB phone charger, and propped the fan behind the router. Made a huge difference in the CPU and radio temps.
The factory interface is not that bad. Its very "user friendly" and not in a bad way. My dad could probably figure out how to sent this thing up.
Thanks for all the feedback guys!
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