11-24-2017, 02:07 PM
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Harry Potter 8 disc Blu Ray $30, Pennsoil 10w30 full synthetic 5qt $10
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11-24-2017, 07:15 PM
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Not very useful when most new vehicles use either 5W-30 or 0W-30 oils.
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11-24-2017, 07:50 PM
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Not very useful when most new vehicles use either 5W-30 or 0W-30 oils.
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Oh how short sighted.
I think most of the people here run cars 10+yrs older.
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11-25-2017, 04:52 AM
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Even people with older cars should use 0w-30, there is no downside to oil that thickens less when it gets colder.
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11-25-2017, 01:09 PM
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I don't collect discs and cannot be bothered to get up from the couch, find a movie I want to play, and then insert it into some machine connected to the TV.
All of my content is stored on a Plex server which consumes somewhere between 6-10 watts. I also have Netflix and Amazon Prime in addition to HD over the air TV.
I bought a Xiaomi 4k (Video) quad for about $320, and a spare battery for $40. Also got the Xiaomi fitness band for my Mom for $15. I'm quickly growing fond of the company that doesn't make the best products, but gets 90% of the way there and costs 1/3 the price.
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11-25-2017, 01:11 PM
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How long until Xiaomi makes electric cars?  |
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11-25-2017, 01:39 PM
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All of my content is stored on a Plex server which consumes somewhere between 6-10 watts.
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I'll stick with books, which in addition to consuming zero watts, are a carbon sink :-) |
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11-25-2017, 02:49 PM
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I'll stick with books, which in addition to consuming zero watts, are a carbon sink :-)
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Another thing I refuse to own in physical form. After moving to the 3rd floor of an apartment, I'm happy to not own an extensive collection. I now prefer to read on a Kindle, which is as easy on the eye as a book, and works in the dark while consuming practically no electricity. It keeps my spot in the book, has a dictionary for the many words I don't know, and essentially stores an unlimited amount. |
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11-25-2017, 04:47 PM
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I'll stick with books, which in addition to consuming zero watts, are a carbon sink :-)
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Beware the fire hazard.
I still retain the books that informed my thinking over the years, but I don't have bookcases to display them in. Let alone locking bookcases like lawyers have. I lost a volume one, number one Life magazine from an unlocked bookcase.
Back then it was months or years between the 'black swan' events. Now its like this just this morning:
sciencealert.com: Research Finds It Might Not Be Consciousness That Drives The Human Mind
phys.org:Project Lyra, a mission to chase down that interstellar asteroid
computerweekly.com:The legal quagmire of creativity in artificial intelligence Trivia bonus:
wikipedia:Oregon House, California
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