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I binged the season over the last few days.... 365,820 Views / 843 Replies  
I binged the season over the last few days. Interesting.

I'd heard of the titular orbital problem, but not a book series based on it.
Posted by reader50, on Yesterday at 06:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge
In general, 3rd party monitors have more ports as... 172 Views / 5 Replies  
In general, 3rd party monitors have more ports as they get more expensive. IPS displays are almost standard on monitors today - everything but the very cheapest, and a few oddballs with something...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 26, 2024 at 04:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I meant an older MacOS version on one of your... 1,224 Views / 17 Replies  
I meant an older MacOS version on one of your Macs, with an iTunes that handles app installs. I didn't consider that the iOS version would matter too.

Assuming you have an older backup of the iPad...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 26, 2024 at 03:01 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
More akin to King-Of-Road-ing. Around here, there... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
More akin to King-Of-Road-ing. Around here, there are lots of people who own a share of the public roads. That's why they don't need to signal turns or lane changes.
Posted by reader50, on Mar 25, 2024 at 05:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yesterday, I drove a friend into Kaiser to pick... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
Yesterday, I drove a friend into Kaiser to pick up a prescription. Used the drop-off zone near the door, then found a nearby parking spot. The drop-off zone is striped, with "NO PARKING" printed on...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 25, 2024 at 01:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Use an older OS version to manage the device -... 1,224 Views / 17 Replies  
Use an older OS version to manage the device - where iTunes still has the app ability. Install the OS to an external if you don't have enough space for another partition internally.
Posted by reader50, on Mar 25, 2024 at 01:01 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I ran into that issue on a C2D iMac 2006. Press... 381 Views / 1 Replies  
I ran into that issue on a C2D iMac 2006. Press the button, no workie. Button mechanism was plastic-riveted to the back case.

Turns out two of the three plastic rivets (or welds) had broken. The...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 23, 2024 at 03:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Anyone remember Beetlejuice (1988)? A sequel is... 48,445 Views / 341 Replies  
Anyone remember Beetlejuice (1988)? A sequel is coming out September 6, 2024. First teaser below.

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It's been 36 years, apparently in the movie too. Several original cast have...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 22, 2024 at 12:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It appears my income estimation has gone up... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
It appears my income estimation has gone up again, for YouTube ads purposes. Just got an ad for private business jet sales. They'll acquire or sell for me, the private business jet of my choice.
...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 20, 2024 at 02:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
$900 for 4x passenger tires? Ridiculous in my... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
$900 for 4x passenger tires? Ridiculous in my opinion.

Now maybe you're adding 18" extensions to your wheels, so you can mount truck tires that don't fit in the wheel wells. Not a full monster-van...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 20, 2024 at 12:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't recall if ATAPI is supported on the SATA... 768 Views / 5 Replies  
I don't recall if ATAPI is supported on the SATA connectors. Better check that before ordering. Or you'll need an adapter IDE -> SATA that supports ATAPI. Or a USB adapter ... that supports ATAPI.
Posted by reader50, on Mar 19, 2024 at 02:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Have fun. Could be sensors going, or broken... 768 Views / 5 Replies  
Have fun. Could be sensors going, or broken plastic gearing. Not sure about getting replacements for either.

I'd just replace it. But checking prices shows ODDs have gone up a bit. I remember them...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 19, 2024 at 01:02 PM, in Mac Desktops
So I had to force-quit an app. macOS opens a... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
So I had to force-quit an app. macOS opens a dialog: "StupidApp quit unexpectedly. Do you wish to reopen it?"

It didn't quit unexpectedly - I fully expected it to quit when *I* force-quit it. So...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 18, 2024 at 08:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I had good luck with Pioneer ODDs. Recall the... 768 Views / 5 Replies  
I had good luck with Pioneer ODDs. Recall the usual incompatibility was about booting. So it probably doesn't matter much for reading purposes.

You could also go the USB ODD route. Or steal a SATA...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 18, 2024 at 07:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
OK - how to get a police car towed if it parks in... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
OK - how to get a police car towed if it parks in a handicap spot (https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+get+a+police+car+towed+if+it+parks+in+a+handicap+spot)

Took several minutes to skim...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 18, 2024 at 02:31 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Stick driving looks cool on TV, but I got tired... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
Stick driving looks cool on TV, but I got tired of them in traffic. And got tired of paying for clutch replacements. Those haven't been cheap since ... er, anytime I can remember. They're also a...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 16, 2024 at 08:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
After thinking about it awhile, I realized you... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
After thinking about it awhile, I realized you meant the location, not the car ownership. The city tows on public property, and contractors tow from private property.

My initial thought was who...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 16, 2024 at 07:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge
"They left", as in drove the car away with the... 628,025 Views / 1,833 Replies  
"They left", as in drove the car away with the ticket, before the tow arrived? Or their car & ticket left with the tow truck?

Around here, tow drivers are opportunistic. They'll drop whatever...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 16, 2024 at 12:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Try a nylon wire wheel in a drill. example... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
Try a nylon wire wheel in a drill. example (https://www.ebay.com/itm/155818723850). You should be able to get these at any hardware store. It'll be a little messy, as the sticky pad comes off in tiny...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 14, 2024 at 07:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Cell phone calls never completed to the plane. I... 1,074,331 Views / 1,393 Replies  
Cell phone calls never completed to the plane. I favor the theory that they lost cabin pressure. Though that triggers the oxygen masks. I never could see how it would put everyone to sleep fast...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 14, 2024 at 03:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I think he's reasoning it like this: Case 1:... 1,074,331 Views / 1,393 Replies  
I think he's reasoning it like this:

Case 1: Whistleblower testifies. Airbus benefits, as Boeing sucks. But Boeing ultimately benefits too, because they're forced to improve QC.

Case 2:...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 13, 2024 at 09:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Chicago was famous for these kinds of suicides... 1,074,331 Views / 1,393 Replies  
Chicago was famous for these kinds of suicides during Prohibition. Maybe today still. Gangsters regularly checked out, with suicide notes pinned to their chests. Saying they couldn't take it any...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 13, 2024 at 01:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Boeing has been having trouble lately, and losing... 1,074,331 Views / 1,393 Replies  
Boeing has been having trouble lately, and losing a ton of money. Ultimately because the board & executive suite were taken over by business & marketing types, kicking out all the engineers. They...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 13, 2024 at 02:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Shortly after this happened, I read that G-R... 79,541 Views / 291 Replies  
Shortly after this happened, I read that G-R filed a civil suit against the supply house. For letting live rounds slip through. But I haven't heard anything at all since the one mention.
Posted by reader50, on Mar 12, 2024 at 11:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The Curta Calculator... 471 Views / 16 Replies  
The Curta Calculator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta) may fit in there somewhere. It was the best handheld calculator in the world for two decades, until electronics surpassed it.
Posted by reader50, on Mar 12, 2024 at 04:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
LibreOffice is free, opens MS files, and should... 1,241 Views / 12 Replies  
LibreOffice is free, opens MS files, and should feel familiar. It can even import AppleWorks files.
Posted by reader50, on Mar 11, 2024 at 05:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I updated Monterey a couple days ago, and... 1,241 Views / 12 Replies  
I updated Monterey a couple days ago, and encountered instability afterwards. Multiple lockups over 24 hours, making me do forced reboots. But I updated OpenCore and my VPN software at the same time,...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 11, 2024 at 12:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
"ballot purity" was a phrase used in some news... 2,908,006 Views / 3,902 Replies  
"ballot purity" was a phrase used in some news coverage. From the Colorado Supreme Court ruling, they reference:

I didn't see specific quotes from these sections, sorry. Probably because the...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 10, 2024 at 02:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Colorado has a "ballot-purity" law, requiring... 2,908,006 Views / 3,902 Replies  
Colorado has a "ballot-purity" law, requiring only valid candidates. Who can hold the office they're running for. Not all states have such a law - several of the 14th Amendment challenges failed for...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 10, 2024 at 04:03 AM, in Political/War Lounge
If it's H&R Block, it says "Catalina" as the... 1,241 Views / 12 Replies  
If it's H&R Block, it says "Catalina" as the minimum, but the app actually accepts High Sierra as the minimum.

Also, you can get Catalina from Apple via the DosDude Catalina patch installer...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 9, 2024 at 11:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Minivans are unpopular in the US today. After... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
Minivans are unpopular in the US today. After being very popular decades ago. I've never owned one, but they seem practical. Lots of space for a comparatively low price. Instead, people tend to buy...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 9, 2024 at 01:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
US Constitution, Section 1: (chusing the... 2,908,006 Views / 3,902 Replies  
US Constitution, Section 1: (chusing the President)

So the States choose the "manner" of appointing Presidential Electors. At present all states have public elections.

Congress can set some...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 8, 2024 at 01:59 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The US has a tariff on car imports from China,... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
The US has a tariff on car imports from China, 20% I believe. Europe has no such tariff. That's why China is making inroads in Europe, while very little is showing up in the US. BYD does sell...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 7, 2024 at 01:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It's estimated that when batteries hit $100 per... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
It's estimated that when batteries hit $100 per KWh (at the pack level) then EVs will cost the same to manufacture as gas equivalents. IIRC Tesla reached $100 per KWh a few years ago, but only at the...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 6, 2024 at 05:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge
When I was a kid, 13-inch was a bedroom size, and... 48,445 Views / 341 Replies  
When I was a kid, 13-inch was a bedroom size, and 19-inch was a normal living-room size. 49 would count as a huge TV.

We are indeed living in the future, though the timeline needs some more work....
Posted by reader50, on Mar 6, 2024 at 01:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Actually, they're mostly viewing the Pol Lounge... 1,074,331 Views / 1,393 Replies  
Actually, they're mostly viewing the Pol Lounge at the moment, which also counts for the Lounge total.

I guess the spiders and bots enjoy our heated discussions.

Or maybe one of us applied for...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 5, 2024 at 04:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge
A restaurant was in the news a few months ago.... 79,541 Views / 291 Replies  
A restaurant was in the news a few months ago. Stealing tips from workers, not honoring overtime pay, etc. Where the owner hired a fake "priest" to visit the store, and ask for confessions from the...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 2, 2024 at 10:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
They vanished on me too, over the last few days.... 2,376 Views / 10 Replies  
They vanished on me too, over the last few days. For reference, I don't use ad blocks. So in theory, I'll see all ads.

I think the pop-ups used the banner ad spaces. The banners seem missing too,...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 2, 2024 at 05:34 PM, in Feedback
If they want to bring that up, I'd want to know... 79,541 Views / 291 Replies  
If they want to bring that up, I'd want to know more about her boss. The data is useless in a vacuum - is Gutierrez-Reed unprofessional, or did her boss earn such treatment?

All it shows is at...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 2, 2024 at 01:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Back to the Future (part 3) in 1990. My sis and I... 48,445 Views / 341 Replies  
Back to the Future (part 3) in 1990. My sis and I treated our mom, after treating her to Part 2 in 1989. We liked the movies, but were sitting too close to one of the side speakers. It had a healthy...
Posted by reader50, on Mar 1, 2024 at 01:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I had to look up "sopaipilla" - it's a mini-bread... 43,778 Views / 242 Replies  
I had to look up "sopaipilla" - it's a mini-bread piece.

When I first read the post, it sounded like: "Would you like free samples of something that's spelled kinda like Syphilis?". I'd probably...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 29, 2024 at 09:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
So it's a working prop to attract visitors?... 183,514 Views / 420 Replies  
So it's a working prop to attract visitors? Interesting technique.
Posted by reader50, on Feb 29, 2024 at 01:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I read that Mike spent the 2-weeks off at... 2,908,006 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I read that Mike spent the 2-weeks off at Mar-a-lago. Presumably a free stay - he reportedly isn't rich. Didn't he sleep nights in the Speaker's office for a time?

But the stay with Trump can't be...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 26, 2024 at 09:50 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Do these "child" embryos have a right to be born?... 862 Views / 31 Replies  
Do these "child" embryos have a right to be born? If so, what if the man/woman sources don't want to get pregnant again (or cannot)? Will the state force a pregnancy, or pay for a surrogate? Or must...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 25, 2024 at 06:25 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It can be appealed to SCOTUS by the losing party.... 862 Views / 31 Replies  
It can be appealed to SCOTUS by the losing party. I haven't read the judgement - if the winning party had anything denied, then technically both parties lost something. In which case, either side can...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 25, 2024 at 02:55 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I avoid QLC like the plague. TLC or MLC (if the... 2,430 Views / 6 Replies  
I avoid QLC like the plague. TLC or MLC (if the price isn't too high). Beware some marketing scumbags put "MLC" on 3-bit and 4-bit devices. Something to look for is the write capacity, usually in...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 24, 2024 at 06:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I'm seeing this ad style on my desktop now.... 2,376 Views / 10 Replies  
I'm seeing this ad style on my desktop now. Though it's at the bottom rather than the top. Ladies underwear plus some Chinese-market tchotchkes.

Doesn't intrude much, on a 4K monitor. Perhaps you...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 24, 2024 at 04:32 PM, in Feedback
My personal experience has been to spill over to... 2,342 Views / 3 Replies  
My personal experience has been to spill over to other drives when I have huge data, that doesn't comfortably fit on the boot drive. Or when boot drives went to (small) SSDs, but the data wouldn't...
Posted by reader50, on Feb 24, 2024 at 02:36 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
It pops down to cover content? Or are we looking... 2,376 Views / 10 Replies  
It pops down to cover content? Or are we looking at a phone browser?

There's almost nothing I can do about ads today - that all runs through the owner. Who keeps us alive due to altruism I guess....
Posted by reader50, on Feb 24, 2024 at 02:23 PM, in Feedback
Might have something to do with running out of... 1,275,120 Views / 1,834 Replies  
Might have something to do with running out of money. This can happen if the wife opens the credit card bill first.
Posted by reader50, on Feb 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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