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***Official*** 2016 Stock Market Thread

OK, so timing the market and having money to spend when the opportunity presents itself has always eluded me. However, this actually sets up nicely for me. Spousal Control Unit wants to trade in the '04 Sequoia for a Suburban. I really like the idea of off-lease prices tanking and walking...
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- Post #1,180
- Jun 2, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Brazil Olympics 2016

Dragging this back to topic, I was a resident of Atlanta in 1996. After the IOC basically slapped Billy Payne and company on the face for not licking their boots enough, I have kept two observations... First, Billy Payne, the overall mastermind and inspiration for the bid, finished the...
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- Post #95
- May 19, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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ARG! Too many freaking choices!

OK, so the problem: I'm upgrading from a 2009 system (775 socket). I had decided on a i5-4690k and AsRock Z97 Killer m/b and turned to finding a decent cooler. So here's my problem. I'm using an HTPC case, the Silverstone LaScala LC17, that will take a cooler up to about 100mm in...
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- Thread
- Jan 22, 2016
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Thrust reversers

I'll just leave this here... https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/22468
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- Post #17
- Jan 21, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Thrust reversers

Gents, Vmcg is why. Vmcg = Velocity, Minimum Control, Ground A failure of an outboard thrust reverse mechanism would create a yawing moment greatly in excess of the aircrafts' control surfaces and/or nosewheel steering to maintain control. In short, a failure would cause the aircraft to...
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- Post #14
- Jan 21, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Job Interview - What to Wear?

Agree with this. Dress for the job you _want_, not the job you're applying for. I'm an old fart, but if you're interviewing with VP's, you wear a coat...AND tie! Conform in the interview, make your individualist statements AFTER you've got the job...
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- Post #27
- Dec 15, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Vacuum Cleaners

I'll play, having gone through this very issue recently... We've had an Oreck XL21 for ten years. Prior to that, a Kirby Platinum. Wife was getting tired of the Oreck, used a Dyson when visiting friends, started the campaign. Me, being an over-analytical type, began research on cost vs...
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- Post #24
- Nov 24, 2015
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Best motherboard for pushbutton overclocking

Yeah, I'm not really interested in 'tweaking' the system to the max. This'll be a general family use HTPC that I'll occasionally sit down to game a little on. It'd be nice to just have a way to 'dial it up' for the game, then back down again for the 80% general usage that it's intended for...
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- Post #6
- Jul 29, 2015
- Forum: Motherboards
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Chainsaw thread: Husqvarna vs Stihl

Defintely agree on the safety equipment. Although I'm not as likely to grab chaps for yard work, the helmet is a must. If working tornado recovery (here in the south, a yearly rite), then chaps become mandatory. For almost all the work you'll ever see, 18" on a 50+ cc saw is more than...
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- Post #18
- Jul 28, 2015
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Chainsaw thread: Husqvarna vs Stihl

I completely agree on the safety chain for someone experienced using a saw. Full chisel is great, until you've seen some suburbanite leaning right over the bar of a MS290 as that blade tip gets close to the ground... Agreed also on the semi-professional grade. My first instinct for the OP...
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- Post #16
- Jul 27, 2015
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Post a "crappy" movie you liked

Oscar with Sylvester Stallone http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102603/ I laughed and laughed... Screw all ya'll who don't like it!!!
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- Post #95
- Jul 24, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Great SR-71 Story - How slow could it fly?

Not the chine, just a little bit further down the _wing's_ leading edge...
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- Post #69
- Jul 24, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Chainsaw thread: Husqvarna vs Stihl

I pull these things apart as a bit hobby, so speaking from the inside of these things... I'm basing all the below on your requirements in the OP. Item 1: Bar length is based upon chain and cc's. The more aggressive the chain, the shorter the bar. For instance, either the Husq 455 or...
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- Post #10
- Jul 24, 2015
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Great SR-71 Story - How slow could it fly?

70k lbs of thrust will get you out of a lot of problems. Will also get you into a lot more in a hurry... Look closely at the SR-71's leading edge..especially out at the wingtips outboard the engine nacelles. Notice anything...unusual...about their shape?
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- Post #29
- Jul 23, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Great SR-71 Story - How slow could it fly?

Not quite, the 'unstart' event was an automatic recovery in ramjet. If the spike didn't translate correctly and the shock got inside the inlet, there would be a subsonic flow region inside the engine and a massive high pressure associated with it. A great loss of thrust, which is quickly...
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- Post #26
- Jul 23, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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