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Tuesday, August 28, 2018 12:48 AM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Have you looked into that Raspberry Computer, or The Slice? I've got a raspberry. It's great for retro gaming, but it's not much as far as a real computer goes. My computer was built 5 years ago, but it's got a quad core AMD processor with 16GB of DDR3 memory. It was a great rig when I built it and is still way more than I need today since I don't do any PC gaming. It's way better than a $60 raspberry, in any case. Really, the only upgrade I'd think about doing to it at the moment now that it's in working order again is to replace my main drive with a SSD that would make it run even quicker. Not sure about the slice. I've never heard of that one before. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Have you looked into that Raspberry Computer, or The Slice?
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:28 AM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I love to cook and bake. I had to take up the cooking chores after my dad died as he was the family cook. My mom was a terrible cook and baker. I still like to cook and bake though with my food sensitivities and such, at times it becomes more of chore than a pleasure. But with my blood sugar problem I have to keep everything on an even keel.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:49 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Have you looked into that Raspberry Computer, or The Slice? I've got a raspberry. It's great for retro gaming, but it's not much as far as a real computer goes. My computer was built 5 years ago, but it's got a quad core AMD processor with 16GB of DDR3 memory. It was a great rig when I built it and is still way more than I need today since I don't do any PC gaming. It's way better than a $60 raspberry, in any case. Really, the only upgrade I'd think about doing to it at the moment now that it's in working order again is to replace my main drive with a SSD that would make it run even quicker. Not sure about the slice. I've never heard of that one before. Do Right, Be Right. :)I had heard Raspberry was cheaper, about $25. Slice is either a model of, or accompaniment to Raspberry.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 10:45 PM
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11:32 PM
BRENDA
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I love to cook and bake. I had to take up the cooking chores after my dad died as he was the family cook. My mom was a terrible cook and baker. I still like to cook and bake though with my food sensitivities and such, at times it becomes more of chore than a pleasure. But with my blood sugar problem I have to keep everything on an even keel.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:35 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Have you looked into that Raspberry Computer, or The Slice? I've got a raspberry. It's great for retro gaming, but it's not much as far as a real computer goes. My computer was built 5 years ago, but it's got a quad core AMD processor with 16GB of DDR3 memory. It was a great rig when I built it and is still way more than I need today since I don't do any PC gaming. It's way better than a $60 raspberry, in any case. Really, the only upgrade I'd think about doing to it at the moment now that it's in working order again is to replace my main drive with a SSD that would make it run even quicker. Not sure about the slice. I've never heard of that one before. Do Right, Be Right. :)I had heard Raspberry was cheaper, about $25. Slice is either a model of, or accompaniment to Raspberry. The Raspberry I have (Zero) is only $5, but good luck getting one for that price. My brother actually managed to snag five of them for around $6 after shipping, and to the credit of the seller they honored that price without bitching but immediately changed it after the purchase. It's touted as "The Five Dollar Computer", but you can't buy it directly from the manufacturer. Resellers jack the price up and usually charge up to $20 more for shipping. It's only a single core processor with 512mb of memory. It's got some pretty cool uses, but it's no substitute for a real computer. I did a little research mid-post here and it seems that the price of the newest model has come down quite a bit and the manufacturer has put a lot more of them in a lot more hands. It looks like you can even buy it online through Target these days, which is making it a lot cheaper considering places like that offer free shipping. The last time I even looked into a Pi 3 was probably over a year ago and I couldn't even find one for under $55 with shipping. Even still, you actually need to buy quite a few "extras" to do anything with it. Prices for all of that have come down as well now and you can get pretty good starter packs with a 32GB card included for under $40. Good to see they're finally making enough of them that the pirates and scalpers will have a harder time ripping people off. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:49 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I love to cook and bake. I had to take up the cooking chores after my dad died as he was the family cook. My mom was a terrible cook and baker. I still like to cook and bake though with my food sensitivities and such, at times it becomes more of chore than a pleasure. But with my blood sugar problem I have to keep everything on an even keel. I don't have quite the dietary considerations that you do, but I need to avoid gluten, sodium, and too many carbs. And because I cook in batches ahead of time to take to work, my dishes need to tolerate being frozen (so - no avocados or spaghetti squash, for example), and fit into one container. And then, well, I hate vegetables but I know I SHOULD eat them. So I try to fit 8oz of vegetables (about 225g) raw weight into every portion. Given all that, I think my food is tasty! I make a mean shrimp fried rice with toasted riced cauliflower instead of rice, and a great chicken curry also using cauliflower 'rice'. I make palak paneer; a zippy beef, pepper and chili stew; a hearty seafood-tomato soup; pork, cabbage and potato stew; and ... too many other dishes to mention. But I know there's other recipes out there! I think I have a lot to bring to the table (literally) in a recipe exchange, and I would love to learn new things from others! THUGGER admits it's not about RUSSIA !!! and is, in fact, a witch hunt. "Trump better be innocent of any wrong doing, anywhere, anytime."
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 1:44 AM
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 2:07 AM
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:31 AM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I did a little research mid-post here and it seems that the price of the newest model has come down quite a bit and the manufacturer has put a lot more of them in a lot more hands. It looks like you can even buy it online through Target these days, which is making it a lot cheaper considering places like that offer free shipping. The last time I even looked into a Pi 3 was probably over a year ago and I couldn't even find one for under $55 with shipping. Even still, you actually need to buy quite a few "extras" to do anything with it. Prices for all of that have come down as well now and you can get pretty good starter packs with a 32GB card included for under $40. Good to see they're finally making enough of them that the pirates and scalpers will have a harder time ripping people off. Do Right, Be Right. :)What extras are needed? I usually get mice, keyboards, hard drives for a couple bucks.
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: I did a little research mid-post here and it seems that the price of the newest model has come down quite a bit and the manufacturer has put a lot more of them in a lot more hands. It looks like you can even buy it online through Target these days, which is making it a lot cheaper considering places like that offer free shipping. The last time I even looked into a Pi 3 was probably over a year ago and I couldn't even find one for under $55 with shipping. Even still, you actually need to buy quite a few "extras" to do anything with it. Prices for all of that have come down as well now and you can get pretty good starter packs with a 32GB card included for under $40. Good to see they're finally making enough of them that the pirates and scalpers will have a harder time ripping people off. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Quote:Raspberry Pi 3B+ specifications SoC: Broadcom BCM2837B0 quad-core A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit @ 1.4GHz GPU: Broadcom Videocore-IV RAM: 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM Networking: Gigabit Ethernet (via USB channel), 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Storage: Micro-SD GPIO: 40-pin GPIO header, populated Ports: HDMI, 3.5mm analogue audio-video jack, 4x USB 2.0, Ethernet, Camera Serial Interface (CSI), Display Serial Interface (DSI) Dimensions: 82mm x 56mm x 19.5mm, 50g
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:41 AM
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:47 AM
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Hey Brenda! HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! ahead of time!
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 1:05 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:43 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I love to cook and bake. I had to take up the cooking chores after my dad died as he was the family cook. My mom was a terrible cook and baker. I still like to cook and bake though with my food sensitivities and such, at times it becomes more of chore than a pleasure. But with my blood sugar problem I have to keep everything on an even keel. I don't have quite the dietary considerations that you do, but I need to avoid gluten, sodium, and too many carbs. And because I cook in batches ahead of time to take to work, my dishes need to tolerate being frozen (so - no avocados or spaghetti squash, for example), and fit into one container. And then, well, I hate vegetables but I know I SHOULD eat them. So I try to fit 8oz of vegetables (about 225g) raw weight into every portion. Given all that, I think my food is tasty! I make a mean shrimp fried rice with toasted riced cauliflower instead of rice, and a great chicken curry also using cauliflower 'rice'. I make palak paneer; a zippy beef, pepper and chili stew; a hearty seafood-tomato soup; pork, cabbage and potato stew; and ... too many other dishes to mention. But I know there's other recipes out there! I think I have a lot to bring to the table (literally) in a recipe exchange, and I would love to learn new things from others! THUGGER admits it's not about RUSSIA !!! and is, in fact, a witch hunt. "Trump better be innocent of any wrong doing, anywhere, anytime."
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:44 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Rumor has it the title of this thread references rain. Today we had some weather, converting extremely muggy to submerged cars in the parking lot, recording 5.5 inches in a few hours. In my house, my A/C pulled 4 1/2 gallons of DHMO from the house air in 16 hours. I'm only using a 5 gallon bucket to collect.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:46 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Happy Birthday Brenda. :) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 7:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: SIX... I'm so happy for you that you're in a place where hard work pays off! So many places are so effing bureaucratized ... they don't want to cross corporate HQ you see ... that initiative is stifled and poor work rewarded. At some point, do you see yourself becoming team leader? Does this latest development put you in the class of "full time" with benefits? Just wondering! ****** Hey BRENDA! I'm soooo not a birthday person! I only remember my birthdate because everyone is always asking me for it, but I shamefully confess I do not remember the birthdates of my own sisters, nor did I remember the birthdates of my own parents. All that so say... HAPPY BIRTHDAY AHEAD OF TIME! I KNOW I'll forget by the time your b'day rolls around; I seem to have some sort of scheduling deficiency but my heart's in the right place. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 8:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: SIX... I'm so happy for you that you're in a place where hard work pays off! So many places are so effing bureaucratized ... they don't want to cross corporate HQ you see ... that initiative is stifled and poor work rewarded.
Quote:At some point, do you see yourself becoming team leader? Does this latest development put you in the class of "full time" with benefits? Just wondering!
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:23 PM
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:26 PM
Quote:Rumor has it the title of this thread references rain. Today we had some weather, converting extremely muggy to submerged cars in the parking lot, recording 5.5 inches in a few hours. In my house, my A/C pulled 4 1/2 gallons of DHMO from the house air in 16 hours. I'm only using a 5 gallon bucket to collect. ... And another 2 1/2 gallons in 8 hours.
Thursday, August 30, 2018 11:44 PM
Friday, August 31, 2018 7:18 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I'm tired of this place.
Friday, August 31, 2018 11:01 AM
Friday, August 31, 2018 1:09 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I'm tired of this place. The RWED? Your apartment? Canada? Planet Earth? Tell me what's ailin' ya, Brenda. Hope you have a great day. :) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Friday, August 31, 2018 1:11 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: I'm asking the same thing, BRENDA. I hope you're OK. ***** The fires were as bad as we thought ... and BC wasn't spared https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-30/north-americas-devastating-wildfires-viewed-space ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
Saturday, September 1, 2018 7:55 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I'm tired of this place. The RWED? Your apartment? Canada? Planet Earth? Tell me what's ailin' ya, Brenda. Hope you have a great day. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) RWED is fine. My apartment is the problem. Squished another spider on a wall a couple of nights ago. Missed another one that was a cupboard last night. Went through an entire list of housing I got from BC Housing for Vancouver that I don't fit into because: A] I don't have enough money for them, B} I have no kids or spouse, C} I am not an addict looking for housing D} I am not ethnic enough E} I'm not Canadian Indian. Oh yes, I forgot one other thing. F} My age as in I am not over 60 yet. So that was a general statement of frustration and fed-up. Thanks Jack. Gotta get out a do a few things in a bit.
Saturday, September 1, 2018 2:01 PM
Saturday, September 1, 2018 4:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: I'm tired of this place. The RWED? Your apartment? Canada? Planet Earth? Tell me what's ailin' ya, Brenda. Hope you have a great day. :) Do Right, Be Right. :) RWED is fine. My apartment is the problem. Squished another spider on a wall a couple of nights ago. Missed another one that was a cupboard last night. Went through an entire list of housing I got from BC Housing for Vancouver that I don't fit into because: A] I don't have enough money for them, B} I have no kids or spouse, C} I am not an addict looking for housing D} I am not ethnic enough E} I'm not Canadian Indian. Oh yes, I forgot one other thing. F} My age as in I am not over 60 yet. So that was a general statement of frustration and fed-up. Thanks Jack. Gotta get out a do a few things in a bit. It's a shame that disabilities don't seem to count for much in Canada. My dad was tenacious about getting my brother taken care of, but now that it's done he's in a really nice place. Granted, he never would have gotten into housing anywhere near Chicago and he had to go 200 miles south to get into a nice place. It ain't the Hotel Ritz, but it's got everything he needs and it's affordable on his SSID benefits. I wish you were able to move to a place away from the big cities, or you knew somebody like my Dad. My mom said for years that there was nothing they could do to get my brother taken care of. It wasn't easy, and it took a couple of years, but my Dad finally did it. I hope things improve for you soon Brenda. I wish I could offer you more than moral support. :)/:( Do Right, Be Right. :)
Saturday, September 1, 2018 4:58 PM
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 11:42 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Hi BRENDA. It seems to me that your mood takes a big dip every winter. Has it ever occurred to you that you might have seasonal affective disorder (where moods fall with falling light levels)? You might want to do an inet search on the topic; there are a lot of therapies available. Also, if you're clinically depressed, your doctor should be stepping in to help. For me, roughly 20 years ago, I went in for an infected ingrown toenail and saw a random same-day clinic doctor who was very insightful. As I was pressing her for treatment (You say you can't do anything now because it's infected, but if it's NOT infected you say there's nothing to do!) she asked me ... Why did you wait so long? and when I tried to pass that off with a I was too busy she persisted with asking me about what was going on, and the more I told her ... our daughter's deteriorating neurological status, lack of any known treatment, hubby's recent cancer, MIL's recent death from cancer ... the tears started running down my face and then she asked, rather gently Do you think you might be depressed?. And by god, I was. She she rx'd me an SSRI which kind of got me over the hump and helped me press forward with what I needed to do. Also, I picked her as my GP. I tell you that so you'll know that if you have a good doctor and if you tell him (or her) what's going on with you, he (or she) should be prepared to HELP. It might be something as simple as rxing a bright light for "photo-therapy" to trick your body into thinking it's still summer. And if your doctor is NOT willing to help, you should find another one. I know it's difficult to go doctor-shopping with limited mobility, but I think somebody needs to step in and help to get you out of a slump. After that, things will look a lot better/ clearer. Also, I will message you. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
Monday, September 3, 2018 7:51 AM
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Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:39 AM
Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:52 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Suppose to rain on Friday. I don't know what to say. Idiot landlady was down again. Brought me my mail which I didn't think would be here for another week. Came in and looked around, complained about a bit of toilet paper that I hadn't flushed in the toilet, began worrying about her pipes. Commented AGAIN that I have so much stuff which is none of her flaming business. Also moaned that they had their toilet back up which is not my fault. Then she also proceeded to tell me that her sister who have not rented from in 5 and a half years blames me for a pipe bursting after I moved out. I could just scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, September 6, 2018 2:54 PM
Thursday, September 6, 2018 9:14 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by Brenda: Suppose to rain on Friday. I don't know what to say. Idiot landlady was down again. Brought me my mail which I didn't think would be here for another week. Came in and looked around, complained about a bit of toilet paper that I hadn't flushed in the toilet, began worrying about her pipes. Commented AGAIN that I have so much stuff which is none of her flaming business. Also moaned that they had their toilet back up which is not my fault. Then she also proceeded to tell me that her sister who have not rented from in 5 and a half years blames me for a pipe bursting after I moved out. I could just scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!In America, there is no IQ test to qualify for home ownership, nor landlady status. Is your mail addressed to her? Or is she allowed to mess with your mail?
Friday, September 7, 2018 5:13 PM
Friday, September 7, 2018 11:13 PM
Quote: All mail goes into one mailbox and so she can see my mail when getting hers.
Friday, September 7, 2018 11:51 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Your landlady is a byatch. For example Quote: All mail goes into one mailbox and so she can see my mail when getting hers. NOTHING prevents her from putting up a second mailbox with your name on it except sheer cussedness. But the housing situation in and around Vancouver still sucks ... Chinese are still laundering money thru real estate there, the prices are still out of sight, and the supply is very tight. So keep on looking for an alternative but don't get discouraged. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
Saturday, September 8, 2018 1:52 AM
Quote:Well, I do get discouraged and frustrated with the whole thing.
Saturday, September 8, 2018 2:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:Well, I do get discouraged and frustrated with the whole thing. I guess what I meant was ... don't beat yourself up over this. It's not you, it's the situation. So even tho being frustrated with the situation (and your landlady!) is natural, don't for one second think that this is your fault. ----------- Pity would be no more, If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake "The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
Saturday, September 8, 2018 3:06 AM
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