TimBurman

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by TimBurman 29d ago
Chemotherapy can damage many organs including the liver. See "Organ Damage" on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy A friend's sister beat colon cancer over ten years ago but now is havi
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by TimBurman 1mo ago
These go back 70+ years. Walk in and there is an array of glass doors with delicious meals behind them, ready to eat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat I remember 1980s McDonalds, where they had steel rows of styro
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by TimBurman 2mo ago
I've been using the Android app SpamBlocker off F-Droid for several years to block unwanted calls and SMS. It blocks entire area codes, individual numbers, names and any pattern using regular expressions. It can silence, pickup and han
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by TimBurman 5mo ago
Cryptomuseum.com has information on listening devices and countermeasures that some kind poster on HackerNews linked a long time ago. https://cryptomuseum.com/df/tscm.htm
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by TimBurman 5mo ago
I've had three keyboards with red switches, two from Ducky that were Cherry switches and one from Lenovo that may be another company's switches, but feel the same. None failed on their own but I spilled drinks on the first two and
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by TimBurman 5mo ago
In the United States, AT&T Wireless has an Office of the President, while Verizon has Verizon Executive Relations. Other companies might have something similar. I remember the Office of the President doing some amazing things for custom
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by TimBurman 6mo ago
You could try logging into Gmail just to the point before the SMS is sent, then phone the number you used to have and speak to the current owner. Apologize that you forgot to take the number off your account and so they are receiving text m
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by TimBurman 9mo ago
I bought this book in the early 1990s and still have it with the red cover. My favorite part that stuck with me all those years was this section: "And right here let me say one thing: After spending many years in Wall Street and after
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by TimBurman 9mo ago
I've been giving cash and encouraging them to put it into diversified exchange traded funds. I may offer to match any returns for a year this time, so they are less likely to spend it all. It's a tough sell for young people but I
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by TimBurman 9mo ago
This is pretty fun! Zuck's pastey white face is a nice touch.
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by TimBurman 11mo ago
I've been running a 2080 TI with AMD 5600x on Linux Mint Cinnamon for three months 24/7 with no graphics issues. Previously ran the proprietary nvidia-driver-550 but now use the nouveau open source drivers. There are five choices
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by TimBurman 11mo ago
Fast Acting Humalog 1000 unit (10 ml) vials cost CAD $40.34 = USD $28.73 in Alberta. Anyone can get Blue Cross from the government which is CAD $720 a year. Then each 3 month supply of a prescription like insulin has a co-pay of $28 a quart
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by TimBurman 1y ago
Faster Than Light is another great roguelike, especially with the Multiverse mod [1]. You pilot and crew a ship, relentlessly pursued by your enemies and forced into ever more difficult battles. It teaches you how to think long term but als
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by TimBurman 1y ago
That's an interesting question. According to Rich and Greg's Airplane Page[1], the A320 has three generators rated for 90kVA continuous each, one per engine and a third in the auxilary power unit that isn't normally deployed.
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by TimBurman 1y ago
I would get out of the investment at the best possible price. Imagine you think your shares are worth $5 million right now, but you could only get out at $3 million. If you were not invested in this company, would you take $3 million cash r
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by TimBurman 2y ago
The Killer (Chow Yun-Fat by John Woo) There was a box in the Blockbuster that said, "This movie used more bullets than any in history!" There are multiple stories pulling in different directions, not just action.
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by TimBurman 3y ago
In my city, the signal controller registers when a pedestrian pushes a button for the walk signal on a crossing that conflicts with a protected left turn. If it is fully protected, with a green arrow followed by red ball, then pedestrians a
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by TimBurman 3y ago
5% acetic acid vinegar, a squirt of lemon dish soap and a few tablespoons of sugar mixed together in a bowl kills the fruit flies within a day of arrival. It will evaporate over time but adding water back to the original level reconstitutes
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by TimBurman 3y ago
Google maps shows that directly across the street from the library is a Federal building with a lawn and five tents of campers or perhaps homeless people, installed on the sidewalk. I take sacnoradhq's word for it, though you are corre
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by TimBurman 3y ago
Bedbugs invaded my apartment after a new tenant moved in above fall 2020. Infestations were discovered in apartments above and next to me in the summer and fall of 2021 but not sprayed until then. I captured over 300 bed bugs and documented
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by TimBurman 4y ago
The money is gone but you have a lot of qualities, you can learn from this valuable lesson and do better in the future. For example, I know someone who buys companies that have 20 years of consistent profits. He is down 9% this year, but fe
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by TimBurman 4y ago
There are some Contour Next Link (non-2.4 version) listed on Ebay and other sites. Unless Medtronic locks the meter to one user account, maybe you could then pair it and get the data out, if they will ship to your country. Here in Canada, t