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  1. Leslie

    2012 College Football Thread

    Although it ended up in the win column, it wasn't a good win, it was a sad win. The scoreboard didn't look bad, but it was a lot of luck at the end. Too many times, getting into the red zone, then not following through. Bray can throw some amazing passes, then turn around and be dumb w/ what...
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    Mk IV Range Rover Announced

    I just saw a commercial for the new RR Sport; I like the vehicle, but the commercial convinced me you have to be a competitive douche to drive one...
  3. Leslie

    Finding Bigfoot equal....

    I've only caught a couple of pieces of a couple of episodes. There's an episode from near here, in Wise County, VA. All of us who are here in the area were like, WTF? There's *never* been any hint or rumor that there was anything in the woods here of the sort. Moonshiners, sure. Pot...
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    Question for iPhone smart people

    Lightsquared's CEO has now resigned....
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    Camp Stove - 2012

    If I'm car-camping, I'd use my traditional Coleman propane dual burner stove, so I can cook and have coffee at the same time (http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-2000005189-Two-Burner-Propane-Stove/dp/B00005OU9D/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1330002885&sr=1-2). If backpacking, though, I...
  6. Leslie

    Tech Issues

    I'd emailed you; are the still in existence, or should I resend?
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    Question for iPhone smart people

    Yeah... As I said, I think it'd be great to have broadband that blows 3G away on my phone (and I don't mean '4G'), from anywhere. I'd be tickled with that. But, if it's going to endanger every flight, screw up high-accuracy GPS use, etc., then no thank you... The thing about it...
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    Question for iPhone smart people

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/250033/fcc_may_kill_lightsquareds_plans_for_wireless_revolution.html I'm still holding my breath to make sure it actually gets killed off...
  9. Leslie

    Sleeping bag focus group questionnaire

    What kind of sleeping bag do you use now? Mummy? Rectangular? Synthetic or down-filled? What temperature rating? How much did you spend on it? Do you like it? Wiggy's synthetic mummy I got back when I was still in the Corps; has a 20-deg main bag and a 40-deg over bag that can nest to be a...
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    Question for iPhone smart people

    Been watching that closely, actually. The FCC was letting them stroll through, w/ industry screaming to put the brakes on its approval. When the DoD is telling them no, you'd think they'd listen. The problem for the high-accuracy folks is that yes, they licensed that adjacent spectrum for...
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    Question for iPhone smart people

    Still kickin', just been busy elsewhere, only lurkin' here these days... too many irons in too many fires... Wag has been gone for a decade. Have to admit, I kinda wish I had one for the 16-yr-old son to drive, they feel like a main battle tank... Wide area GPS jamming does seem to be...
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    ye old 59' er

    lol.. Gabor Antalics, @ Skytop....
  13. Leslie

    Question for iPhone smart people

    GNSS = global navigation satellite system , which is the 'generic' term GPS = global positioning system, which is the version built by the US DoD; has two services, a standard service (L1), and a precise service (L2). Most people (well, at least, in the circles I run in, of Americans) refer...
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    Sonar and spiked tires on the new defender?

    "Future paint technologies will allow for self-cleaning and healing paint and bodywork." Isn't that the equivalent of saying, "Future savings will pay for this jobs bill"?
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    Mike Rowe Senate Testimony

    I taught freshman geology labs while an upper-level undergrad; then when I went to grad school, I taught freshman geology labs and lectures. I can honestly say, at least half of the students I had in class had no business being in college. One of the problems I see, is that it's become...
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    Verizon iPhone

    I had Alltel, but no signal at my house (CDMA); but my brother was on Suncom and did (GSM). So, I ended up switching to Cingular, which became AT&T. Most places, I'll concur that Verizon has broader coverage, but, if where I need it, Verizon doesn't and AT&T does, well, it's AT&T for me. So...
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    Vehicle Dependent Expedition Guide

    There was a new edition about to come out about a year ago, was still pricy; but, I found it on Amazon.uk for *cheap*, so I pre-ordered it. Was delayed. Then delayed again. Eventually, they canceled the order, said they can't get them. I was bummed; I wanted a copy, but, not at crazy-money...
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    Lordy, Lordy! Guess who's 40?

    Wow. And he's still alive?
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    Rip Leslie Nielsen

    I was in Vegas, at a casino window, and the little twerp behind the counter 'informed' me that Leslie was a girl's name. RIP....
  20. Leslie

    Ethanol was wrong? You don't say!

    Not been keeping up here, so playing catch-up: A) I, too, wondered if Al would be willing to admit such about Global Warming B) At the saw shop before the holiday, I asked what they were seeing w/ ethanol, which they said wasn't good, so, I asked 'em if they had a recommended place to get gas...