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Weston Bye
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08:49 PM
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OT - PayPal Rant
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So.. I go to order a product. The Merchant uses PayPal for handling his transactions. I don't have a PayPal account and don't want one, so I enter...
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05-17-2013,
11:23 AM
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Anyone interested in a small project ?
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How many is a "few"?
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05-17-2013,
09:31 AM
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OT: Truly punishing
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A fellow needed his piano tuned, and asked around for a reference for a good tuner. Several people provided glowing references for one Luigi...
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05-16-2013,
05:16 PM
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The McDonalds Big Mac: "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun"
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05-15-2013,
01:57 PM
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OT: NOOOOOOOoooooo!!!! (Say it isn't so!)
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Excellent points Evan, I have no disagreement. The best we PCa victims can do is keep questioning the "conventional wisdom" that is being pushed...
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05-15-2013,
01:32 PM
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As long as I'm on this horse, I'll ride a little further. There has been controversy about PSA testing. The test itself is inexpensive and a pretty...
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05-15-2013,
12:05 PM
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OT: NOOOOOOOoooooo!!!! (Say it isn't so!)
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A subject fraught with contorversy, even among those of us affected. PCa (abbreviation for Prostate Cancer) comes in various flavors. For the...
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05-15-2013,
11:38 AM
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OT: NOOOOOOOoooooo!!!! (Say it isn't so!)
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Thanks, A.K. I perfer to avoid irrational optimism. I would rather be pleasantly surprised than bitterly dissapointed. While the statistical...
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05-15-2013,
11:20 AM
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OT: Truly punishing
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An excerpt from a technical report I submitted at work today: I probably should have posted this in the Jokes & Stories thread, but got tired of...
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05-15-2013,
10:54 AM
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OT: NOOOOOOOoooooo!!!! (Say it isn't so!)
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Use it or loose it? I perfer to flatter myself and think I used it up - mostly.:) I would have thought I had a few miles left on it when I turned...
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05-15-2013,
10:20 AM
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OT: NOOOOOOOoooooo!!!! (Say it isn't so!)
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Uh, no. I wonder if that doc had his own walnut removed to satisfy his theory.
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05-14-2013,
08:25 PM
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OT: NOOOOOOOoooooo!!!! (Say it isn't so!)
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I kinda know how she feels, but in a different way. I recently got my PSA tested again - uncertain results. Supposed to be less than .1 for...
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05-13-2013,
09:54 AM
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Do It Yourselfers / Backyard Inventors in China - interesting photos
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One photo of the guy preparing to test his wooden-rotored helicoptor, surrounded by onlookers gave me the shivers. Mass decapitations?
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05-13-2013,
09:10 AM
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Tool gloat: Shop Wench's new toy
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Yep, you suck.;) You have Shop Wench and we have SWMBO.
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05-09-2013,
07:36 PM
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Gad, these men have been in the shop too long... Or need to get back to working. What does a brilliant man come to when forced to rest? See post...
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05-09-2013,
10:11 AM
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OT First world third world.
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Another thought: Think you have it hard? read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Do a web search. Genuine Third World.
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05-09-2013,
10:02 AM
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OT First world third world.
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This thread looks like it will have a short shelf life. Nonetheless, all good points made. From a hobby machinist point of view, I don't see the...
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05-08-2013,
08:57 AM
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Will a Delrin idler gear make things much more quieter ?
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Another vote for Delrin gears. I visited a gear manufacturer who makes bazillions of injection molded Delrin gears fo all sizes. THey were doing a...
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05-06-2013,
10:45 AM
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Band saw problems - Heads up.
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For the more parsimonious among us: What would be the effect of "rotating the tires," swapping a bearing with a groove worn in the outer race with...
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05-05-2013,
07:24 PM
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Metric Fixation
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I am in somewhat of a quandary here. Doing an article where I will be making details to bolt onto a machine made with metric fasteners and obvious...
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05-03-2013,
06:23 AM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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Where I live, and in many other areas in the US, everybody knows what a mile is. Our major roads are laid out on a grid a mile square. The City of...
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05-02-2013,
12:06 PM
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Baby gloat
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Baby Goat? I thought it was a typo and Sir John had accquired a new pet - that would eat swarf. My mistake, misread the title. Never mind...
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05-02-2013,
11:59 AM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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How did we ever survive, let alone prosper and excel, encumbered as we were with an archaic measuring system. Makes me wonder if the little extra...
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05-01-2013,
09:04 PM
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A Proud Father!
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We just got back from attending a college graduation in downtown Detroit. Among the graduates, was my #2 daughter. I knew the degree in...
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05-01-2013,
09:32 AM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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I just built a fixture todayfor one of the Engineers upstairs. The drawing was meticulously dimensioned - in Metric. No big deal, I can convert,...
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04-30-2013,
01:33 PM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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Stirring the Pot really Off Topic: I'll trade you Metric for English. That is, Metric measurement, English language. Rather self-serving of me,...
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04-30-2013,
04:52 AM
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OT: Landing gear from 9/11 plane found in New York alley.
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Metalworking, Electronics, Writing
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Manufacturing Engineer, Prototype Builder, Author - The Mechatronist Column, Digital Machinist
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