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Brush your teeth...or die
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/former-nfl-wide-receiver-mike-williams-died-brain-infections-stemming-dental-problems-officials-say Williams eventually died on Sept. 12 at the age of 36, and the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department said he succumbed to "Bacterial Sepsis with Cerebral...- jbhtexas
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Crazy vehicle accident in LA
Nobody seriously hurt. And just to add insult to injury, the tire comes back and smacks the car one more time... -
2022 Lucid Air Dream
Jay Leno has a test drive of the new 2022 Lucid Air Dream up on Jay Leno's Garage. Lucid is a new auto startup out of Arizona. They are set to deliver about 500 vehicles this year with a ~$95,000 price tag. That's still a pretty hefty price point, but should be interesting to see how they... -
Meat Loaf (singer) at Parkland after JFK's assassination
Crazy story! I might have to start looking through some of the old news coverage footage to spot him... -
Mid-air collision 5/12/2021 - Everybody walks away...
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For the Music Folks: Leonid and Friends
This is a Russian band that does mostly cover tunes of rock brass bands of the late 1960's/1970's/1980. But for any cover band, they are at a level I have never seen before. They might even be better than the originals. Fantastic musicians! Their cover of Vehicle got a shout-out from Jim... -
JFK to LHR in under 5 hours
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/09/804266975/british-airways-sets-speed-record-crossing-the-atlantic-in-under-5-hours An Atlantic storm provided favorable jetstream conditions, and the 747 topped 800 MPH (ground speed) at times. -
Wirless keyboard recommendation needed
I'm looking for a recommendation on a wireless keyboard/mouse combo. I currently have a Logitech K520 wireless keyboard/mouse combo, and I have two problems with it. The first is that the keyboard has really flat keys. I am used to typing on the cut-off-pyramid shaped keys with a deeper... -
ESPN: SEC a shell of its former self
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20737925/sec-looks-alabama-crimson-tide-not-much-else Wow, kind of harsh commentary coming from ESPN about their usually darling SEC...- jbhtexas
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- Forum: General College Sports
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Bug CF certificate expired
Gettings error messages from FireFox and Chrome on Ubuntu that CF's security certificate expired yesterday...- jbhtexas
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- Forum: Bug Tracking and Enhancement Requests
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Recommendation for good quality office chair
I work from home office and am looking for a recommendation of a good quality desk chair. I'm 6'2" 210 lbs, and hoping for a tall back and longer side arms. It should have swivel and reclining options. Obviously, it needs to be supportive and comfortable for a day of work (which is mostly... -
Feedback: The game countdown banner on the bottom of the page seems to be stuck...
On Coppin State... Also, the Coppin State game was on Cyclones.tv, not ESPN2,- jbhtexas
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Belated congrats to Team PrISUm for winning the 2015 Formula Sun Grand Prix
Sorry if this has already been posted, but I didn't find it with search... Belated congrats to Team PrISUm! They smoked the competition in Austin! https://news.engineering.iastate.edu/2015/08/03/team-prisum-dominates-formula-sun-grand-prix-earns-first-overall-victory/- jbhtexas
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Recommendation needed for router/firewall with Gigabit WAN port
TWC is bumping me up to 300 Mbps for no extra charge. The modem they are sending out doesn't have a firewall, and my present firewall/router only has a 100 Mbps WAN port. Does anybody have a recommendation on a firewall/router with a Gigabit WAN port for home use? The unit doesn't really... -
Boeing showing off Dreamliner with a steep takeoff angle at Paris Air Show
Clever camera angle, but nonetheless, it still looks pretty impressive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvwGppH4zg http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/06/12/intv-foster-new-boeing-plane-goes-vertical.cnn?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion&iref=obnetwork -
Friday chuckle: The Mysterious Floating Orb
Wierd Al cracks me up, no matter how silly he is... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib2Vl7JEjfc -
"Home made" Johnny Orr tribute video
I apologize if this has been posted before, but I don't recall seeing it... I ran across this "home made" video tribute to Johnny Orr on YouTube. Some great footage, including an interview with a young Fred Hoiberg. And there is also a classic JO deadpan at 3:25; I think this came after ISU...- jbhtexas
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- Forum: Mens Basketball
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Question for those gifted in the electronics arts
Something light for Friday afternoon... I should have paid better attention in Electronics class, and Googling the Internet hasn't saved me this time... I bought this piezo buzzer that pulses at about 3-4 beeps per second (only one the store had of sufficient volume). The broken one I am... -
Plane makes emergency landing on I-20/US287
A small plane had to make an emergency landing yesterday in Arlington. He was able to put it down in a grassy area between the highway and on-ramp, but still clipped a couple of vehicles. The driver of the black pickup is fortunate to be alive... -
Weather Underground severe weather alert emails
Just curious if anybody here uses the Weather Underground severe weather alerts system to get emails for severe weather. For about a month now, when a severe weather alert is issued, I don't get the initial alert, but only get follow-up alerts (i.e. Tornado warning remains in effect, Tornado...