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by **jerseyhoya** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 00:06:01

I have forgotten to buy dishwasher detergent the last two times I've gone shopping since I noticed I was low. And now I don't have any!

I guess I'm gonna need to buy some tomorrow. I hope I also remember that I need more aluminum foil.

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 00:13:45

jerseyhoya wrote:I have forgotten to buy dishwasher detergent the last two times I've gone shopping since I noticed I was low. And now I don't have any!

I guess I'm gonna need to buy some tomorrow. I hope I also remember that I need more aluminum foil.

You should just cover all your dishes in aluminum foil. Then you'd never have to buy dishwasher detergent. One less thing to remember.

No need to thank me.

by **Monkeyboy** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 03:06:32

1 wrote:What can a normal guy do with an arduino? Barnes and Noble has a kit and book for $37.50, but I don’t know if it’s something I should get into. Nerds?

you could make a radio station for the school. I was going to do this at my school and have my students do an environmental news short, but then swiss law wouldn't allow the broadcasting. I think it would be ok in the US though.

If you don't know much about it, there's a specialization you can take through Coursera that offers a nice overview. I started it last year but then had to stop because of the new job hunt and move. I'm hoping to finish it by next summer.

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/iot

by **Bucky** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 08:15:07

ReadingPhilly wrote:i got a call tonight from my own number. another guy here did too. assume it is some sort of scam? never happened before.

pretty common nowadays for telemarketers/scammers to use your own area code & exchange (and sometimes, as you've seen, even the last four) to spoof the caller ID. The theory is that it makes you think it's more likely someone you know so you will answer.

It was happening to me like 4x a week until about a month ago.

by **JUburton** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 08:30:19

ReadingPhilly wrote:i got a call tonight from my own number. another guy here did too. assume it is some sort of scam? never happened before.

my brother got the same for the first time today. are you my brother?!

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 09:30:57

JUburton wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:i got a call tonight from my own number. another guy here did too. assume it is some sort of scam? never happened before.
my brother got the same for the first time today. are you my brother?!

Maybe my co-worker is?!

by **Bill McNeal** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:20:24

Not sure what cell carrier you have, but att has something called call protect, which is an app you can install on your phone (iPhone and Android) that identifies spam calls and blocks they if you want. It’s free and works really well. I think I read T-Mobile and Verizon have similar services but I think Verizon charges for it. Worth checking out, I was getting multiple calls a day from “my credit card servicer” and “important information about my utility bill” and it’s totally stopped them.

by **JUburton** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:41:49

ReadingPhilly wrote:
JUburton wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:i got a call tonight from my own number. another guy here did too. assume it is some sort of scam? never happened before.
my brother got the same for the first time today. are you my brother?!

Maybe my co-worker is?!

I work with my brother so...I’m my own brother?

by 1 » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:42:58

The horse’s name is Friday!

by **Bucky** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:50:43

Monkeyboy wrote:
1 wrote:What can a normal guy do with an arduino? Barnes and Noble has a kit and book for $37.50, but I don’t know if it’s something I should get into. Nerds?

you could make a radio station for the school. I was going to do this at my school and have my students do an environmental news short, but then swiss law wouldn't allow the broadcasting. I think it would be ok in the US though.

If you don't know much about it, there's a specialization you can take through Coursera that offers a nice overview. I started it last year but then had to stop because of the new job hunt and move. I'm hoping to finish it by next summer.

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/iot

i loved coursera

WHEN MOST COURSES WERE FREE!

by **Slowhand** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 14:21:36

I find Saturdays to be generally pleasant and nice.

by **PrattRules** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 14:23:18

yeah man. weekend. more like strongend amirite.

by **Doll Is Mine** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 18:46:27

Billy Crystal will turn 70 in March. WTF?

by **Bill McNeal** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 19:00:49

I dunno, that seems about right

by **Bucky** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 19:16:04

not to me. he seems like a total sagittarius

by **smitty** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 20:21:48

He's been around for a long, long time.

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 20:50:42

this was him 30 years ago. I'd say he's aged pretty well.

by **Bucky** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 21:02:11

by **WilliamC** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 13:13:45

When I was getting into my car to go get breakfast this morning a massive 10 foot tall ostrich looking bird jumped out from the passenger side and ran up to the woods. It scared the shit out of me. A crane? I wish I could have taken a pic.

by **Bucky** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 13:15:41

why did it get out? has s/he seen you drive???

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