Recent content by Bob_McBob
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UE triple.fi 10 repair help
My old Ultimate Ears triple.fi 10s have developed the rather common issue where the shell just breaks apart cleanly. I need to repair them asap for a trip, and I know many people have successfully glued theirs back together with epoxy resin, but I'm unsure exactly where I should apply it. Just...- Bob_McBob
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coffee-fi
As far as I know, there are no federal regulations governing the use of the "Kona" name. Hawaii has state legislation that doesn't allow anything less than a 10% blend to be sold as "Kona blend". Even this is a major sore point for Kona producers, because consumers buying Kona blend coffees...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Curry with rice is delicious
Quote: I am happy to take Japanese/Chinese "curry" for what it is, but it's basically a crappy version of the crappy British version of the real thing from India. "Curry" means so many different things in so many cuisines all over the world. Even in just India there is a vast...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Import duties in Australia
I see retailers trying these scare tactics on Australian customers on other forums quite a lot. There are a couple of major coffee-related forums, but Australians have their own, and it's set up to be extremely protectionist towards the sponsors. Discussion of importing to save money is met...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Permanent hearing damage in my left ear
If nothing else it would be good to have your hearing tested to see how much of the loss is psychological.- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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do potential internet speeds (i.e. 3mbps dsl vs. 6mbps cable........or the like) have much impact on download speed of bittornet files?
Quote: You misunderstood what I was saying. I didn't mention BitTorrent in my original post. That comment was directed at the ISPs I talked about in the previous sentence. I don't blame anyone for using their internet connection, and there are plenty of legal reasons for using...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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do potential internet speeds (i.e. 3mbps dsl vs. 6mbps cable........or the like) have much impact on download speed of bittornet files?
Quote: The policy is specifically called "usage based billing" so I don't understand why your reply is so condescending. Bell will be rolling it out in February. DSL resellers have started to contact customers and inform that they no longer receive unlimited internet usage. Some...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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do potential internet speeds (i.e. 3mbps dsl vs. 6mbps cable........or the like) have much impact on download speed of bittornet files?
Quote: I guess you haven't heard about "usage based billing". All the major ISPs are about to ram their bandwidth caps down the throats of the resellers. Bell is doing it right now, Rogers, Videotron, etc. will be able to do it starting this summer. Thanks for ruining the...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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do potential internet speeds (i.e. 3mbps dsl vs. 6mbps cable........or the like) have much impact on download speed of bittornet files?
Quote: To clarify, you understand the difference between a megabit and a megabyte, right? Utorrent would be reporting about 128KB/s at that speed. Quote: Try being stuck on a 1mbit connection for a while. Youtube sucks.- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Steiff Teddy Bears
I have a Steiff teddy bear my grandparents bought for me in West Germany me before I was born. He's in terrible condition: one eye replaced, re-stuffed multiple times, holes sewn up, flat because I slept on him for years. I'm really glad I have such a well-loved childhood toy. It's actually...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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USPS first class international and why I probably won't ever use it again.
Quote: Lesson learned: don't ship anything of value by First Class Mail International. I only have extremely minor eBay items sent this way. It's a total crapshoot whether it arrives in a week or a month, though I've never actually had anything go missing. Priority to Canada...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Accidently got very hot water in my ears!!!
Seriously? I'd be more concerned about constantly putting soap in your ear canals than a tiny bit of hot water.- Bob_McBob
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How did he become like this?
A friend of mine in high school tried to murder his parents a couple months before graduation. He'd been telling us for ages that they were "going back home to Vietnam for a few months", and that we were invited to lots of big parties while they were gone. He was pretty weird, but none of us...- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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20th hour of ringing in ear after headphone accident. Permanent?
When do you get to the homeopathic remedies?- Bob_McBob
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- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)