#garfield Logs

Jan 30 2015

09:51 katsmeow-afk lol,, look at what they call "two small nicks" in the middle pic : http://www.ebay.com/itm/S-T-CO-1-4-18-H-S-NPT-G-P-Bottom-Tap-/361197526457
09:52 katsmeow-afk it's like most of th etap is missing
10:07 katsmeow-afk not much luck getting a 1/4 npt bottoming tap for under $10, so going to cut down a regular tap
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12:10 katsmeow-afk Tesla�s (TSLA) new performance version of the Model S can be switched into �Insane� mode, and it seems to live up to the promise.
12:10 katsmeow-afk A video posted this week by the YouTube channel DragTimes captured the surprised reactions of passengers as a Model S P85D whips from zero to 60 miles per hour in a matter of seconds -- 3.2 to be exact, according to Tesla.
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12:11 katsmeow-afk The new definition effectively means that millions of Americans subscribing to Internet service that clocks in at less than 25 Mbps are no longer considered "broadband" subscribers. The average speed of service delivered in the US is 10 Mbps.
12:12 katsmeow-afk The report also indicates that 20 percent of rural Americans don't even have access to the previous standard of 4 Mbps downloads.
12:12 katsmeow-afk The agency's report found that 55 million Americans, or 17 percent of the population, lack access to advanced broadband services.
12:13 katsmeow-afk The FCC.... raised the standard for broadband to 25 megabits per second from 4 Mbps, while raising the upload speed to 3 Mbps from 1 Mbps. The commissioners voted 3 to 2 in support of the change,
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21:24 Tom_itx yay finally got a tracking update on my junk
21:24 Tom_itx seems to have arrived in town so maybe i'll get it tomorrow
22:28 katsmeow-afk i sent msg to seller over a tracking number that didn't update for 7 days, it showed has never been recieved by post aweful, that afternoon it updated as being in Bham
22:28 katsmeow-afk but it's now been in Bham for 24 hrs
22:29 Tom_itx usps just doesn't update very often
22:29 Tom_itx not like ups
22:29 Tom_itx http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/local_stock/stock_index.php
22:29 Tom_itx did you ever see that page?
22:29 Tom_itx a local surplus i visited some time back
22:30 katsmeow-afk yeas
22:32 katsmeow-afk http://www.ebay.com/itm/111029553513 <<== first one is 10 cents more than local Home depot, the 2nd one and up is ~1/2 the cost of Home Depot (which charges $2.80 each)