Lämmchen
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On 11/28/2021 at 8:05 AM, m76 said:
Depending on how open the sky is in the park you might be able to find the cache using your phone, it's not impossible, just ignore caches in deep forests or mountainous areas.
Unfortunately the one I want to find is in a wooded area and it's kind of a dead zone for my phone 😞 I have a better phone now so I'm going to try to see if I can get a signal in that area now.
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I like watching these movies! There was one time that the tv station playing them had them out of order and I was confused as to why they did that! Crazy.
I read the first book because it was free on my Kindle (maybe the lending program?) and then when the movie came out I was excited to see it.
Which faction would you be in @ZandraJoi? I know I couldn't be in Dauntless!
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4 hours ago, m76 said:
One of my colleagues is into geocaching, he was at some point the leader of the local geocaching community. He still bicycles up to 10k miles a year at 65.
That said for geocaching your phone is not going to cut it. Firstly because its battery will die if you use to navigate all day. And second it's not nearly precise enough to pinpoint your location, especially in a forest. You need dedicated hiking GPS if you are serious about it.
Your phone's GPS can be 100 meters off, or even more, a hiking GPS should be accurate to around 5-10 meters.
I didn't know that about the phone! Thanks. I kind of thought that at least in the park that's near me that if I were around it that I could find it because some people had left comments on a website that it was near water and the log book had gotten wet. That type of clue leads me to a few spots that it could be located.
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Android 12
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I did the upgrade to 12 and there are things that really bother me. The unlock screen is bright white and I haven't found a way to change it yet.
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to make the lock screen clock smaller. The only real way is to have an app that has persistent notifications turned on because with a notification the clock gets smaller.
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I haven't seen any games but I think that's an awesome idea! I'm not sure why I liked the Squid Games but it held my attention and I often found myself wondering how I could survive. I realized I probably wouldn't have gotten past the first round. If I see any games I'll come back and post here.
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We still have our PS2 with about 10 games. We don't play it because it's in the basement packed away. There is also a Wii with a few games as well as some accessories that came with it. Maybe someday I'll hook them up to see if they're still working or when my daughter finally gets a tv I can dump them at her apartment.
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Charlie Brown Christmas has always been a favorite of mine. I also like to watch Elf even though it's been played to death but it's my daughter's favorite so it's fun to watch with her.
This year I started watching the Lifetime and Hallmark Christmas shows but wow, I do not recommend them. I start yelling at the women for being so shallow and ignorant. Save yourself the headache.
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I always wanted to try geocaching but haven't done it yet. My old phone was really bad and I knew I couldn't use it and never wanted to buy any separate device in order to participate. The local park has a geocache to find and I THINK I know the area where it's at but I'm not sure.
Have you ever done geocaching? What are some tips?
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On 11/25/2021 at 11:40 PM, The Blackangel said:
You’re absolutely right. Games back then were immensely more challenging. We didn’t have guides, or online walkthroughs, or even the internet to look for help from other gamers. The only way to get any tips was word of mouth. Mainly I’m talking about the NES. But even the next couple generations were almost as bad. Nowadays every game has in depth guides, and online walkthroughs written by scores of people. In all honesty, the closest thing we had back then was a Game Genie.
My thoughts exactly! I remember when my daughter first realized she could get cheats on the internet and I told her she should first try to figure it out on her own. To this day she still prefers to get the cheats.
I think that games used to purposely be challenging so that they took longer to play but also maybe the creators didn't realize that they were so difficult?
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I've seen enough funny videos online to know that I would not be safe in virtual reality! I can't even walk through my house without my arms flinging out at a wall or doorknob so I can't imagine how I'd be at VR.
Now if I could have a padded room to play the games in then that would be ideal. My own little gaming room. I think I like that idea.
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On 11/18/2021 at 12:24 PM, Crazycrab said:
The truth is "Arm Wrestling" has very little to do with the muscles in the arms. Biceps and triceps are for lifting, it's the "pushing" muscles that do the work in this motion. Such as the deltoids in the shoulder, the pectorals in the chest and more muscles in the back.
You can test this yourself, put your arm into the position then rotate it backwards and forwards like your arm wrestling for a while. You'll notice it's not your arms then get tired.
Latissimus Dorsi is also used to a small degree. I might have strong back muscles but not strong arm muscles so I'm very weak at arm wrestling and yes the pecs also play a strong role.
Don't forget the grimace LOL I'm kidding of course but you can see the strain on the faces of those who are trying hard to win. Maybe they're using the wrong muscles?
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On 8/26/2021 at 2:32 AM, Heatman said:
Seriously, you're going to get the cops called on you if you ever try such in my country. Too much isn't allowed at all no matter what's your reason.
I said it was enough to blast the entire neighborhood, not that I would actually do that. Where I live out in the country there are no noise ordinances.
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On 9/30/2021 at 8:29 PM, killamch89 said:
It's part of the official rules...
Then it's not true "arm wrestling"? LOL I never knew such rules existed like that because growing up we were never allowed to do it that way when we challenged someone. Of course I never won.
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I was on the phone with my husband who was out of town and he asked me to go down to the basement to check for seepage and I slipped and fell down the stairs. I broke my wrist and luckily that was the only thing I broke. When I got to the hospital they asked if my husband did it. I guess they have to ask that question. Good thing my husband was out of town.
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I'd much rather have out of control hair. I'd probably use Neet or something similar if I could to try to remove it! I'd be more self conscious about odor unless I could be away from people the rest of my life.
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I was a substitute teacher for 5 years so I would choose teacher. I wouldn't choose sub though for obvious reasons. They get dumped on all the time. Once kids got to know me they demanded that I be there sub whenever the teacher would be out and one class threatened to walk out when they saw me in the hallway and learned I was subbing for art (I went to art school so I'm the qualified one to do that). After their threat I had to switch to their class! So I think that I could survive teaching inner city kids a whole lot more than being a cop.
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Which movie/s do you think produced the most stars? The first ones that come to mind are Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Class and similar type teen movies.
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On 8/13/2021 at 11:46 AM, Reality vs Adventure said:
Please, show us all proof of election fraud. Show me where there is a lack of volunteers to keep polling locations open. Oh, you mean death threats that republicans constantly send to election workers? You are completely delusional if you think they get rid of polling places because of a lack of volunteers. That is a new one. Your ass must hurt from pulling that load out of it. Let's be specific with Texas now. The state has some major cities with Houston the 4th largest in the country. To decrease the number of polling sites because there aren't enough volunteers is either a blatant lie or an ignorant fib. You are religious right? Pray to your god on what he thinks is right about our situation in politics. Ask sincere heartfelt questions about if what you support is morally right. Pay attention to his answers. Just pray on it is all I can say. Hopefully one day we can see eye to eye. Ask God for wisdom. Pray with all you are. Don't pay attention to anybody for a little while. Just pay attention to your inner self and God. An honest prayer could actually save this country. I have found a link in Harris county which is the Houston area and how the polling sites are divided and who got more sites and who got a decreased number of sites. Explain to me why Republican districts that are dominantly white got increased polling sites, and democratic districts with diverse ethnicity got decreased polling sites.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/23/texas-voting-polling-restrictions/
If I give you the links to the sites that show election fraud you'll probably say that they're biased and won't believe it. Am I right in this?
If you aren't aware how desperately that poll workers are needed than you aren't paying attention. Some polls in my own area opened late because workers refused to show up and they had to scramble to get replacements. Even where I used to live this type of thing was big news so I know it's not just in one area.
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On 8/13/2021 at 12:37 PM, Shagger said:
I'm not an American and don't live in America, so this is not coming from a political bias, just from an observers perspective.
I wonder if you would still be saying there was election fraud if Trump had won. Somehow, I doubt it even though the election happened under same conditions. Do even have the slightest idea just how unprofessional, disrespectful and flat out childish that narrative is? It is literally a spoiled brat whining and moaning because he didn't get his way. This would be completely ridiculous if, for example, a perspective prom queen threw a hissy fit because somebody else won the crown, so how much more ridiculous is it when Trump and his supporters are behaving this way over an election? Given they way that Trump and his supporters have behaved since they lost the election as grown men and woman, frankly they should be embarrassed. And you, the one pushing this narrative, have the balls to have dig at millennials over this? Like it's younger peoples fault when it's Trump and his supports behaving like spoiled brats? I wish that you could see just how ridiculous this looks.
I will say there is election fraud in every election! LOL I am saying that because it's true. Now, how expansive the fraud has become is something that we'll probably never know about.
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21 hours ago, killamch89 said:
Firefox is a pretty versatile browser that can be extensive customized for your personal online needs. Portable Firefox is a pretty useful tool to have on your flash drive so that when you go to a computer cafe, you can just pull it up and use a secure browser that you trust.
I didn't know there was a portable Firefox! I knew that Opera at one time could fit on a flash drive so that was nice. I really hate how bloated Firefox has become. The downloading of each update takes too long and locks up my system most times.
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17 hours ago, killamch89 said:
I've been to a couple of cities in Florida and in Tampa Bay they called it pop but in Jacksonville it was called soda. The cultural differences varies quite a bit between cities in the same state.
It could be because the snow birds from up north had infiltrated the area? LOL I have friends who have decided to move to Florida for 3 months out of the year and then return to the Chicagoland area once the weather isn't so harsh the remaining months. It could be people like these having an influence on the areas.
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17 hours ago, killamch89 said:
That's the main drawback to pets other than when they decide to be mischievous. Cleaning up after my dogs every day does take a bit of a toll on me but I have to do it regardless.
If you live in an area where there's a lot of rain or snow then you have the extra care of wiping their paws every time they come back inside. I had a mini schnauzer and snow would cling like pellets to her fur and was impossible to get off! We had a wood burning stove and she would sit in front of it to have the snow melt.
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I only use Gmail for email unless it's for a forum where I have the forum name attached. Gmail doesn't give me a lot of spam so I have been happy with it. Plus, I have different emails set up for different activities.
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I use Firefox on my PC most of the time. I have 5 other browsers installed but only rarely use them and when I do it's because I can't get Firefox to work with forms or whatever. I installed the other browsers for my forum because members were having problems using certain functions of the site and I wanted to find out if the browser had anything to do with it..and it did.
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Congratulations on getting healthier!! I don't like going to gyms and using equipment other people have touched (that's before covid even!) but I love to go on long hikes. Every time there is a warm day I like to get out to the park and do a few miles.