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- Gardener3
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I lost out on bidding for this NAIM Hi-Fi system in the auction yesterday - I went to 2.5k but it finished at 6.2k, damn...
- You're just asking for a divorce at that point.palimpsest
- that's a 20k set...sted
- I always set a limit, this pic is just half the amount of stuff there was, all the original boxes too...Gardener
- Jesus! That would sound amazing. I thought your limit was always a pound? Or is that just for football bets?Ianbolton
- what even is this? and why spend money on it?robthelad
- 6.2k, pounds?? Gosh... It's a lot of money for a hifi. I listen to music all day, but...OBBTKN
- it's the internet box. and he's got many of them stacked on top of each to boost the signal.pango
- https://storage.goog…pango
- lolsted
- It's mine, apparently, so you can't have it.Nairn
- just guessing by the photo its a Naim NAC 552 with 2x amp + power supply and a Rega CD-player (it had these loading trays that look like the Enterprise :)sted
- I love Nairn's expensive hi-fi gearIanbolton
- Here’s an easy explainer:
https://y.yarn.co/7d…_niko - of course always a quid on the football Ian, but this was just catnip to me, and I didn't stand a chanceGardener
- That would only take up space you could use to store more records.fooler
- You know, yer right!Gardener
- will it airplay my crunched up spotifylists?ArchitectofFate
- PhanLo4
- https://www.bbc.co.u…PhanLo
- Vladimir Demikhov vibesYakuZoku
- he already has implanted bat balls and a donkey brain so.neverscared
- maybe they can give him a heart.scruffics
- Health Inequality is real. Long live Luigi MangioneIanbolton
- I just hope they all die in a plane crash, fucking psychos.maquito
- living of child organs i see.milfhunter
- you're all so jealousrobthelad
- actual vampiresPhanLo
- palimpsest4
- Peck Peck.
Twit Twoo's there?
Woody.
Woody Whooo?
Woody suck my cock for a bottle of frosty jacks?robthelad
- Peck Peck.
- Gardener11
- palimpsest9
- Hunch back de sud thailandAQUTE
- Float like a butterfly, sting like a fruit fly.Longcopylover
- Muay Thai sticks_niko
- MDMMA_niko
- https://vshrt.in/uni…YakuZoku
- NOT GRAFutopian
- Graf Maga_niko
- lolBeeswax
- garbage2
Artificial Intelligence
re: johnnyquestlives note from earlier, regarding Flock.
- fun!AQUTE
- few observations from what i've seen... implementation is disjointed. i.e.- richer cities/community enclaves usually install them.jonny_quest_lives
- so you will find them in cities/communities that either subcontract out policing to County Sherriff's.jonny_quest_lives
- I get the sense data is not shared real time between statewide departments. i've read LAPD has their own Plate reading tech nad doesn't use flockjonny_quest_lives
- just everything i have read thus far just reaffirms their revenue is in the data harvesting not crime stopping.jonny_quest_lives
- LAPD uses Motorola ALPR https://www.motorola…jonny_quest_lives
- Flock's business model in So Cal... Elderly peeps at local city council meetings: "Something must be done about the crimes. I see smash and grabs on the news"jonny_quest_lives
- "what are you doing to protect us? what are out property taxes doing? " Mayor and city council in and effort to seem proactive invite Flock in for a sales pitchjonny_quest_lives
- bing bang boom solar powered Flock cameras across town...jonny_quest_lives
- 3 months later... no change in crime states because their never was a crime surge.jonny_quest_lives
- Same, Flock starts in rich areas, eventually everything is blanketed in some form of surveillance the gov / corps can sift through.garbage
- Everything from every Ring cam in your neighborhood to almost everywhere you buy groceries.garbage
- Seattle is about to massively expand its own citywide surveillance system, despite little evidence that the pilot program was a net positive.garbage
- stoplying47
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Aug 17: Wife complains of back pain and starts vomiting later that night.
Aug 18: Bring wife first to Urgent Care, then ER for scan of possible kidney stones. Scan comes back showing a 20cm/8in. tumor on her ovary.
We immediately start talking to doctors and oncologists to find out what to do and how quickly we can get it done. We're put in touch with a gyno oncologist who will perform the surgery, but she finds out about my wife's past history with colon cancer. She had a section of her colon removed in 2018 and no cancer signs since then. But this doctor is pretty sure that this new tumor is related and so she throws out the possibility that this is metastatic (Stage 4) colon cancer. Our heads are both spinning, and the awful thoughts of what the future could possibly look like start to sink in and scare the shit out of us. We get another upper chest scan to see if there are any signs of cancer and thankfully there were none. The oncologist tells us that they won't know if the tumor is benign or malignant until they perform the procedure and send a sample to pathology.
Aug 26-28: Work trip to Charlotte where I come down with an insane stomach bug and have to sh*t my brains out oh about every 37 minutes. Including on an airplane - sorry fellow passengers.
Aug 29: I bring my wife to the hospital for a hysterectomy then come home to be with our boys. Surgery is successful, but Doctor tells me that the tumor ruptured a few days prior and she found "a gelatinous gunk" spread all over her abdomen which makes testing a little more time consuming - normally they can get an answer in about 20 minutes during the procedure. Removed the uterus and appendix for good measure.
Aug 31: My wife comes home from hospital and is recovering nicely, walking around slowly and sleeping a lot.
Sept 1: Laying in bed with my wife we get an update to her medical chart that no malignant cells were detected! Tears of joy and relief fill our eyes.
We will follow up with the doctor for next steps.Life is beautiful my friends. And health is wealth.
- So sorry to hear all of this and relieved she is doing well and recovering, and that there is no cancer. :)mg33
- Great to hear - what a rollercoaster. My mum got the all clear recently after having a growth removed. What a load off!mort_
- I teared up at the end :) That was a stressful read (meaning: I know how stressful medical shit can get)... Happy things are looking up, man!! <3PonyBoy
- Wow, that must have been a hell of a right. These type of things sure give you a fresh perspective of what matters in life.milfhunter
- Jeez. Glad things are looking positive - that's a crazy two weeks!Fax_Benson
- Insane man, love and hug and kiss all those around you_niko
- What a ride. I sincerely hope for a full recovery.monospaced
- Hope the best for you guys, sending positive vibesHAL9001
- DUUUDE.
*hugs & kisses* to you both.ideaist - Holy shit, dude. That was an intense read. So glad your wife is on the mend. Healing thoughts for you all!elahon
- Really glad it didn't end badly, was worried as the story went on.PhanLo
- Oh wow. Thanks for the reminder and all the best to you and your loved ones.Longcopylover
- Stresfull read, man. All the best, take care!
And as lcl said, thanks for the reminder ;)OBBTKN - Thank you all - and sorry for stressing you guys out. Haven't told too many people and it feels strangely good to type it out here. Thanks again allstoplying
- Fucking shit. Quite a bit to deal with. Lots of love to you and wife.bezoar
- Wish you both all the best._me_
- Life can be a shitful ride of emotions at times. Best of luck to you both.BusterBoy
- man that was harrowing reading.. so glad it ended well.. was expecting it to take a left turn to badlandsautoflavour
- ❤️jagara
- TL;DRrobthelad
- Tears. All the best!stewart
- Thank you for sharing. A wake up call to always be grateful.Green_Pork
- Username does *not* check out unfortunately
.... then somewhat fortunatelyProjectile
- jagara5
- Keep us updated ;)OBBTKN
- Rip?OBBTKN
- The other day I read that it was becoming fashionable to drink Coca-Cola with beer... Oh my!OBBTKN
- @OBBTKN It's called a Diesel, it's very German. Not expensive beer of course. Generally, beer (pilsener) goes very well with soda (Grapefruit, ooh yeah).jagara
- I mean, beer enthusiasts shake their heads, but who cares about beer enthusiasts??jagara
- lol@Rip!!PonyBoy
- lol at the idea of beer enthusiasts giving a shit about adulterating guinness with green shithans_glib
- add 1cl vodkasted
- wokeneverscared
- The Gonster!Akagiyama
- UK IS FOOKEDAQUTE
- @hans_glib at those places where all orders at the bars come with a lecture: yes, they give a big pile of shit. And don't they let you know it.jagara
- I like craft beer, but sometimes it's fun to try and order a Heineken in places like that. Or maple nut crunch syrup in your hipster barista coffee.jagara
- hans_glib1
WANT of the day
but if you want the best chicken bun, you need to get tae fife... these are unbeatable
- clicks on link, sees curling stone as the logo... This must be Scotland or Canada... checks location, Scotland FTW!_niko
- Damnit, Hans.Nairn
- it's easy for you nairn - a quick pop to kx, up to leuchars and then the bus to anster should see you there in, what, 8 hours?.hans_glib
- didnt realise you were in fife hans.
going to need to get across to the kingdom to get one of these!microkorg
- yuekit0
- lol not unless you get rid of all the idiots in America. This might help you catch perps a bit easier but won't stop the crime itself. Plus criminals will figur_niko
- figure out ways around it. And this is assuming all crime happens outdoors?_niko
- having said that, as annoying as speed cameras are, they do seem to work, I can't be bothered to speed any more and am always looking down to see if I'm good_niko
- wowpalimpsest
- we have these flock cameras all around socal... I've seen no change whatsoever. if anything... Flock has really detailed driving habits for residents.jonny_quest_lives
- which is probably their real goaljonny_quest_lives
- https://i.imgur.com/…jonny_quest_lives
- lol Johnny.
I work from home so I've got one less place to visit! take that feds!_niko - Anything but actually work to create a better society. Just another way to fine people.PhanLo
- Panopticonrenderedred
- bainbridge1
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What age do you want to retire?
What are you going to do in retirement?- Retirement? LOL...I'll be working until I'm dead.BusterBoy
- Theoretically, in 14 years, but as long as the government keeps playing bingo with my taxes, I see it as difficult.OBBTKN
- I have a pension and a long-term savings plan, but now I can't make contributions because my daughters still depend on us, and how!OBBTKN
- My retirement plan: cycling, travel with my wife, and draw/paint as much as possible ;)OBBTKN
- Retirement is a mental thinggrafician
- Retirement is a pipe dream when folks didn't live as long. Life is about mind, body & spirit and IF work is one of those for you, work 'til you're dead...ideaist
- ...Most older folks I know are imbalanced and bored either mentally, physically OR both.ideaist
- Never retireGardener
- asap
danceneverscared - 60.
Murder.sausages - Will not ever fully retire, but I'm on track to work less year on year and be 3 days a week by the time I'm 55 (10 to go). I'll indulge my hyper fixations.slappy
- That is not even an option so far.ApeRobot
- - 60
- Not have to work to survivepalimpsest - 60.
murdered or poisoned.
or perhaps drowned.pango - tangent: my dad was retired for 10y up til corona hit, then he went to the nearest hospital and applied as a nurse and has been doing it since with the excuse..ArchitectofFate
- that retirement sucked, and it sucks less to just work.ArchitectofFate
- Always thought retirement was the end goal to life but with it within 10yrs now, it seems expensive and boring as fuck and I'm not looking forward to it.HAYZ1LLLA
- jagara2
- F1 the movie.jagara
- F1 was awful and boring, it may be of interest if car racing is your thing but even then you'd most likely find fault get wound upGardener
- That said, the Senna doc is brilliantGardener
- The F1 movie was like they cut three completely different movies together.webazoot
- Love all 3 of these.jagara
- @webazoot was it? Veteran and rookie clash at first, but end up cooperating and win the race. Tons of racing action and a love b-story. Very straightforward IMOjagara
- Seconding Senna.garbage
- Gran turismo was so stupid badmonospaced
- Stupid & fun. It's high octane popcorn action. Not Citizen Kane.jagara
- @monospaced but uh, you watched it? All of it? Why? It's stupid from the first minute :Djagara
- neverscared2
The More You Know ★
Visualised: Europe's population crisis
See how your country compares- "by the year 2100"
Plenty of time to fix many issues until then...grafician - the anti-sympathy towards you around here will not be fixed till 2100.... for good reasons of course.neverscared
- come on Europe, start fucking! or keep fucking but finish inside her!_niko
- @neverland the anti-sympathy towards me is pure personal choice and in no way should influence the importance of what we are posting ;)grafician
- and the actual word would be "antipathy"grafician
- < you need 2.1 fertility rate - most countries in the WORLD are way beyond thatgrafician
- bellow^grafician
- "by the year 2100"
- Nairn4
- Fuck Me Please!utopian
- make my mouth cummmfuturefood
- Have Jessica Alba eat you then shit you out then I will eat her shitYakuZoku
- A LOT going on there flavor wise. Too much?mort_
- That is fowl.Akagiyama
- been there done that. and the wings, and the corn dog. all absolutely fab. i don't have the tshirt thoughhans_glib
- GFY! I realised earlier that this is off the Piccadilly line, so I can pop down for lunch one day and it in a two hour round trip, which because chicken, I mustNairn
- I was really prepared to hate this, but holy shit. That actually looks amazing.noneck
- damnmilfhunter
- OBBTKN5
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Culinary vibes ;)
Continuing with my "reborn fixation" with fruit, it's the season for plums, nectarines, peaches, and pears.
Between that and the surplus fruit from the garden, which my father and a friend give us from time to time, there's no way I can eat fat for my body!
- Just destroyed two peachesgrafician
- Natural sugar is still sugar - moderation is good!mort_
- Two pears a day ;)
And yes @mort, true that.OBBTKN - Sugar in fruit is not a problem. Juices, yes but not if you're eating the whole thing.MrT
- Almost time to go apple pickingPonyBoy
- You want to eat fat so it absorbs all those natural sugars. I think a peach has twice the daily limit. Diabetes is real.canoe
- you don't get diabetes from eating fruit. Added sugars and natural sugars are entirely different.MrT
- fuck fatneverscared
- hans_glib8
- new fashion line from nychos?neverscared
- even if not accuratemaquito
