The very fact that we have an option of “Frustration-Free Packaging” says a lot about our society.
Month: January 2017
No Kidding?
…concludes that the U.S.-based but Kremlin-financed media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) is little more than a propaganda machine controlled by Russian intelligence agencies.
No shit?
Have you ever heard of the entirely State-side CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and other subsidiary media outlets and how they, too, are nothing but propaganda machines controlled by U.S. intel agencies?
No difference at all.
Checks – The Cost of Inflation
I don’t write many checks. In fact, I’d wager that an overwhelming portion of Americans don’t either.
But I still have to write checks occasionally, so I keep some on hand.
Also, having just relocated, I thought it prudent to order new checks with the new address.
A couple of things struck me:
– Did you know that you could order checks in smaller numbers now? They used to be in boxes of 400. Now, the default is 100. Same great price per 100 as the old price per 400, by the way.
– When ordering checks, they have loads of scary language about using their preferred, trackable shipping methods. Yes, it’s expensive. Very. In fact, it’s so expensive and so scary that you practically must use it because, the way they put it, the post/parcel delivery service is going to spot your checks and steal them along with your identity, so isn’t it after all worth the extra $52 for trackable shipping costs?
So, just like the Inflation Diet – with new, smaller portions at the same great prices – you also have the wonderful peace of mind that your financial institution will help exploit your very real fears of identity theft.
Operation failed?
Not a good sign. Had Disk Utility do a fsck, which it complained about, so I reboot to recovery mode…and with nothing running, this little gem appears.
Guess I’ll be creating a boot thumb drive then attempting a full wipe/rebuild that way instead.
Update: or not. It simply refuses to do any low-level process on the drive. Appears completely pooched. Time to order a new drive – and some tools to open the case.
Craftsman is Confused
I’m searching for a new table saw – under $600 (seems a good budget) for something that will work reasonably well for my needs and that will fit nicely in my 19′4″ x 31′6″ workshop.
Somebody suggested that Craftsman has one comparable to the Ridgid R4512 ($549) I’ve been looking at – so I pop over and have a look:
craftsman.com > Products > Power Tools > Bench Power Tools > scroll down to table saws and on the way I spot this…
That’s a bit out of place. Not only are those not bench power tools, they certainly aren’t sanders either.
You know, I’m not entirely sure Craftsman’s quality is quite what it was years ago.
The specific saw, by the way, that I believe was compared to the R4512 is the Craftsman 21833. But at $649 and with no delivery nor pickup available within 50 miles, one wonders what the eventual price would be.
Maybe Porter Cable or Delta has something comparable…
the rest of me 