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Masks make every cheerleader/dancer look hotter. No such thing as a butterface. Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

Careful what you ask for, hombre.

Well that was quick. Wtf. Dead in 2 days. Going back to petco for their 30 day replacement guarantee. Never ate once despite giving food twice a day and removing if not eaten. Water temp was low 70s but mini heater is arriving today and I read that they are supposedly hearty fish, didn't think a temp in 70s would do it. I think I just got a defective fish. Do I have to clean out the entire tank and Retreat some fresh water before putting a new fish in? Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

Just bought my 5 yo daughter a fish. We promised her a hermit crab when she insisted on bringing home a regular crab she caught at the beach this summer. When I quickly Googled hermit crab care I nixed that and talked her into a betta, which is supposedly easy to take care of. I briefly owned some goldfish that probably died within a week when I was a kid, and that's the extent of my experience with fish. So I picked up a 1.6 gallon Aqueon tank with a filter and light, some hot pink pebbles and girly silk plants (her picks), some betta water conditoner and a pretty little pink and purple betta male that she promptly named Snuggles at the pet store today. Daughter was thrilled with the setup. We watched a YouTube video by some obnoxious teen on how to introduce the betta to its new home. I set the cup in the water to acclimate it for 20 minutes. Then I scooped him out and put him in his new digs. We all squealed with excitement as he zipped around to explore his new tank. Then my daughter began screaming in horror as he flipped belly up and sank to the bottom of the tank. Luckily he snapped out of it after a couple of minutes and seemed to be OK, swimming around the tank. I guess he was in shock? Temperature difference? Tank water seemed a little warmer than his cup. He didn't want to touch the few betta food pellets we put in there, so I fished them out because I read it's not good to leave it in there. Anyhow, now I need to know what to do to make sure this thing doesn't die right away because my daughter loves her first pet that's "only hers." Do I keep retrying to introduce food until he starts eating it after a few minutes or leave it floating for a while? Also I think I need a thermometer because I read they like Temps in the high 70s. And do I get a heater? Our house is usually between 68 and 70 degrees, and in the winter some rooms get chilly. The Aqueon mini heater seems to heat up too much per Amazon reviews. And I'm supposed to siphon off 20% of the water each week and reintroduce more fresh water? Anything I'm missing? Any cheap gear I need? Thanks Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

Looking for new streaming option. I signed up for the "Go Big" package on DirecTV Now back when it first came out, it was like $35/month. Over time they've gradually upped the price (now up to $85/month, which they want me to appreciate because it's a package with 105 channels that isn't offered anymore and includes HBO). Compared to their $80 Max package, I am getting quite a few more channels, but I don't get LHN or NFL network. Also don't get Boomerang, which the kids like for cartoons. It looks like for Youtube TV I'd be paying at least $65 for something comparable (10 fewer channels but I don't even watch 80 of the 105 I get now), without HBO but WITH the NFL. I don't think I get LHN up here, but I can stream that on ESPN app. Bonus would be getting Redzone on a month-to-month basis during NFL season w/ Youtube. I primarily watch sports channels, the local networks, major news networks, and kids programming (but now they mostly stream netflix, disney +, hulu, which we have).

I just switched my cell provider from Sprint/T-mobile to Verizon, which is the best in our neighborhood. I get a signal on 1st and 2nd floor, basement is a no-go. So if I'm in basement, I'm unreachable (workout room down there, tv, kids playroom). No telling what carriers our babysitters will have in future. Won't be a primary use phone so a little lag is no big deal. Just need bare bones functionality and ability to place a handset on each floor.

Wife is insisting on getting a home phone line because neither of us have great cell phone reception in our house. We have had issues contacting babysitters in the past while out, and now that our kids are distance learning with a teacher she's panicked that she'll be unable to reach someone in an emergency. I have Xfinity internet but their "triple play" option is overkill. I stream everything and don't need physical TV boxes or channels etc, and phone packages only come with TV and internet bundled. I've been looking into home VoIP options but most reviews seem to be at least 4 years old. The Ooma Telo seems like a good option from what I've read. We have a UPS that backs up all our router/modem/home networking hardware as well as a whole house generator that kicks in within 30 seconds of a power outage, so I realize that VoIP is limited if power goes out, but as long as our cable internet is running we shouldn't have interruptions of service. Any recommendations? Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

OK so I'm having a harder time with this than I think I should. I put my micro SD card into the port on my Surface Pro 4. It can read all the files and I can see the photos and videos just fine. I got this new Samsung Portable SSD T7 500GB in the mail today. I plug it into the USB port on the Surface Pro 4. I set it up, created folders for transfer, etc. So I drag and drop the files - chunks of them transfer, but all of a sudden the transfer speed slows down to a crawl then it freezes for a while. Then it gives me this message: "request could not be completed because of an i/o device error " and lists the specific file it can't transfer. So I have to skip that individual file, and sometimes it moves on and completes the transfer, other times it freezes so long that nothing can get done. I researched it and made sure to download the latest drivers for the USB external storage device through Windows, tried different cables thinking maybe the USB 3.2 cable included with the new SSD was not compatible with my older Surface pro 4 regular USB 3 port, but it keeps happening. Any ideas as to what to do? Is this SSD too "new" to work well with my older Surface Pro 4? Is the SSD defective? Should I try the older HDD that I ordered (arrives in like 4 days) instead? In the meantime I just decided to back up the old photos and videos from my note 8 to the Note 20 using Samsung Smart Switch - luckily it is a smooth process between Samsung phones and gives the option to transfer all media from the SD card over to the internal storage on the new phone. I might then try plugging the SSD into my note 20 ultra and seeing if I can transfer the files to the SSD that way without issue. What a fucking headache.

And your dignity when the risqué ones are shared. Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

Not japanese. Basically they are photos dating back to 2011, and in that time I've had 3 kids. That's explanation enough. So I just got this on Amazon and it will arrive tomorrow: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0874XJL6M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XWrsFbQ2F2YVX But this is the one that's already being shipped : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F5LVTO4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RVrsFb2PN43B7 From what I've read the Samsung is very quick for transferring and the ssd is less likely to fail. Obviously less storage for my dollar but I'd probably not even fill half of the 500gb with what I have to transfer now. Thoughts? Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

Well I'll be damned. How have I owned this thing for about five years and I'm just now seeing a Micro SD slot? This is the magic of surly. Thanks. Much better idea than the poorly rated HDD I ordered. Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

So I got in the habit of backing up my cell phone camera photos and videos from the phone to a 128gb micro SD card on my original Galaxy Note 4, then carried that same SD card over to my Galaxy Note 8 and continued to do the same. Part of the problem was that I only had 64 gigs of internal storage space in those phones, so I had to remove the photos and videos or the phone wouldn't work. I upgraded to the new Note 20 ultra and said F that shit, never again and I have 512 gigs of internal storage as well as an expandable micro SD slot. Prior to migrating to the new phone I had moved about 100gb of photos and videos to the micro SD card. All of these are backed up to Google photos, but I've always felt that I should have a physical backup as well. The initial plan was to move the micro SD card to the new phone, but when I insert it the phone gives me a message that I have to format the card, which I obviously don't want to do. I decided I wanted to put everything on a portable hard drive and researched some that had built in SD card slots. I have a WD My Passport wireless pro 2TB HDD on the way that I snagged for about 100 bucks but now I'm reading that it's not necessarily the best option. I picked it because I thought transfer would be easier just putting the card into the HDD, and because my surface pro 4 laptop only has one USB port. What is the easiest and best way to back up these photos with a hard copy? Leave them on an SD card? SSD instead of HDD? Flash USB sticks? I'm contemplating putting the 100gb from the micro SD onto the internal storage of my new Note 20 ultra and then transferring from there to a newer larger micro SD in the same phone, but that transfer process will take hours. Suggestions? Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk

Ordered my peloton after last Thanksgiving. In past 8 months I've done about 175 rides, mainly 30-45 min, and over 100 strength training workouts along with about 25 runs and a few other Cardio workouts. I love it and find it highly motivating. I had never gone to a spin class in my life and used to hate exercise bikes. I sweat more during my rides than I do running or any other Cardio routine. It works well if you're motivated to work hard - I usually try to do higher resistance than the range suggested, and try to beat my own and friends' PR's. If you're not a motivated person or if you get one and are content to loaf along at the lower end of recommended resistance/pace then you might not get the results you want. I frequently see people who have done hundreds of workouts and like to post about it on social media yet they're still unhealthy and out of shape looking. Then you look at their outputs and realize they are burning the same amount of calories in 30 minutes that you do in 5-10 and you understand why. That and the folks who ride a lot but don't modify their eating habits, etc I wish they'd incorporate some weight lifting workouts with a bench, since I own one, but their weight routines are pretty good. Back before the pandemic hit I even went to NYC and rode live with Alex for my 50th and got a shout out. Check me out on January 25th club bangers wearing the white Longhorn t-shirt to the left of Alex in the mirror!

It seems like a paperweight to me. Is it fixable/salvageable?

LOL so I just plugged both switches into my Linksys router and now my wifi access points are back up and running on the original network. Didn't know it would be that easy. So far even the peripherals with fixed IP addresses are all working too like the wifi controlled irrigation, etc. I think I just got lucky but now I have to make sure this continues to function. I guess I always assumed the USG210 router was running the show including the wifi, but the way I see it is that it is just distributing the internet to the wireless access points that function together but independently to give wifi to the whole house. Right? Question - should I turn off the Linksys' own wifi channel now that all the original WAPs are back up and working? No sense in having that on, right?

The ZyXel switch has PoE http://www.zyxelguard.com/GS1920-48HP.asp?utm_term=zyxel gs1920-48hp&utm_campaign=ZyXEL+*191&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_tgt=kwd-322831817023&hsa_grp=43413717820&hsa_src=g&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_mt=e&hsa_ver=3&hsa_ad=200754891280&hsa_acc=9041622380&hsa_kw=zyxel gs1920-48hp&hsa_cam=7692789&gclid=CjwKCAjwrvv3BRAJEiwAhwOdM8_5zb01b7NNTszbZuAiwS0sjJiuybcpgXu0rbT-uMd1Sy5-zD8CdxoCv8oQAvD_BwE I tested the power supply - it has its own light which is functioning, and I also plugged it into my other router which worked fine. As for switching to mesh, I thought the whole point of mesh was for homes that don't have hard wiring like mine does. When hard wiring is there I assumed that WAPs are a better option. And all of the equipment is in a fancy tower rack. A little dusty in there but not excessive.

I guess you are right, I didn't think of it that way. The Zyxel router isn't a Wi-Fi router itself, it's just connected to the Wi-Fi access points. I have a linksys wrt1900ac router that I'm using now for temporary access. Could I plug the switches into this and use it for the whole house? It has at least 4 LAN ports. Would it function OK with a 24 and 48 port switch plugged in? Then there's the question of the zyxel WAPs working with this router, and figuring out how to configure them.

tl:dr : My industrial-grade router broke and now what do I do? I bought a home a year and a half ago from a guy who founded some tech startup company and was pretty tech-savvy. He had the whole house hard wired with ethernet ports and a combo firewall/router hooked up to 5 different wireless access points throughout the home. The router is a ZyXel USG210. The WAPs are all ZyXel WAC6103D-I units. Plugged into the router were two switches, one being a 24 port Netgear and another being a 48 port ZyXel switch. These switches run cables to all of the hard-wired Sonos Amps (9 of them), hard-wired ethernet ports, and other connected devices throughout the home. Yesterday the router crapped out. The power lights won't come on, and I verified the plug works with other hardware. All of the access points are still functional, so my devices can see the wifi but can't obtain an IP address. I thought maybe it was just the lights on the box not working and it still had power, but I can't access the router via it's IP address when I connect to the wifi. Now this router is more than any house needs, in my opinion. The company's website shows it being used for large businesses where tons of people are expected to be connected to the network at once. To buy a new one it's north of $600. Each of the wireless access points also run anywhere from $150-300. So we're talking about an expensive, overkill set-up here. If the router is indeed dead, I'm wondering if I try to replace it with the same kind (again, north of $600), or just get something more user friendly like the various mesh wifi routers out there such as Nest Wifi, Eero, etc. I am not sure if I would be able to connect the two switches and their 72 ethernet ports to one of these though. Anyone know if this will work well? I noticed the Nest Wifi and Eero, for example, only have 2 ports, one for the modem and one other that could connect to a switch. For a set-up like this, what router is recommended? I have a home that needs 3 levels as well as outside coverage. When this router was functioning I could get wifi in my front yard, back yard, and every level of the house without issue, which was nice. All of the wireless access points are connected via cat-5 cables plugged into the walls for this system, and from what I understand the new mesh networks don't need to be hard-wired. I realize that the system I have in my home is overkill, but will these mass-marketed home systems work just as well? Any feedback would be appreciated. I was pretty computer savvy and nerdy back in my UT days but have lost some of that in my older age, so I can tinker with this stuff but easily get lost in the weeds. User-friendliness is important to me.

Sucks for the medical community. We are now just getting back to close to normal surgical volume in my specialty which is almost all elective. Our office took a huge financial hit and we're still recovering. If we had to shut down again it would be bad news.

I live in CT, and for all the shit I give our governor about being a spineless weenie who leads by following, I'm happy with where we are right now. Life's starting to feel more normal and people up here are more conservative about Covid and take things more seriously. Mask-wearing is the norm, not the exception. Which is going to (hopefully) allow me to take the beach vacation I planned in Maine since our numbers are looking good. Texas looks like we did back in March and April when the shit was hitting the fan, although our ICU beds in CT never got to near capacity. Good luck and hold on to your butts!

It's come to this because I want to continue to drive a sedan, but I need something that fits 3 of my children in the backseat with boosters/car seat. My wife has a giant ass SUV (Denali XL) so I don't want another SUV. Supposedly the widest back seat in this class are the a6 and the s90. I ultimately want a Tesla, but the X and S are out of my price range right now thanks to Covid and I worry that the Y is a tad bit too small. I figure whichever car I get next is a bridge for a few years until I get my EV.

Thoughts on 2019 Audi A6 vs Volvo S90?

Was that Lizzo in the golf cart?

They don't know why children fare better. Theories are that their immune systems are more robust, or their lungs are healthier and less affected by chronic smog/smoking (as in adults in China).

You have to assume hospitals are keeping labor and delivery and infectious disease isolation areas/floors very separate. And if it's any comfort, babies and pregnant ladies seem to fare very well with COVID19. Very few reports of any severe disease in infants or newborns. It isn't transmitted from mother to child through blood.