Turbo-Torch

Research the models and compare prices, as newer doesn't always mean better when it comes to Samsung.  My company upgrades me on a regular basis and my S22 turned out to be a bit of a disappointment compared to my previous S21.  Slightly smaller screen.  Smaller battery which means noticeably faster drain time.  No increase in performance. 

They've also long done away with the headphone jack (if that's important to you).

The cameras do get better on each model.  The S22 takes incredible photos in any type of lighting...the S21 was no slouch, but the S22 definitely tops it in the photo/video department.

All the S series that I've owned (5, 8, 10, 21, 22) have been built like brick shit houses, especially when in an Otter case.  Mine go through hell and back on my job and I've never even cracked a screen.  Very water resistant too...my S21 went through an entire wash cycle and came out like nothing happened.

While I like the Samsung models, there are comparable alternatives at a fraction of the cost.  I have an LG Premier Pro Plus that I bought new 3 years ago for a whopping $70, and it included a 1 year tracfone service card.  I expected it to be a 1 year disposable phone, but I would actually choose that cheap LG over the S22.  It keeps a signal in rural areas where the S22 is dead in the water.  Sound from the speakers and especially the earpiece is better.  Battery time on the LG is much better.  Screen is about the same size and looks nearly as nice to my eyes.  Also has a headphone jack.  While the camera quality isn't nearly as good as the S22, it's still takes nice photos and videos.

I don't play games on phones, but if I did, the S22 would probably be much better performance wise.

Overall the LG is pretty nice at 1/10 the cost of a Samsung.

Recently talked to coworkers about this (even tried Googling it a few days ago, but it's too hard to put into words). Seems to be a new phenomena that started just a few years ago in my area. Can't tell you how many times I've damn near had a head on collision. I purposely make a big scene, pull the high beam and lay on the horn. And if I'm in my company truck, I ain't moving, you're going to make a big effort to avoid me.

How fucking hard is it to go 5 more feet and turn your steering wheel an extra half turn?

You'd think maybe it's a learned generation thing, but it's not. It's teenage drivers to senior citizens.

I also don't think it's a perspective thing in new vehicles...if it was, you'd see it more in a certain type of vehicle. As it is, these idiots are in small cars, big cars, trucks and SUVs.

Left hand turning arrows was another issue. Arrow turns from green to red, on coming traffic gets a green, but no one can go because 10 additional dumbfucks continue turning left blowing through a red light.  That has drastically dropped in my area.  Maybe cops finally started handing out those 4 pointer tickets.

Highly underrated devices and mind blowing tech for the time (especially for the price).  I have two Xtremes and found slightly smaller gum stick batteries that work perfect. Big homebrew scene when they were new, but nothing these days.

The Intellivision II most certainly was.  The INTV III was still being sold at Toys R Us in 1987 for around $70.00.

Interesting as GM owned Lotus and part of Isuzu at the time. I never knew they rebadged them and slapped a Kia engine in place of the more powerful Isuzu engine. The Elan is on the same platform and shares parts with the Impulse and Geo Storm.

Imo, the Impulse RS was far better than the Elan...same engine, AWD and half the price (just not convertible). I wonder if the Elan also has the vestigial drive shaft tunnel and mounting points for the rear diff like my Storm.

@fdurso224 Do you tell those people the Yugo was rated at 24 mpg (4.2 gallons per 100 miles) combined city/hwy?  That's nearly the same as a modern Dodge Durango SUV with 293 HP.

I regret only buying one when they were selling for $20.  Same for the Jaguar.  Should have bought a pallet of each.

15 is nothing if it's sized properly.  Is it a Carrier, Payne or Bryant?

What year monitors do you have?  In the 70s and maybe early 80s some TVs had a sub-power circuit that kept filaments energized for a fast warm up feature.  If you turned on the TV after it was unplugged, it would take much longer for it warm up.  Some had a sub-power switch...you'd flip it to "vacation" to conserve power while out of town.  When I was a kid, I remember looking through the vent holes in the rear of our TV and seeing the filament glow while the TV was turned off.

Do you have a kill-a-watt?  If so, plug your monitors in and see if they draw power while turned off.  It would be interesting to know if something as old as your PET monitor does that.

For fun I just went to CL -> free and searched TV.  Currently 19 CRT TVs for free in my area, many are Trinitron and Wega. No point in settling for something with only a coax. They'll probably have to pay the city dump more than $20 to dispose of that fatty tumor.

http://www.classiccmp.org/cpmarchives/index.php

I just checked the site out and every title I clicked on has a box to the left with options such as tech help, screen shots and downloads.  Clicking on download works for me.  Try a different browser, or maybe you have an add blocker interfering.

If you're close to a Best Buy, they usually have them in the store.  I've been using mine for years with no problems.  I think they're around $20 bucks.

It's obviously the same song...what does the lyrics translate to?

I finally got a decent mouse on Amazon for about $14 (Inphic). Charges from USB port in under 2 hours and lasts over 2 months with daily use. It goes to sleep so you don't have to remember to turn it off and you can also use it while plugged in and charging. Liked it enough that I another for my desktop.

My old Mircosoft mouse ate up an AA alkaline battery every month and you had to remember to turn it off.

One issue will be getting power to it. Many small rides need at least a dedicated 208 volt 3PH 100 amp feed. That's for commercial/industrial buildings. Where I am, you'll have a second utility bill each month just for that service whether you use it or not. Traveling carnivals always have a few massive generators to power all their rides.

Still sounds interesting, but do you think the fun factor will last more than a week? On the other hand, if you have a huge family and you're hosting a kid's birthday party every other month, you get an automatic dad of the year award.

That's pricey.  If you watched them, you could probably do it yourself next time.  My deep well is 100' down...takes me less than 2 hours and under $400 for a pump and all wear and tear parts from the local big box hardware store.  Only "special" tool needed is a length of threaded pipe with a T and two small nipples at the top in case you accidentally drop it.  Screw the pipe into pitless adapter, pull the cable to disconnect and yank the sucker out.

Is that 28°C? Are you being serious about it being too hot?

One 5mg Melatonin tablet about 30 minutes before going to bed does it for me every time.

Maybe you're taking too high a dose if you're feeling bad the next day.

They advertised with a specific motherboard and photos of that board.  Item is not as advertised. They screwed themselves.

Even the QC sticker is in a different orientation. Looking at feedback and your conversation, seller appears to be an asshole who loves the term jack off. I wonder if he/she has a store and mouths off to people like that in person?

That should work perfect.  Many don't realize they need a null cable or adapter.  As I'm typing this, my Model III is hooked to my desktop using the 25 pin ribbon cable, 25 to 9 adapter, null modem adapter and then the USB to serial.  It works flawless.  It also works perfect with my Atari 130XE SIO2PC adapter and APE software. No longer need to drag out the old PC with real RS232 ports.

I paid $11 for mine at the local Best Buy.  They're usually $20 but they always seem to offer open box for much less; mine was sealed in the blister pack.  My three local Best Buy stores show them in stock (curb side pickup).

They also work 100% perfectly, which isn't usually the case for no name drop ship China junk.

Do you also have a null modem?

Over 1" of snow?  "Normal" thing to do is panic and run to the grocery store and stock up on milk, bread and TP.

Sorry to tell you, but your area has now gone beyond pandemic and is entering the apocalyptic phase! lol

I canceled Netflix several years just because of those autoplay ads.  Maybe I wasn't the only one and they figured out that annoying crap was losing customers.  Can't say I've missed them one bit as Prime has been far more enjoyable imo.