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    The Astronomy Thread

    The big question about Ceres is if it has an ocean below it's crust (which it is looking more and more like it does) than what the heck is keeping it warm? Same question with Pluto really.
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    Smartphones

    The new line of Nexus phones (5X and 6P) are some of the best deals for an Android phone right now. The cameras compete well with some of the best, they have great hardware, they work on any carrier, AND if you have one you are eligible to sign up for Project Fi which unless you are aheavymobile...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I've done a couple of 48 hour cooks with an Anova in just a stainless pot, no lid or insulation around the outside at all. I really only had to top up on the water twice per cook. (FWIW I'm basically at sea level) If you are using an Anova you want to be careful about redirecting steam...
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    Parent Thread

    Before my daughter was born I always figured that the first few months would be incredibly boring and I would enjoy parenthood a lot more once she grew up a bit and was more interactive. After reading some parenting books that go into the development and bonding that happens early on I made...
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    "I'm busy that weekend, here are the keys, bring it back with a full tank of gas and a 6 pack."
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    Home buying thread

    Appraisals are also all over the board as the industry adjusts to regulations and what not. What I did was I printed out four-to-five recent home sales in my area to give him. I didn't approach it like a "I'm telling you how to do your job" but more like "not sure if this helps you or not but...
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    Home buying thread

    Well, you do have an extra $9k you can throw in there to help get the LTV up to 20%?
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    Home buying thread

    Zillow can get pretty weird on your home price and/or have incomplete information, but what it is good for is finding comparables. Start looking around your neighborhood for homes of similar size to yours that have sold in the last year and see what they have been going for. You appraised value...
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    Home buying thread

    wtf? Adjust your W4 man. That's an extra $750 you could have had in your pocket each month.
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    MLB 2016

    Yeah, players consider the clubhouse to be sacred ground and that only them and the coaches should have any say as to what goes on there. I mean, apparently they all liked the kid and liked having him around, but them threatening to boycott the game is more about a turf war with upper management.
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    The Beer Thread

    Kind of beer related I guess. If true, with the amount of IPA I drink I should be damn near immortal by now. Researchers are brewing up medicines from beer hops | Ars Technica
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    J49: An Erotic Life

    You know how a lot of people think J49 is making this shit up? Well I think I'm starting to agree with them, I just disagree with which part he is making up. The whores are real, the wife is a lie.
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    MLB 2016

    Adam LaRoche retires after White Sox President tells him his kid can't hang out in the clubhouse 24/7 anymore. Swears it has nothing to do with the fact he's a year older from .207/.293/.340.
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    Home buying thread

    In today's low-interest environment, even if you can afford the 15 year payment it is worth looking into getting the 30 year and rather than paying extra towards principal, invest the extra payment. Obviously paying extra towards principal is a "guaranteed return" but even a risk-averse...
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Wait, he went to Vegas? I fly out there tomorrow, I can organize a search party...
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    Home Improvement

    On the crown molding, I don't think it would be that difficult to pull it down, paint it and throw it back up. Even if you don't have the tools currently the investment could be minimal. At most like $1k in tools (if you don't have anything you would need and buy quality, even cheaper if you go...
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    Maybe, but the "spin" was from Boston media. Couldn't tell you one way or another what their agenda was, legit concern or fear mongering. ESPN article said while both sides got hit it was easily the NFLPA that took the brunt of the beating.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    This is great. If he comes back with a line about how it wasn't a date at all and just an offer for company you can say something along the lines of "oh yeah, I totally realized that, it's just a hang up I have right now."
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    Better Call Saul

    I think she is scamming him, and he knows it but currently doesn't care, however her "requests" are going to get more and more extravagant as the season progresses.
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    I would think the possibility of Brady missing 4 games would still be a "thing" for most people.
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    Report: Tom Brady got destroyed in the Deflategate appeal hearing - Business Insider
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    I think you found your next step already
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    No, you can only have one of the two for the rest of your life, cheese or blowjobs, which would it be? Choose wisely.
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    Bradford spending 2 more years on Philly's IR. Sam Bradford agrees to two-year, $36M Eagles deal - NFL.com
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    The Beer Thread

    I find a majority of the pepper beers, or beers with adjuncts in general, tend to be way out of balance in favor of the adjunct. Most pepper-beers I've tried taste like carbonated pepper juice. Regardless of the adjunct (peppers, chocolate, coffee, fruit, etc.) I personally always enjoy them...
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    The Beer Thread

    I like H-Sculpin with the right food pairing, but what I really love it for its cooking. Using that beer in the chipotle chili recipe on page 1 of the cooking thread is amazing. Just drinking straight up I can only handle one bottle a night. Habenero is a great pepper to pair with hoppy beers...
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    The Beer Thread

    I'm jelly. When I first had PTE I was a little worried about my expectations being too high, but really thought it was a beer that lives up to its hype. It's not change-your-life good, but I do think it is a must drink for any hophead. Of course it also helped that I viewed my trip to Russian...
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    Better Call Saul

    I'm really think some people around these forums can't enjoy any TV show ever. I can just see them sitting there watching the episode now- "WTF is this shit?! That would be obstructing justice not falsifying evidence. Fuck this show, if they can't get this shit right I'm out!" I thought the...
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    Smartphones

    I have the Rugged Armor and am happy. I have just the opposite experience with the buttons, with no case it is super easy to accidentally hit/click the buttons on a 6P, especially when holding in landscape. The case completely eliminated that but you can still naturally use the buttons, case...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I just sear after but I do brine the chops first for at least an hour. Most things I read say a 10% solution but I thought it was too salty so I do 5% now. Also if you Google "sous vide pork chops" you'll come across a hazelnut romesco recipe that is great to serve the chops on top of. I'm...
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    Parent Thread

    I remember reading somewhere that they want kids to have a vocabulary of 20 words by 18 months, they don't have to be English (baby speak counts) or verbal, and of the kids that fail the test 90% are boys and 89.99% of them are perfectly fine.
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    Parent Thread

    This. Also babies tend to focus on one skill at a time. If he's stoked on standing and trying to walk it is going to be the only thing he does for a while. My wife was all worried because my daughter would never ever laugh, wasn't big on babbling or making noises either. We got big social...
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    Kaepernick talk is just Baalke keeping his options open. There is literally nothing for him to gain by saying anything other than what he did about the situation. I still think the plan is to move on from him but they'd rather give him a shot in Kelly's system instead of outright cutting him...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    So you know those crane games where you put in a quarter and have a chance to win a stupid stuffed animal or something, well this is a picture of the paperwork I need to submit to the state of Washington in order to put a game like that in my business. Some of the shit needs to be notarized too.
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    I was going to say I was surprised that no-one would trade for him, $16mil is a little steep but not terrible with current QB contracts + salary cap inflation. But if I were a GM I guess even if I wanted RG3 I'd probably roll the dice and assume he'd get cut rather than taking on that salary...
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    NFL 2016 Offseason Thread - Fins' Quest to Defend Their Crown

    Washington Redskins president all but confirmed RG3 getting cut. Not exactly groundbreaking news but still curious to see who takes a flyer on him. Redskins president says Robert Griffin III won't be on team next year - Business Insider
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    When it comes to discounting there definitely is a fine line between increasing traffic/frequency/avg.-ticket versus cannibalizing your sales. Something I fight with constantly in pizza, especially since I'm more of a high-quality operation but Pizza Hut/Dominos/Little Caesars have trained...
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    Smartphones

    My wife and I both use Spigen cases for our 6Ps and have been happy with them. Fits the phone well, but low profile enough to not be obtrusive in your pocket. It's done a fine enough job of protecting my phone from my toddler when she happens to get a hold of it. My Dad, Mom and Brother use the...
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    Home buying thread

    I live in a hilly neighborhood, just about every driveway slopes up or down towards their respective houses. If even a hint of snow is in the forecast every car is out of their garages/driveways and parked in the streets because I guess they are worried about their driveways or more specifically...
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    Home buying thread

    Yeah, my neighbors have a big enough driveway that they could probably park 10 cars in it without blocking any of the cars in but instead they park their 4 Honda Accords in the street. We live in a cul de sac so it doesn't block much in the way of traffic but my wife constantly bitches that they...