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Regarding younger people today, my sister just got her Masters Degree. Her classmates were all jealous and surprised that she had a job waiting for her and she actually started a week before walking for graduation. She was telling me - the reason she had a job lined up was a) she got her thesis...

As to the age of Amazon, I'm still amazed that Sears couldn't see a way to take their catalogue business they had had forever and compete online. Even after Amazon "paved the way" Sears just never made any use of the catalogue business knowledge. Was all the institutional knowledge just lost...

So I was interested in one of those basically because it claimed it could cook from frozen. Then I got a NuWave Oven because it was cheaper and seemed like it could do more things. And it does a really good job so I don't really use my old Foreman Grill anymore. I do steaks, hamburgers, hotdogs...

I swear it sounds like the variation in BOSCH even in the 800 series is so much that you can't really compare. Ours only beeps, quietly such that you could miss it, 5 times in a row when done, and it then turns off the red LED that shines on the floor. It never beeps again. So weird they are...

We run our Bosch at least 1 time a day, but I have run it 4 or 5 times a day (basically as it takes 2hr 9min, that 5 times is all that's realistically possible to do in a Day) and it's always been fine. I do worry about it not necessarily being designed to run constantly for over 10 hours, but I...

I must be lucky, but in my area I've yet to have a bad repair or service tech sent out, from the A&E contractor for Sears to the local Thayer Appliance (where I bought my SQ because they're more known for repairs than being a sales place)... The bigger problem is it often isn't really cost...

I have a Bosch 800 series with the third rack. I got it to replace a Bosch 500 series a mouse decided to live and die in and kill the electronics. The 3rd rack is like power windows in a car - I can't use a dishwasher without it now. It means NO silverware basket needed so you have the full...

I think Online shopping makes a huge difference for rural people. I have to go 45 min to get to the closest mall, and it's not much of one. 30 min for a Wegmans / big grocery store. Most stores as said above carry exactly the same things, and it's a limited selection. I have to deal with gas...

Lol, me too - I was a Windows person since 1995 when my first IBM Aptiva came with a pre-release of Windows 95. Actually, I had used Windows 3.1 at a relatives house before that. All the way through last September when I converted to Scientific Linux 7.1 at work, and then a couple weeks later at...

Avoid Windows 10 The problem with modern Windows is that MS is hell bent on slurping all the data they can get - to an extent that even Google's Android hadn't gone before. Thinking that you can leave an OS connected to the net where it will get updates and can prevent the vendor from making it...

I can't speak to the Speed Queen dryer, as my old Kenmore dryer didn't die when the washer did, so I just got a Speed Queen washer TL. That said, the TL cleans really well. Maybe better than the Kenmore I got rid of. It's also fast. I can't figure out how you'd get better cleaning, but then I've...

The entire TSA and airline security in the US is just "Security Theatre" - it does pretty much nothing to stop any sort of dangers. It just annoys everyone who isn't going to do anything.

I will say after being spoiled by my Legacys, a rental Nissan Maxima which Enterprise claimed was full size seemed tiny inside it.

So, just to understand the ranking of detergents, where would All free and clear liquid end up? Arm + Hammer? Worse? Tide?

It does sound driver related. Realtek isn't really high end sound. I might go out on a limb and get a USB sound card and try using that - get a better one... I always used to use Creative Sound Blaster, looking on Amazon, they're still used by audiophiles...

That's what I like about the NuWave - it's far cheaper than buying a new range / oven, but lets you grab a frozen steak and cook it to medium rare in about 28 minutes (If it's ~ 3" thick, 15 min if 1" thick). That said, quickest is *a* virtue, I wouldn't say it's *the* virtue in cooking. Some...

Hmm, if I contacted a local appliance repair person - would they know what I was talking about regarding checking the air shutters? We've never intentionally changed any settings on the stove since we've had it and it burned propane as expected for 13 or so years...

So I've got a cheapo GE range + Oven that runs on Propane. It's been blackening the burners and pots more and more over the last year or so. We've tried cleaning the burners, taking them off, soaking them, putting them through the dishwasher... We just can't get them to stop turning yellow (the...

My older microwave is starting to seem like it might give up the ghost. Then again, it's been doing that for a few years now rumbling a bit when running and heating a little slower. I've been mostly upgrading my kitchen equipment - what's a good brand / model to look for? I'm not scared of...

Man, you'd have to pay me to get in a General Motors vechile again. Let's see - my Parents had an 88 Grand Am, at 6 years started stalling while going down the road. After a year of trying to figure it out, had to buy a new engine, then at 8 years the back passenger strut separated from the...