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I have late dinner plans this Wednesday with an old friend. There's a chance we may have to reschedule. But unless I update otherwise, be prepared to sub for me. -
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Sorry, it's wallyball's turn this Monday. I can try to hurry back around 9:30 PM. -
Coming up on two years of raiding, and hours of sweat and intensity, have taken their toll on my headset. The earcups were disintegrating and were generally nasty. I thought it was going to be a chore to track down a specific replacement part, which is why I lived with it for so long. But, as it turns out, these tend to be easily replaceable with universal replacement earpads. Here's the model I picked up: https://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Hybrid-Memory-Foam-Earpad/dp/B00ZGGG3KY Even though they appear oval, they stretch to fit my circular earcup size. You might want to check the reviews to get additional confirmation on the fit for your model. I cannot stress enough how instant the gratification was with this simple replacement. The memory foam and velour contact surface is absolute bliss! It's a bit of an IQ test to remove and install the pads, as no instructions were provided. Hint: they slip on and over a plastic lip. But its a quick install in the end. And for the quality of life improvement, it may be the best $30 I've spent in a while.
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Our volleyball team happy hour is tonight. I may be arriving a tad under the influence, but on time, nonetheless. -
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Looks like this is a full boomslang Monday for me. I'll be there at 8:00PM. And, the full legend of the Foo Bird shall be told! -
Really appreciate the attention you gave this, Maia. And a big thanks to all our generous contributors! Roll out the papyrus and get to work, scrubs -- err, scribes!
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I admit, I only know Dragula to mean a popular Javascript library that facilitates creation of draggable elements. Feeling my nerd today... -
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Alas, we did not make it. I think we're going to hold off a week to commiserate, so I think I am free this Wednesday. -
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If we make the playoffs, I'll actually be here on time. If we miss, we'll probably be drowning our sorrows, which may make for an unpredictable arrival time. I should know which way we're leaning when we reach this week and will update accordingly. -
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I have a conundrum split with wallyball this week. I can try to make it by 9:00 PM, if that doesn't put us in bad shape. -
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I have tennis at 5:30 PM that day. I'll make sure to end by 7:30, which should give me enough leeway to be on time. If anything comes up, I'll update this thread. -
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I owe some time to my wallyballers this Monday, but I committed to being back to raid at 8:30-9:00 PM. If anything should change, I'll note it in this thread. -
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FWIW, my most recent boot problem turned out to be a janky USB external hard drive. Half the time it would hang at the BIOS splash screen with much beeping, the other half it would limp its way into Windows after a lengthy delay, but none of my input devices would work. The error codes on my motherboard 2-char display didn't help at all. I ended up unplugging everything from the back of the machine, plugging them back in one-at-a-time and rebooting in between, before I isolated the offending peripheral. That drive had been showing other signs of failure, but I had been ignoring it. Why it manifested as that combination of symptoms though, preventing me from booting proper, I'll never know. Coincidentally, this all occurred after a Window update I had been putting off forced a reboot. If it's failing at POST, BIOS, or at any point before it tries to boot Windows itself, it's a hardware failure (expensive problem). Could be anything from bad peripheral (like my situation), component failure or bad connection (RAM, motherboard, etc.), or something thermal/environmental. I usually keep a spare bootable drive available (either an original Windows CD/DVD and boot from disc or a USB thumb drive with Ubuntu or similar loaded) to quickly determine whether I'm dealing with a hardware or Windows problem. If you can boot into the spare drive, your hardware is probably OK. You'll just have to fix Windows (cheap problem), which is its own set of troubleshooting (time problem). -
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Sorry to hear, Khani. If you need to bounce any tech questions my way, I'm happy to try and help. Good luck! -
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Step 1: Hoist knee pads Step 2: Snap on sweatbands Step 3: ??? Step 4: PROFIT -
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Running 10 mins late. On my way now! -
Awesome write-up, Fred! To help get us organized, I rearranged the furniture in the guild bank, and cordoned off a special area to collect these mats. If you don't have permission to deposit directly into this area, I opened up some free slots in "Ser's Stash", and one of the officers can relay them over.
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It's boomslang's turn for some Ser lovin'. Put me in, coach! -
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No volleyball this week. So naturally I scheduled a happy hour with some old coworker pals right up to raid time. I'm trading volleyball sweat for liquor sheen. Brace yourselves! -
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Sorry, this is wallyball's turn this week. Best I can do is be available late, after 9:30 PM or so. -
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It's priority boomslang this week. I'll be there at 8 PM, sharp. -
From the album Legendary Achievements
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If that doesn't put the group in a bad spot, my current plan is to be available to raid at 9 PM.
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