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This is actually a common thing and has been around for awhile. I see it on amazon mostly. Seen it on Microcenter’s website a number of times as well. Newegg was big on doing it when they were more PC focused and not a chinese website. Was more prominent in the early 2000s as there were more competing online stores back then.

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US thing. It’s a loophole vendors will use to get below contracts with manufacturers so they can clear stock and not actually be publicly displaying the sale price. Keeps them from getting sued by the manufacturer and the consumer ends up with a better deal.

Walmart Bought a Finance App and Reduced Fraud Protections. Guess What Happened Next? (www.propublica.org)

One Finance was plagued by fraud and customer dissatisfaction after a Walmart-controlled partnership acquired it in 2022. As Walmart began touting One to employees and others, the “neobank” — as such ultraconvenient, lightly regulated apps are called — weakened user security and outsourced customer support. Con artists...

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Is this that bullshit they tried to hock instead of just using tap-to-pay like everyone else?

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That was risky click knowing some of the stuff that gets posted on this website.

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I’m not speaking on cooking knives as I already have a set of handmade carbon steel knives from a local blacksmith. I also have a cheap chinese made 1075 carbon steel cleaver from amazon. (One I had to modify to get it to be what I wanted.) I’m speaking from pocket knife experience.

I daily carry a Spyderco Tenacious, which if you know steels, has a pretty soft steel in the grand scheme of things. (8cr13MoV)

I’ve attempted trying knives with the “super steels” and it’s such a chore to sharpen them when they get dull that the time just isn’t worth it.

I honestly prefer the D2 from Boker as it holds an edge far better, but still is only slightly annoying to sharpen.

There are pros and cons to all these metals but that harder crap I tend to save for jobs that actually need that kind of steel. (Lean meats, etc.) Chopping some veggies wouldn’t call for me to break out my nice knives as they take too much care to keep in good condition for just chopping up some spring onions or what-not.

There is something to be said for a knife to be able to make a simple job that much smoother and easier for sure. Not worth the trade-off in total time consumed though. Cheap, shitty wal-mart knife and a honing rod > $800 1095 carbon steel Japanese super knife.

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Here’s what I have here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HNWBVGB/

Had to remove that tab behind the edge because it was annoying. Had to chamfer the spine because it was sharp as shit. Then I had to stabilize the shitty handle it came with because it had splits and holes in it from their shitty attempt at stabilizing it.

Even after all that though it’s still a great knife for the price. Just needed a little love.

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I mean yeah, that’s what happens when you let sleazeballs like Kotick in.

The second they announced that shit I cancelled my WoW account and never gave them money again.

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I have a pink and a white in my Toad’s enclosure and they do fine, but yes, it’s typically water they get dramatic over. They’re right by a window and the enclosure does get down into the 50s quite often in the winter.

I will say the white is much more dramatic than the pink though.

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What’s this now?

mihnt,
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Shhhh. It’s ok. You have fresh breath now.

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    That’s weird. Cinnamon is usually the most stable thing about my Mint install. Sure you’re on newest version? 6.0.4?

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    I’d like a first gen VW Amarok, please.

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    It’s Jeep Grand Cherokees in the Detroit Metro area. Most aggressive drivers I’ve ever dealt with and I’m from the Atlanta metro area.

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    Sorry, I meant dedicated media keys. Function media keys defeats the point. Apologies.

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    Previous, Next, Play/Pause

    Knob is fine. So long as I can easily control the volume. I have a very loud speaker setup so I need to be able to turn shit down quickly.

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    Yeah I have the k596 right now but it has reds in it. Got it for free. It’s not bad, but again, linear switches. I think I may be able to change switches on it but I wouldn’t even know where to begin with that whole rodeo.

    It did come with a box of switches. However, there are only two of each and the brown switches in there feel a little mushy.

    It also has that row of G-keys which throws me off because I use my pinky to find the left CTRL key when gaming etc. (I don’t really need macro keys to be frank. Have never found a use for them.)

    Those Keycrons are more than just spending a little more. They are $200? Also, function media keys are ew. I would have the kept the shitty razer thing I had with blues if that were the case.

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    Oh, I already know what switches I like, but ain’t no one here going to like the answer. >.>

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    Yeah, I have the RGB version of the K596 so I’d probably just end up keeping these keycaps. They aren’t bad looking and the RGB settings on this have a neat “skittles” mode.

    I was looking into 3d printing my own keycaps, but that looked to be a no-go if I wanted any kind of quality feel to them.

    Guess I either have some saving to do or considering if I want to upgrade this thing or not. It’s not a terrible keyboard in the grand scheme, especially since it already has the media keys I want. Would feel like putting a Ferrari motor in a Yugo though.

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    Those lavenders are the closest to Cherry Browns?

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    My pants have pockets in the pockets. Not even bullshitting for the meme.

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    It’s not the fifth pocket. These don’t actually have that, they are cargo pants.

    There’s a pocket at the bottom of the right hand front pocket. One on the inside of the pants on the left hand pocket for hiding things.

    There’s a couple other ones, but I don’t use them so much so I forget where they are. There’s 17 pockets on these pants.

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    That’s the same size as the one posted here. Actually compressed a bit more than this one.

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    "graffiti artists are like spiders, we’ll go out and put webs up there.”

    Yep. Saw this happen in Atlanta a few times. Though the city started hiring a few of the good ones for murals.

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