Hi everyone,

Anyone ever think they're finished tweaking their BBS only to find ten more things to do? I've spent most of my day hiding out in the air conditioning and my fan blowing at high speed tinkering on a ton of little things with several areas of the BBS.

I am also redoing a lot of stuff with my BBS doors also.

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Re: Hmm
By: Sean Dennis to All on Sat Jul 02 2022 02:55 pm

Hi everyone,

Anyone ever think they're finished tweaking their BBS only to find ten more things

I am also redoing a lot of stuff with my BBS doors also.

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Certainly not with my BBS (since I run none), but with lots of software projects.

I recently got a software port included in OpenBSD which I have been using for years.
I considered it a done deal. Then tickets started rolling in :-)

Air conditioning sounds good.

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Hello Sean!

On 02 Jul 2022, Sean Dennis said the following...

Anyone ever think they're finished tweaking their BBS only to find ten more things to do? I've spent most of my day hiding out in the air

I've got some bugs in Mystic that I'm hoping g00r00 will take a look at, but the prereleases have been far between lately... Still keeping fingers crossed. =)

AC is nice, only have fans here at home, but doing OK with that.

Best regards
Zip

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Hello Sean!

On 02 Jul 2022, Sean Dennis said the following...

Anyone ever think they're finished tweaking their BBS only to find ten more things to do? I've spent most of my day hiding out in the air

I've got some bugs in Mystic that I'm hoping g00r00 will take a look at, bu the prereleases have been far between lately... Still keeping fingers cross =)

AC is nice, only have fans here at home, but doing OK with that.

Best regards
Zip

our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling me
and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive, though.

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Hello Jas!

On 04 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling me and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive, though.

Yep, same here, trying to keep the bills down as much as possible...

I actually got one of those air cleaners a couple of years ago. The nice thing about it is that it directed straight upward, so it's like a ceiling fan but on the floor. Gives a nice and even breeze throughout the apartment.

Best regards
Zip

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our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling
me and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive, though.

I have never seen energy (electricity & natural gas) go up this fast in my entire bill paying life. Just a year ago I was paying less than half for electricity and was paying a quarter as much for natural gas. So electricity has gone up over 100%, and natural gas up over 300% in less than one year.

At least I locked in to a relatively decent natural gas price late last year that is good for 3 years. Most are paying even more than me.

Totally sucks.

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To: Zip
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Zip to Jas Hud on Mon Jul 04 2022 12:03 pm

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_BBS

Hello Jas!

On 04 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling me and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive, though.

Yep, same here, trying to keep the bills down as much as possible...

I actually got one of those air cleaners a couple of years ago. The nice thing about it is that it directed straight upward, so it's like a ceiling fan but on the floor. Gives a nice and even breeze throughout the apartment.

i saw this on youtube and i gave it a try. it's the cheapest way to make an expensive-level filter. get a new box fan and then get a 20x20 furnance filter. get a merv 13 filter or better. you put it on the BACK, not the front.

and you let it run all the time.
there's a video that says to use a 20x20x2 because there's less air resistance. i have a x1 and it blocks a lot the airflow through, but it DOES get hair and dust and dirt quite well.

some guys made a cube version which looks ridiculious. https://i.imgur.com/JlVI8R8.png

this college guy took credit for the idea and named it the corsi-rosenthal box. people have been doing stuff like this for years, though.

make sure you have the arrows pointing the right way and buy the filters in packs or they will get expensive. you can probably vac a filter out one time when it gets full.
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To: Mark Hofmann
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Mark Hofmann to Jas Hud on Mon Jul 04 2022 09:55 am

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_BBS

our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling me and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive, though.

I have never seen energy (electricity & natural gas) go up this fast in my entire bill paying life. Just a year ago I was paying less than half for electricity and was paying a quarter as much for natural gas. So electricity has gone up over 100%, and natural gas up over 300% in less than one year.

At least I locked in to a relatively decent natural gas price late last year that is good for 3 years. Most are paying even more than me.

over by me the prices are going up high and then our provider wants to research green energy and impliment it so we were told in the news our rates will be raising to cover that, too.

build back better!
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Hello Jas!

On 04 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

i saw this on youtube and i gave it a try. it's the cheapest way to make an expensive-level filter. get a new box fan and then get a 20x20 furnance filter. get a merv 13 filter or better. you put it on the
BACK, not the front.

Yep, looks like it should do the job!

The cube version kind of reminds me of the one I have: https://www.mi.com/global/mi-air-purifier-3H/

:-D

It's good as a fan but less as an air purifier. My old Electrolux had a built-in ozone generator -- that one really made the air fresh, and I wish I had kept it... This one? Can't even filter out some cigarette smoke from the next apartment entering through the ventilation inlets below the windows,
despite all the laser yada yada. Gladly detects and indicates air pollution but doesn't switch to full speed to tackle it in time, and there's no way to set the desired target level.

Now you know why I haven't been very keen on buying a new filter for it... Which by the way has a built in NFC tag to keep you from getting a pirate filter (or perhaps even reusing it after cleaning it -- not sure about that).

So, for now, it's just a glorified fan. And an expensive one at that... :-/

Best regards
Zip

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Re: Re: Hmm
By: Jas Hud to Zip on Mon Jul 04 2022 12:00 am

our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling me and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive, though.

Is there any electric bill which is not high as fuck these days?

I don't live in a very hot area so I am not a proponent of AC... for this place. Heat
might get uncomfortable about 2 months per year tops. I think it is not worth it to
install a proper AC for the few (comparative) hours per year when you are going to
face heat which you can easily defeat drinking more fresh water.

That said, at $job we have one of those climatizers which use a central condensor/evaporator for the whole place. Since it is going to be turned on anyway we
might as well turn it on to its full capacity (or rather, as hight as required to
achieve a comfortable temperature). That is nice and sometimes I wish I could have
such thing at home. Then I crank the numbers and think (once again) that it is not
worth it.

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Re: Re: Hmm
By: Zip to Jas Hud on Mon Jul 04 2022 12:03 pm

Hello Jas!

On 04 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

our electric bill is hiiiigh as fuck.
i'm going to use my blower fan as much as possible. that way i'm cooling
me and only me. i do turn on my AC when i'm gone to keep my pets alive,
though.

Yep, same here, trying to keep the bills down as much as possible...

I actually got one of those air cleaners a couple of years ago. The nice thing abou

Best regards
Zip

We also have some air purifiers ar $job but they don't contribute much to thermal
sensation. They remove bad odor quite quickly, which is great.

Nothing beats a reverseable heat pump with a set of fan coils in my opinion. Next best
thing is a portable AC with integrated heat pump, of those in which you use a hose to
exchange temperature with the outside. Any solution lesser than that is most likely
not worth it IMO.

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To: Zip
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Zip to Jas Hud on Mon Jul 04 2022 10:13 pm

Now you know why I haven't been very keen on buying a new filter for it... Which by the way has a built in NFC tag to keep you from getting a pirate filter (or perhaps even reusing it after cleaning it -- not sure about that).

So, for now, it's just a glorified fan. And an expensive one at that... :-/

we have a bunch of cats, so i have an ozone generator that pairs with my phone. it really eliminates smells.
i have it scheduled to run serveral times a day.
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To: Arelor
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Arelor to Zip on Mon Jul 04 2022 05:18 pm

Nothing beats a reverseable heat pump with a set of fan coils in my opinion. Next best
thing is a portable AC with integrated heat pump, of those in which you use a hose to
exchange temperature with the outside. Any solution lesser than that is most likely
not worth it IMO.

are you talking in relation to air purification or Air conditioning?
i have a portable AC that pumps the hot air outside. it doesn't really clean the air much. it has tons of filters for it, but it's all for show.
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Hello Jas!

On 04 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

i saw this on youtube and i gave it a try. it's the cheapest way to ma an expensive-level filter. get a new box fan and then get a 20x20 furnance filter. get a merv 13 filter or better. you put it on the BACK, not the front.

Yep, looks like it should do the job!

i stopped doing it for a while. i put it back on and it's really noticable. also there's a bunch of cats here and i dont get cat fur on everything as
much.

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Hello Jas!

On 05 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

i stopped doing it for a while. i put it back on and it's really noticable. also there's a bunch of cats here and i dont get cat fur on everything as much.

Definitely a plus!

I remember running my portable vacuum one or two times a day when I had pets. That also helped a lot. =)

Best regards
Zip

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To: Zip
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Zip to Jas Hud on Wed Jul 06 2022 10:40 am

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_BBS

Hello Jas!

On 05 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

i stopped doing it for a while. i put it back on and it's really noticable. also there's a bunch of cats here and i dont get cat fur on everything as much.

Definitely a plus!

I remember running my portable vacuum one or two times a day when I had pets. That also helped a lot. =)

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur. i dont think they have anything like that.
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Jas Hud wrote to Zip <=-

I remember running my portable vacuum one or two times a day when I had pets. That also helped a lot. =)

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur.
i dont think they have anything like that.

Get a dog.



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Hello Jas!

On 06 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur. i
dont think they have anything like that.

No, you're probably right... Although regular vacuuming might prevent some of it from whirling around. :)

Best regards
Zip

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Jas Hud wrote to Zip <=-

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur. i
dont think they have anything like that.

If you invent it I want one!

Shawn

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Tiny wrote to Jas Hud <=-

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur. i
dont think they have anything like that.

If you invent it I want one!

Hang up a pair of black men's dress slacks in the middle of the room.

World's best cat fur magnet!

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To: Zip
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Zip to Jas Hud on Thu Jul 07 2022 10:18 am

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_BBS

Hello Jas!

On 06 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur. i dont think they have anything like that.

No, you're probably right... Although regular vacuuming might prevent some of it from whirling around. :)

we have some long haired cats that shed all the time.
what i do a few times a month is i have an electric leaf blower and i hit the house and blow behind the radiators where they rub their asses and get all that fur. then it falls down in clumps and i vacuum.
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To: Tiny
Re: Hmm
By: Tiny to Jas Hud on Thu Jul 07 2022 09:06 am

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_BBS

Jas Hud wrote to Zip <=-

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur. i dont think they have anything like that.

If you invent it I want one!

i think it's an awesome idea. it would have to be quiet and energy saving, though.
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Hello Jas!

On 07 Jul 2022, Jas Hud said the following...

we have some long haired cats that shed all the time.
what i do a few times a month is i have an electric leaf blower and i
hit the house and blow behind the radiators where they rub their asses
and get all that fur. then it falls down in clumps and i vacuum.

Reminds me of when I was brushing my dog in the hallway, alternating between brushing and vacuuming the brush. First one side, then drag him to the other side of the hallway, flip him over on the other side, and repeat... :-D

Best regards
Zip

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Sean Dennis wrote to Tiny <=-

Hang up a pair of black men's dress slacks in the middle of the room. World's best cat fur magnet!

Or anything my wife is wearing to go to work.

Shawn

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Jas Hud wrote to Tiny <=-

If you invent it I want one!

i think it's an awesome idea. it would have to be quiet and energy saving, though.

It is an awesome idea.

Shawn

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Hello, Tiny!

Replying to a message of Tiny to Sean Dennis:

Or anything my wife is wearing to go to work.

That too, heh.

Later,
Sean

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Re: Re: Hmm
By: Jas Hud to Arelor on Mon Jul 04 2022 08:41 pm

To: Arelor
Re: Re: Hmm
By: Arelor to Zip on Mon Jul 04 2022 05:18 pm

Nothing beats a reverseable heat pump with a set of fan coils in my opinion.
Next best
thing is a portable AC with integrated heat pump, of those in which you use
a hose to
exchange temperature with the outside. Any solution lesser than that is most
likely
not worth it IMO.

are you talking in relation to air purification or Air conditioning?
i have a portable AC that pumps the hot air outside. it doesn't really clean the ai
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I am not talking about air purification. I am talking about lowering the temperature
indoors :-)

Here, they taught me that real air conditioning adjusts both temperature and humidity.
Machines that make indoors cooler are just cooling machines. Nothing wrong with those
IMO.

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Re: Re: Hmm
By: Gamgee to Jas Hud on Wed Jul 06 2022 03:51 pm

Jas Hud wrote to Zip <=-

I remember running my portable vacuum one or two times a day when I had pets. That also helped a lot. =)

i need something that runs passively all day long to get cat fur.
i dont think they have anything like that.

Get a dog.

Then he will have dog fur all around in addition to the cat fur.

I think the dog suggestion is great, but not because of the fur problems...

Heck, there is a lot of horse fur in my house and the horses rarely go in :-)

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Hi everyone,

Installed InspectA (a great file viewer, et cetera, that can let you inspect mail packets) and I discovered a bunch of netmail I wrote using Blue Wave
that was sitting there due to the "hold" flag being set. Weird. I'd better check my BW config...

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