#Wireless router husband is not impressed

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This is just so perfect. I swear I can hear Obi-Wan's eyebrow! And he's smouldering. Both literally and figuratively. What did they do? Trip Skeevy Sheevie off his senate pod? Is Cody's antenna crushed from the shenanigani? That smirk will live in my head rent free forever!

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“It’s only a crime if you get caught, really,” General Kenobi nodded.

“We did get caught, Sir.”

“Semantics, my dear Commander, semantics.”

“This is the best day of my life,” Fox sniffled, holding up the camera again. “General, give us a smile!”

[midnightvoyager]

AT&T Blows

If you have to pick between AT&T internet and cans and string, get your fucking drill out to put that string in those cans.

I have been out of internet since Thursday the 17th of September after the hurricane. That sounds way bigger than it was because we weren't really in its path, just near enough to get cast-off. We had no damages and only rain, not even a flood. I didn't even hear any thunder. It was just fucking rain. And guess what, internet didn't go out during that! It happened to be out the next day, when the storm was quite over!

To begin with, they said they'd send a technician out Thursday the 24th to stare gormlessly at our fucking modem/router, maybe replace it, and go "Iunno, I guess it's a problem on our end" when everyone and their fucking grandmother knows the problem is on their end, their infrastructure is garbage and failing, their substations are shot, and their lines need replacing. After SEVERAL calls over several days, they finally go "oh yeah the problem seems to be on our end. They told us it would be back Thursday the 24th, but that obviously didn't work out. If this sounds like we should leave the service, yeah, but as I said, the alternative is cans and a string, which ARE looking tempting. We're on the list to be notified when Verizon gets 5G out here, but who knows when that will happen.

My dad isn't great at this kind of thing, he loses patience really fast and ends up letting it slide FOREVER, but let me paint you an image of our neighbor lady. She has three small children like 4-6 and two dogs. She has chickens and does a bunch of super impressive, complicated green constructions and projects with her husband, like this crazy cool garden setup that's self composting or something? I dunno, they build neat stuff. They hand-renovated my grandparents's old house, including learning new painting techniques for the bricks and shit, they've redone the drainage around the lake and driveways, they helped get our driveway regraded and resurfaced, they've absolutely transformed this entire area. What I'm saying is she has a lot of patience and she is industrious. She is also so nice that when she heard about a peacock who was getting bullied by the other peacocks in his coop(?), she adopted the poor bastard and found a nice peacock lady friend for him, and now they live happily with her chickens. She had no intention of ever getting peacocks. Lovely lady.

But apparently our extremely lovely, kind neighbor lady is an unholy terror when angered. Her kids have been doing online school because of covid, so imagine the fucking irritation of all of this. She has had to take her kids to school every day where they have a wireless bus so she can have them do their online schoolwork. She has been calling them incessantly and tearing them a new one, but news from her end has been quiet since they said they'd get it back up Thursday. Monday the 28th, she managed to get to someone high up in AT&T who said a line needs replacing (WE KNOW) and gave her a number and PIN to call with if it wasn't back 4:00 Thursday October the 1st (so TWO WEEKS from the outage start). He also mentioned there are "at least" an estimated 36 houses affected by this, and are you shitting me?? My dad has a business line too, so they just really don't give a single shit.

But the real kicker: She was quiet about it until then for a reason. Turns out my neighbor lady knows someone even higher up in Charter and is well on her way to brokering a fucking deal somehow to get cable out here. I thought Hell would freeze over before they even considered running it out here for less than four figures, but she's icing the devil's balls as we speak. They're considering resurveying the place and moving the coverage lines, or at least cutting the price down by at least $5k, and they're considering it seriously enough to take the time and call everyone who lives down here and send people out to have a look. Everyone who lives near me has got together and said we're fucking doing it even if it's just discounted if it's at least cheap enough that we can all pitch in and manage it.

UPDATE: Guess what wasn't working at 4! They amended it to "we have no idea when you will have internet back because we can't find a part we need." I ordered a wireless dongle so I can at least connect to Dad's wifi hotspot and get a little internet. Charter's coming to have a look Monday or Tuesday. I am serious when I say we might swap to Charter before we ever get our AT&T internet back.

UPDATE 2: They only just called to say they ordered the part from China and the internet will be back Monday

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New Stuff

I decided to update Scorch’s bio and shit, so I shall leave it here

Name: Nelle Griogalach

Alias: Scorch

Organization: CSOR

Home Base: CFB Petawawa

Home Unit: 2nd Service Battalion

DoB: 02/02 (35 y/o)

Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia

Weight: 67 kg

Height: 1.72 m

Armour: 1

Speed: 3

Gadget: F.A.X. Grenades

Languages: English, French, German, Dari, Russian   

F.A.X. Grenades:

Separate from the diffuser, like C4, the grenade can be defused when the operator chooses. The grenade can be thrown or rolled under barricades. A low beeping can be heard after being thrown, and when detonated creates a massive blast wave. 

The FAX grenades can be stopped by Jaeger’s ADS, and the wireless detonator can be jammed by Mute’s router. 

If standing within a one meter range, you are immediately downed, and will burn for 2 h/p for 10 seconds, or until a teammate can help extinguish the flames. Animation takes 3 seconds to complete.

In the 2-3 meter range, player will catch fire and burn for 3 h/p for 15 seconds or until you pat down the flames which take 3 seconds to complete. 

The user and teammates are not immune to the FAX grenades

Primary Weapons:

C7-A2:

Damage- 62

Firerate- 725 full auto mode (can be switched between full auto, 3 round burst or semi auto)

Mobility- 50

Capacity- 30

Mossberg 590:

Damage- 48

Firerate- single shot

Mobility- 40

Capacity- 7

Secondary Weapons:

Sig Sauer p229:

Damage- 117

Firerate- single shot

Mobility- 50

Capacity- 10

Colt .45

Damage- 75

Firerate- single shot

Mobility- 50

Capacity- 6

Secondary Gadgets:

Breaching charge

Flash Grenade

BIOGRAPHY

“I get tired of it, you know? War. But it is the only thing I know.”

MWO Griogalach was born for the military. Both her parents, her father; Rear Admiral to the RCN, and her mother; a retired pilot from the RAAF, were major influences for her career path. Born an only child, she was well taken care of. Though a lot of the time her father was away sailing, Griogalach’s mother was always there after retiring and moving to Canada to support her husband. Her mother taught her to hunt when she was young, which is where her interest in weapons came from. 

She joined the army cadets as soon as she could, deciding her career path early on. Though during highschool, she found herself to have an affinity for science- more specifically chemistry. She graduated a year early, starting on her first of many degrees. Kinetics of Chemical Reaction, Kinetic Processes in Materials and Chemical Engineering at MIT, and Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the U of T, all while advancing her career as a Weapons Technician in the CAF. 

After finishing her degrees, she felt restless. She needed something more, so she signed up for additional specialty courses for her trade. She went on to train on the Leopard tank, GIAT light towed Howitzer, and then on to reconnaissance patrolling. To say she was well trained would be an understatement. With her skills, she was recommended by her chain of command to apply for CSOR; the Canadian Operations Regiment, which specializes in conducting raids, capturing strategic facilities and undertaking reconnaissance. During her time with the unit, she specialized in arctic and desert warfare. At every turn, Griogalach was challenging herself.

On top of all that, she developed her own specialized grenade. The FAX grenade. The fuel to air explosive was developed to help clear out tight and confined spaces- fox holes, tunnels, bunkers and caves. While overseas, it found its fair share of usage. 

Griogalach was deployed to Iraq in 2006 as a weapons tech. During her deployment she worked with the Americans, which is where she first encountered Trace. During their time together they worked closely, getting along from the get-go. There had been rumours of the two having a loose relationship while deployed, but neither would talk about it. Not because of bad blood; the two still get along fantastically. It was just the past. This was the time where she started developing her gadget, in which Trace had some input on it. She was one of the reasons he decided to go back to school, and from that point on they worked together on developing weapons for use by both militaries. 

After, she was quickly deployed again to Afghanistan. In 2008 as a weapons tech, then again from 2010-2011 with CSOR in Kandahar City. It was during her time with CSOR that she earned her moniker ‘Scorch’. It was her hard work, dedication and innovation during her deployment that earned her notice, and in 2016 joined the Rainbow team. 

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT

With the amount of training and experience that Griogalach has behind her, it brings me no surprise that despite the hesitation to take lead on missions, she is an incredible leader. A quick thinker and even quicker on her toes, she has the potential to be one of the best we have. However, during her tour on Kandahar she lost almost all of her squad- in a mission she led. This has planted a seed of ever growing doubt in her leadership skills in her mind. Not to mention whenever the topic comes up, she blames herself, and almost hits, what I like to call it, a reset. She turns cold, blames herself and throws herself into dangerous situations with no care for her own wellbeing. When this happens, I look into her eyes and see nothing- it’s so cold and indifferent. 

I tried to dig into the mission as much as I could, but the CAF has it sealed tightly. From what I could get, it was a lose-lose situation. She was commended for getting as much of her squad out as she did. Yet it is a sore spot for her. Sometimes I reread the report just because of the mission and the lessons we could learn from it. She was very well regarded in her unit, but the translation just isn’t there for her.  

I asked her why she chose to drive herself as hard as she did. Getting the amount of training, the schooling and whatnot. She told me of the stigma that comes with being a woman in the military, how she wanted to break it. The amount of times that her coworkers would talk down about her. Then there was the reputation of her parents. Her father; a Rear Admiral in the navy. One of the most well respected officers in his element. And her mother, a pilot from Australia. One of the first. There was a need to live up to expectations, and a want to impress. She pushes herself incredibly hard, to the point where it becomes dangerous, and she knows it. Thankfully, there are times where she recognizes this, and often goes to Imagawa for assistance. 

In her downtime, she is often found in the workshops, working on her gadgets and assisting other operators with theirs. During that time, she’s very approachable. I find that if I catch her in the middle of her work, she is more willing to converse. Though she has a hard exterior, some of  the other operators have taken a liking to her. She has good working relationships with Sanaa ‘Nomad’ El Maktoub, Lera ‘Finka’ Melnikova, Erik ‘Maverick’ Thorn, Adriano ‘Maestro’ Martello, Elena ‘Mira’ Maria Alvarez, Jordan ‘Thermite’ Trace, Dominic ‘Bandit’ Brunsmeier and unlike her fellow JTF2 counterparts, the Russians.

Now there is a whole other can of worms. But the one I was more interested in was her relationship with Brunsmeier. When in the eyes of others, they are nothing but professional with each other. But despite their discretion, there are a few times where if I happen to walk into the mess at the right time, the two of them are curled up on the couch together either watching TV or asleep. I approached the topic carefully during one of our sessions, but the closeness was denied. I wondered if there was a part of her that was scared to acknowledge it. If maybe they found some sort of similar comfort in the other. Either way, it seems after being together for a time they both come out of their shells.

[your-dietician]

Best Prime Day, Day 2 tech deals 2021 at Amazon

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TVs and headphones and laptops, oh my! These Prime Day deals are off the charts. (Photo: Yahoo Life)

Spent the first day of Prime Day not sure what to pick up? You’re in luck! Prime Day — Day 2 is now in full swing and the discounts are even deeper. So take advantage of these Prime Day tech deals. 

Take out your wish list and check it twice. What have you been waiting on? Now’s the moment to grab it, whether it’s that big-screen TV, that cushy pair of headphones or that new smart home device. These price drops are epic.

We’ve gathered the very best Prime Day tech deals on everything from Apple AirPods to Nintendo games to Lenovo laptops and beyond. More good news: Amazon will give you free shipping on everything here. And if you have Amazon Prime, you’ll get even more — access to new movies and TV shows, discounts at Whole Foods, exclusive deals and two-day shipping on many, many items. Not yet a member? Why not? You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here.

Read on for the Prime Day — Day 2 tech deals calling your name.

Best TV deals

Not a typo: Just $100 gets you a top-rated HDTV! (Photo: Amazon)

This deal seems too good to be true…but it ain’t! Amazon has one of its top-selling TVs, the Insignia 24-inch Smart HD TV — Fire TV Edition, on sale for just $100 for Prime members only!

Instant access to Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video and so much more will soon be yours. Alexa is included in the remote, so browsing will be a snap. Shoppers are just as shocked by the quality of this TV as we are by this incredible price!

“I am honestly very pleasantly surprised with how much I like this TV,” wrote a delighted shopper. “As far as clarity goes, I believe 720p is plenty for this screen size…. I have been very pleased with the Wi-Fi reception of the built-in Fire TV. It actually works a lot better than the USB-plug-in external fire sticks, for whatever reason.”

Shop more TV deals below:

Insignia 24-inch Smart HD TV — Fire TV Edition, $100 (was $170), amazon.com

Insignia 39-inch Smart HD TV — Fire TV Edition, $180 (was $250), amazon.com

Insignia NS-43DF710NA21 43-inch Smart 4K Ultra HD — Fire TV Edition, $220 (was $320), amazon.com

Toshiba 43-inch 43C350KU C350 Series LED 4K Ultra HD Smart Fire TV, $260 (was $370), amazon.com

Insignia 55-inch NS-55F301NA22 F30 Series LED 4K Ultra HD Smart Fire TV, $350 (was $500), amazon.com

Sony X80J 55-inch 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Google TV, $748 (was $800), amazon.com

Sony X80J 65-inch 4K Ultra HD LED Smart Google TV, $898 (was $1,000), amazon.com

Best headphone and earbud deals

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Good thing you don’t already own these — you’d never hear us shouting about what a great deal this is. (Photo: Amazon)

Sometimes, we get really lucky, and a big name drops the price on luxe headphones for Prime Day. Well, this is one of those times! These wireless Sony WH-CH710N Noise-Canceling Headphones are on sale for just $78 — that’s a whopping $122 off! Don’t you feel whopped? Shop now and save 61 percent — this is the lowest price we’ve ever seen on these top-rated cans!

The wireless headphones feature the crisp, clear audio you expect from Sony. Their Dual Noise Sensor Technology blocks out nearly all background and ambient distractions. No humming from your air conditioner or thrum from the washing machine — it’s just you and your music! Any birthdays coming up? These make an impressive gift (they’ll think you spent a fortune).

“The Sony headphones are perfect. They sync easily and the sound is clear,” raved a solace-seeking husband and dad. “The noise-canceling feature is great and often annoys my wife and kids when I can’t hear them. These are very comfortable….The charging is quick and the battery life is very good.”

Shop more headphone and earbud deals below:

Echo Buds, $80 (was $120), amazon.com

Apple AirPods Max, $522 (was $549), amazon.com

Apple AirPods Pro, $190 (was $249), amazon.com

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Noise Cancelling On-Ear Headphones, $170 (was $300), amazon.com

Bose Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headphones 700, $229 (was $399), amazon.com

Sony WF-1000XM3 Noise Canceling Wireless Earbuds, $148 (was $230), amazon.com

Sony WF-SP800N True Wireless Sports In-Ear Noise-Canceling Headphones, $88 (was $199), amazon.com

Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones, $120 (was $200), amazon.com

Apple AirPods with Wireless Charging Case, $160 (was $199), amazon.com

Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earphones, $145 with on-page coupon (was $200), amazon.com

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds, $149 (was $300), amazon.com

Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, $85 (was $150), amazon.com

Jabra Elite Active 65t Earbuds, $60 (was $100), amazon.com

Best gaming deals

FYI: This RPG features lots of DLC, and at just 15 bucks for three games, it’s a pretty BFD. (Photo: Amazon)

It’s time to join a mayhem-fueled thrill ride — at 70 percent off! In Borderlands Legendary Collection for Nintendo Switch, you’re whisked away to the planet Pandora, where you’ll be tasked with stopping the Calypso twins from getting all the bandit clans together and claiming ultimate power in the galaxy. Shoot, loot and role-play your way through the high-stakes action and collect a whole boatload of gadgets along the way.

This is the Legacy Edition, which includes all three games and DLC (downloadable content), is packed with new missions and stories, and more pillaging and power-ups.

“It’s so awesome to be able to play Borderlands on a handheld system,” raved a delighted gamer. “After about 100 hours in each game so far, All three run silky smooth with no hiccups. The gameplay is just how I remember it on the xbox 360 and I love it. I highly recommend this collection…”

Shop more gaming deals below:

Luna Gaming Controller, $49 (was $70), amazon.com

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4), $16 (was $40), amazon.com

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (PC), $35 (was $60), amazon.com

Mafia: Definitive Edition (PS4), $20 (was $40), amazon.com

BioShock: The Collection, $15 (was $50), amazon.com

NBA 2K21 (Xbox Series X), $20 (was $70), amazon.com

Godfall (PS5), $40 (was $70), amazon.com

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch), $48 (was $60), amazon.com

Runmus Gaming Headset, $20 (was $43), amazon.com

Madden NFL 21: Next Level Edition (Xbox Series X), $21 (was $70), amazon.com

The Falconeer: Day One Edition (Xbox Series X), $22 (was $40), amazon.com

Outriders Day One Edition (PS5), $40 for Prime members only (was $60), amazon.com

Immortals Fenyx Rising (PS5), $30 (was $60), amazon.com

Best smartphone and tablet deals

Normally we’d never yell “Fire!” in a crowded website, but….”YOU’VE GOT TO GRAB THIS FIRE HD 8 FOR JUST $45!” (Photo: Amazon)

How ’bout another half-price sale? Coming right up! On sale for $45 (was $90), the Fire HD 8 has a brilliant eight-inch HD display and works with Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Music as well as hundreds of social media apps, games, and more. With its 10-hour battery life, this baby supports binge-watching.

“This HD 8 boots up extremely fast. The screen movement is very smooth,” wrote a delighted tablet user. “I own an HD 10 but I like this better because the size makes it easier to hold and maneuver…. I had a concern about the sound quality, but the sound quality is very good. The charge time is fast and the battery holds a charge for a long time.” And the price? Ridiculous.

Shop more smartphone and tablet deals below:

Fire HD 8 Plus, $65 (was $110), amazon.com

Fire HD 10, $80 (was $150), amazon.com

Fire HD 10 Plus, $110 (was $180), amazon.com

Kindle, $55 (was $90), amazon.com

Kindle Paperwhite, $80 (was $130), amazon.com

Kindle Oasis, $185 (was $250), amazon.com

Apple iPad (10.2-inch, Wi-Fi, 32GB), $299 (was $329), amazon.com

Moto G7 Plus, $140 (was $250), amazon.com

TCL 10 Pro Unlocked Android Smartphone, $295 for Prime members only (was $400), amazon.com

Ulefone Note 9P smartphone, $145 with on-page coupon (was $200), amazon.com

Best smart-home deals

Want to turn your dumb home into a smart home? Look to the orb! (Photo: Amazon)

With an all-new sphere design, the fourth generation Echo Dot, marked down from $50 to just $25 (we’ve done the math — that’s half off!) for Prime members only, is a small but powerful smart speaker with a glow-light base that can not only channel Alexa but can also stream tunes from Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Sirius XM and more. It offers clearer, more robust audio quality than earlier iterations. With this dynamo at 50 percent off, there’s never been a smarter time to pair it with another Echo Dot to create amazing stereo sound.

Shoppers love the compact dimensions — just 3.5-inches high — which make it great for smaller rooms. “This is exactly what I was looking for,” said a happy Amazon shopper. “The sound is loud and clear. Now I am able to hear all online stations with no interference. The design is space-saving, with rubber underneath to prevent sliding.”

The Echo Dot 4 comes in Charcoal, Glacier White and Twilight Blue.

Shop more smart-home deals below:

Echo Show 5, $45 (was $80), amazon.com

Echo Auto, $15 (was $50), amazon.com

Echo Show 10 (third generation), $190 (was $250), amazon.com

Echo Frames (second generation), $175 (was $250), amazon.com

Echo Show 8 (second generation), $95 (was $130), amazon.com

Fire TV Cube, $80 (was $120), amazon.com

Fire TV Stick 4K, $25 (was $50), amazon.com

eero 6 mesh Wi-Fi router, $83 (was $129), amazon.com

Ring Video Doorbell Wired, $45 (was $60), amazon.com

Ring Spotlight Cam, $150 (was $200), amazon.com

Ring Stick Up Cam, $75 (was $100), amazon.com

Rexing V1 4K Ultra HD Car Dash Cam, $72 (was $100), amazon.com

Govee Immersion WiFi TV LED Backlights, $49 (was $80), amazon.com

Best work-from-home deals

Whether you’re working from home or just playing around, this Lenovo laptop/tablet’s got you covered. (Photo: Walmart)

Here in Prime time, the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 is on sale for just $399 (down from $520) — over 20 percent off! If productivity is your game, then this machine came to play (by which we mean work). Its brilliant HD 14-inch LED display makes everything look stellar, from spreadsheets to YouTube videos. And thanks to a speedy and powerful AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Octa-Core Processor paired with 4GB of memory and 128GB of on-board storage, the Flex 5 can handle just about any task you throw at it. The laptop even doubles as a Windows 10 tablet — that’s the “Flex” part.

“Amazing laptop, perfect for my everyday needs,” wrote a delighted Walmart reviewer. “Runs fast, touchscreen is awesome and it’s lightweight and small, making travel easy. Extremely durable. Love the ability to use the Lenovo pen, and the tablet mode is such a great feature. Definitely would recommend, especially for the epic price range. Can’t compare.”

Shop more work-from-home deals below:

AcePC AK1 Mini PC, $140 with on-page coupon (was $190), amazon.com

HP Chromebook 11, $180 (was $260), amazon.com

LifeLong Ergonomic Laptop stand for desk, $60 (was $90), amazon.com

AndaSeat gaming and office chair, $240 for Prime members only (was $300), amazon.com

DamKee Massage Gun, $69 with on-page coupon for Prime members only (was $110), amazon.com

Saiji Laptop Bed Tray Desk, $36 with on-page coupon for Prime members only (was $100), amazon.com

SoQool Laptop Stand, $16 for Prime members only (was $90), amazon.com

Canon Office and Business MB5120 All-in-One Printer, $250 (was $300), amazon.com

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