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    Tired of $80 cable bill every month

    on what device ? It runs REALLY well on the amazon fire TV, almost as good as a WMC running on my HTPC ( sans recording). and its from a few posts ago but Playstation Vue is really good, much better than I had expected and way better selection than sling TV. The control of the playstation...
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    Tired of $80 cable bill every month

    This is kind of a bump but the play station network is rolling out ( nationwide but with some geographic restrictions) their own version of Sling TV and it should be playable through a PS3 or 4 as well as through a box like the Amazon fire TV. what distinguishes it from say sling TV ? its a...
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    Tired of $80 cable bill every month

    The box also has more ram as well as a sd card slot incase you dont have a nas. I think ( although not 100% certain) that the gpu is different on the box as well. If you are going to stream 4k content the local network is likely not the bottleneck but ive done side by side comparisons and wired...
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    Tired of $80 cable bill every month

    espn1 and 2 are included in the basic sling tv package, I think the sports add on has the SEC channel but probably not the nfl network. sling with the sports package is 25 bucks a month. For me ( a sports guy) OTA/SlingTV/gamecenterlive covers about 95% of it
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    Tired of $80 cable bill every month

    if you are going kodi, I'd recommend the box ( firetv) over the stick simply for the ethernet port.
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    Tired of $80 cable bill every month

    i had a whole slew of hauppage cards when I ran sage tv. I have not used them for a while but silicondust makes really really good tuners ( OTA or cable card) and their customer support is, by far, the best I have ever used. And if you need channels that are not OTA ( like espn or any other...
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    Tieing 2 chuck roasts for PSB ?

    yeah that and too much surface area for smoke. i know it will eventually be shredded but its like the differece between roasts and steaks. im also kind of used to the timing of a four pound roast.
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    Tieing 2 chuck roasts for PSB ?

    Sorry if this has been asked before but I have 2 x 2.5 lb chuck roasts that I want to use for PSB. i would have prefered one big roast but that ship has sailed. Can I tie the two together, pepper the outside and smoke it as one big piece? Or is it better to smoke them independently with only...
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    black friday hauls?

    Its for the kids. We are all highly connected but one rule for video games, no shoot em ups. The uncharted bundle was chosen because it was the trilogy and it was the only one priced less than 299. I will likely get some other games, my brother has a ps4 so I will ask him. He played last of us...
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    black friday hauls?

    All my stuff ( with the exception of the shoes) were online. Easy peasy and no waiting in lines nor dealing with crowds. I contemplated going to Roku but we are invested in amazon ecosystem and I like thr first generation amazon TV ( the alexa add on is intetesting, but still kind of creepy)
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    black friday hauls?

    Even though I vowed to keep the reigns tight this BF, I am weak, sooooooo weak. My running kicks: NB 880's (40 and change) Amazon fire tv version 2 PLUS three months of Sling TV ( 85 bucks) Moto e lte phone ( verizon pre paid, will crack to run GSM) 10 bucks Ps4 with uncharted bundle 230...
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    the Simpson's tonight is killing it

    the best part for me was after she ate the first rib " now I know what gluttony feels like". I like how Alton brown allowed them to use his name and likeness for the " chow" network but for some reason, a loud mouth chef who goes around challenging people by making their specialty in a contest...
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    the Simpson's tonight is killing it

    No spoilers, but it is really killing it. Im not sure how many non grillers get it. Scotty Boom from NYC?
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    amazon web services down ?

    anyone else ? soooo fustrating ! i'm making the last changes on my fire TV and it goes completely south, I though it was my box so I reset it to factory defaults, STILL having problems and its telling me my login info is wrong ( its not). and the "contact us" on the website is now missing...
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    What would you do? :)

    I'm fine with the panopoly of responses so far, but my charge (if they are buying the meat) would be zip. If I lose out on my charcoal, my spices or the cost of my smoker that's the cost of doing a solid for a friend. If they are good enough for me to call if the car breaks down, or if I need...
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    How do you light charcoal: Basket vs stacker

    Weber charcoal chimney ( full size for grilling, small size for smoker) and paper towels with a little oil. I used to use newspaper because it is ubiquitous and essentially free but it leave way too much volatile ash that always seems to find its way airborne. I've tried to convince myself to...
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    two small butts (2x 4lbs) to tie or not?

    I've done a fair number of pork shoulders but they have always been in the 8 pound range. I purchased 2 four pound Burts because they were on sale. I suspect that these will cook faster ( and will likely fit on my mini) and I like bark so I was thinking of smoking them side by side as opposed to...
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    looking for much needed help on breaking down my trusty OTS

    thanks ! I'm gonna try an squeak out one more cook tonight.
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    looking for much needed help on breaking down my trusty OTS

    Circumstances dictate that we have to move so I'm trying to disassemble my OTS so that I can put it in a box. I've watched several " unboxing" videos in hopes of just reversing the order but I'm having a really hard time figuring out how to the the wheels off so that I can remove the support...
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    Amazon Prime Day.... Boom or Bust

    it was a huge bust, I was kind of excited about it hoping that they would use it to push more amazon branded tech. but it was clear that what they were pushing was prime itself. "Spend 99 dollars and save 2 bucks on a wrist OR ankle wrap". Im not convinced it was better than normal amazon...

 

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