Today I Learned...

[Sapphireho]

I did hit a turkey once about 25 years ago while on my way home from fishing in the Sierra foothills. It went flying over the truck, and before I could back up and get it, someone going the other way stopped and grabbed it. I was so going to smoke it for dinner.

[2020BRZtS]

We have an alpaca farm nearby. They like to hang out at the fence by the road.

[spcmafia]

TIL about pre and post calibration performance on monitors while reading a review for the LG Ultragear QHD (Costco). Im about to give the calibrated settings a try and see if there are any noticeable differences.



The review was at rtings.com and they're kind enough to give you the best calibration settings as the software and hardware require to do so can be quite costly.

[86-75309]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

We have an alpaca farm nearby. They like to hang out at the fence by the road.

Llamas!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

TIL about pre and post calibration performance on monitors while reading a review for the LG Ultragear QHD (Costco). Im about to give the calibrated settings a try and see if there are any noticeable differences.
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Aghhhh, IT PTSD kicking in...

When I was a lowly tech I was the guy that had to calibrate a marketing department's CRT monitors to Pantone specifications once per quarter. What a pain....

I also have calibrated some rear projection equipment, but never a flat screen type monitor. I have people for that now (radiology read stations)

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Aghhhh, IT PTSD kicking in...

When I was a lowly tech I was the guy that had to calibrate a marketing department's CRT monitors to Pantone specifications once per quarter. What a pain....

I also have calibrated some rear projection equipment, but never a flat screen type monitor. I have people for that now (radiology read stations)

Ahh, there is this thing called "ICC Profile" that you can apparently download, which I am assuming you load into a program so that your computer can use the same settings the reviewer had post calibration. But I have never seen an option on windows settings to load/save a profile. Any ideas?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Ahh, there is this thing called "ICC Profile" that you can apparently download, which I am assuming you load into a program so that your computer can use the same settings the reviewer had post calibration. But I have never seen an option on windows settings to load/save a profile. Any ideas?

If you right click on the .icc file, you should be able to select "Install Profile" similar to installing a new font, I think....

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

If you right click on the .icc file, you should be able to select "Install Profile" similar to installing a new font, I think....

Mmm I'll look more into it once I get home. Now I'm intrigued.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Mmm I'll look more into it once I get home. Now I'm intrigued.

Can you post your emergency contact info for us? That rabbit hole is so deep I'm afraid we may never hear from you again.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Can you post your emergency contact info for us? That rabbit hole is so deep I'm afraid we may never hear from you again.

He needs to the a rope around his waist

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Can you post your emergency contact info for us? That rabbit hole is so deep I'm afraid we may never hear from you again.

But I like going all the way in, deep into the hole.....

[Sapphireho]

Yesterday I learned my smaller 3/8 torque wrench, that is in inch pounds, only goes up to 240 inch pounds.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

But I like going all the way in, deep into the hole.....

Ok, McLovin

[soundman98]

TIL about agent orange. and the irony of recommending an asian use it to fix a weed problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange

Agent Orange was produced in the United States from the late 1940s and was used in industrial agriculture and was also sprayed along railroads and power lines to control undergrowth in forests. During the Vietnam War the U.S military procured over 20 million gallons consisting of a fifty-fifty mixture of 2,4-D and dioxin-contaminated 2,4,5-T. Nine chemical companies produced it: Dow Chemical Company, Monsanto Company, Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Hercules Inc., Thompson Hayward Chemical Co., United States Rubber Company (Uniroyal), Thompson Chemical Co., Hoffman-Taff Chemicals, Inc., and Agriselect.[4]

The government of Vietnam says that up to four million people in Vietnam were exposed to the defoliant, and as many as three million people have suffered illness because of Agent Orange,[5] while the Red Cross of Vietnam estimates that up to one million people were disabled or have health problems as a result of exposure to Agent Orange.

Originally Posted by humfrz

Most of these have been mentioned.

To eliminate existing unwanted vegetation, RoundUp (glyphosate) will kill most vegetation, except woody perennial types. For these, I suggest Crossbow (2,4-D)(2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid).

Be patient with these because it takes a week or two for them to work.

For the really tough stuff, use Agent Orange (2,4-5-T) (2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid). NO DO NOT USE THAT - you can't buy it anyway, unless you are a licensed PCO.

To prevent vegetation (from seeds) from coming back, I recommend Preen (trifluralin). For a longer residual pre-emergence herbicide, I recommend Casoron (dichlobenil).

Now, back in the day - THIS was how we controlled weeds -