DougRNS

...but none of this changes the fact that the awesome shovel is awesome.

Mojo31

Yes, the pigs can get you. Was driving on the Pickle Parkway in Austin a couple years ago, doing about 130 (speed limit 85) on my way to the race track. After a few miles of that, I recalled the prior articles about pigs running out on that road with frequency. Slowed me down to the state accepted speed limit of 10 - 15 over the posted limit.

Bah Humbug

I mean, some people don't want to be managers.

big john

I read somewhere that they were going to allow pig hunting or encourage it somehow to reduce the numbers.

Mojo31

There is no limit or season for pigs. There is a group not far from me that offers helicopter pig hunting trips using automatic shotguns. The pigs multiply quickly and severely damage crops. From what I understand, they don't really do anything good.

Friends have told me that they get really mean. If you shoot one you better kill it or it will charge you and try to gore you. I don't hunt, so no personal experience, but a lot of people we know do. All of my shooting is aimed at paper targets and sporting clays.

Bah Humbug

There's a reason it was a pig that killed Robert Baratheon. Pig hunting was incredibly dangerous prior to firearms, and probably still isn't safe.

Velo Vol 

There's snow on the lawn.

Velo Vol 

You need your entire head wrapped at those temperatures.

LesterOfPuppets

LAJ

I heard there was a remote control machine gun used in some nefarious activity in the news lately.

Don't make things difficult.

big john

Feral pigs problem in US: How Texas is fighting back - Sports Illustrated

Velo Vol 

It's a wet snow, so we're not going to have any fast puffs.

rjones28 

There is not snow on the lawn.

WhyFi

Oh. Well, uh, yeah, I wouldn't put any money in to upgrading that. Some Intel processors from 5-6 years ago might still be capable enough to warrant just a new GPU and SSD, but it'd be very easy to outperform your Phenom II. If you're going to use it for productivity (in addition to any gaming), and have applications that would take advantage of multiple CPU cores/threads, I'd stick with AMD and look at some of the recently replaced 3000-series Zen processors, like the 3600, which is a good sweet spot for value/performance.

In addition to competitive pricing, Microcenter usually has an additional discount if you buy a CPU and compatible motherboard at the same time. They often have open box stuff, too, and I think that the CPU/mobo discount still applies.

You might be able to get away with just replacing the core of the computer at first (CPU, motherboard and RAM), though it would probably be advisable to replace the power supply too, while you're at it (good ones aren't as expensive as they were 10-12 years ago). Replace the GPU when you feel like it, though I'm pretty sure that I've got something in a pile of spare parts that I could donate that would be a couple steps up.

LesterOfPuppets

Wonder if I should go check our lawn.

Velo Vol 

We're focused here at Velo Vol Industries--only one monitor needed.

genejockey 

There's a reason a Boar Spear has a cross piece behind the blade.

Mojo31

And then it self-destructed. Israelis are getting clever.

genejockey 

California used to practically give away wild pig tags. Something like $7 for a book of 5 tags. Then ranchers with wild pig populations realized that hunters would pay to hunt pigs and started charging hundreds of dollars per pig for the privilege, and the state realized they could get in on the action. Pig tags are now about $25 each, which is still pretty cheap. But it's a lot more than $7 bucks for 5 tickets.

The meat is denser and more strongly flavored than domestic pork, and boars acquire a decidedly off-putting taste, but younger pigs and sows can be pretty tasty, especially braised or stewed.

2manybikes

Christmas lights for the bike path, not roads. Lousy quality I know, but I thought it was pretty cool just for the bike path. Just woods behind the bike path no roads.

Christmas lights on bikepath 11/29/20 | Flickr

Velo Vol 

That's the way a lawn is supposed to be.

WhyFi

I never did get a shipping confirmation, for my lens, today.

kissTheApex

My starts are usually no jersey on, shivering with the fan running because I am lazy to get off to turn the fan on. I couldn’t find a remote controlled plug-in plug on cyber Monday.

WhyFi

Heh. The Iggles finally pulled Wentz.

edit: and then they put him back in and he immediately gets sacked.

LAJ

Of course, that's the Dura Ace model. I figure handling of the 105 level with nitrile gloves would work. Or wait a year for the year end clearance on the trickle down Ultegra mostly self destructing one.