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  • National Alert

    10/04/2023 11:21:37 AM PDT · by central_va · 168 replies
    This is only a test
  • COMPUTER HELP NEEDED: BOOSTING SOUND-VOLUME ON A DELL LAPTOP

    01/12/2023 9:45:44 AM PST · by Hebrews 11:6 · 76 replies
    I have hearing loss. I get by with earbuds and subtitles, but I could use help. I imagine many people could benefit from this. I believe it’s possible to boost volume, because I have VLC Media Player, which boosts volume enormously. However, it only seems to work on DVDs. So, I still need help in boosting volume on internet videos and streams. An internet search yielded the BOOM 3D add-on, but reviews say its Volume Booster only works in Macs. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 15-3501, running Windows 11. I’ve searched Windows Settings and Registry Editor for help, without...
  • Anyone know where LouD is, or went? We had an appointment from a long time ago.

    08/08/2021 6:35:25 PM PDT · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 29 replies
    A private message 19 years ago | 8/8/2021 | Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
    Anyone know where Freeper LouD went or how he can be contacted, by any chance? He messaged me 19 years ago and we've never been able to meet for coffee.
  • Black woman fined $385 for talking loudly on the phone says race was motive

    05/29/2021 9:52:38 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 115 replies
    N Y Post ^ | 28 May 2021 | Amanda Woods
    A black Michigan woman was fined $385 for talking too loudly on her phone — and believes her white neighbor only called the cops on her because of her race, according to a new report.
  • Black Women's Groups Find Health And Healing On Hikes, But Sometimes Racism, Too [deceptive title]

    12/31/2020 12:00:35 PM PST · by SJackson · 52 replies
    NPR ^ | December 30, 2020 | CHANDRA THOMAS WHITFIELD
    It would be the last hike of the season, Jessica Newton posted on her social media platforms. With mild weather forecast and Colorado's breathtaking fall foliage as a backdrop, she was excited — convinced an excursion at Beaver Ranch Park would be the quintessential way to close out months of warm-weather hikes with her "sister friends." Still, when that Sunday morning arrived in 2018, Newton was shocked when her usual crew of about 15 had mushroomed to include about 70 Black women. There's a first time for everything, she thought, as they broke into smaller groups and headed toward the...
  • World-first "impossible" rotating detonation engine fires up

    05/07/2020 6:30:26 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 41 replies
    New ATLAS ^ | 4 May 2020 | Loz Blain
    A Florida team working with the US Air Force claims that it's built and tested an experimental model of a rotating detonation rocket engine, which uses spinning explosions inside a ring channel to create super-efficient thrust. While space propulsion is the key driver for this research, it also has potential terrestrial uses in other cases where high power and low fuel consumption could make a big difference. In 2012, the Naval Research Laboratory estimated that rotating detonation engines could save the Navy 15-20 percent off a ~US$2-billion annual fuel bill if they were retrofitted in place of the gas turbine...
  • The Albatross of Having Endorsed Trump

    02/29/2016 6:58:09 AM PST · by LouD · 242 replies
    National Review ^ | 2/28/2016 | George Will
    Donald Trump’s distinctive rhetorical style — think of a drunk with a bullhorn reading aloud James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake under water — poses an almost insuperable challenge to people whose painful duty is to try to extract clarity from his effusions. For example, last week, during a long stream of semi-consciousness in Fort Worth, this man who as president would nominate members of the federal judiciary vowed to “open up” libel laws to make it easier to sue — to intimidate and punish — people who write “negative” things. Well. Trump, the thin-skinned tough guy, resembles a campus crybaby who...
  • Don't Bring A Loud Mouth To A Fire Extinguisher Fight

    12/21/2014 10:54:05 AM PST · by Patriot777 · 10 replies
    Liveleak.com ^ | December 18, 2014 | unknown
    Pizza Shop Owner Silences Woman With A Fire Extinguisher.
  • Sport Science: CenturyLink Field (Seahawk's stadium designed to be loud)

    01/13/2014 8:32:38 PM PST · by doug from upland · 43 replies
    ESPN ^ | 1-10-2014
    FOOTBALL FANS WILL ENJOY THIS VIDEO explaining why the Seahawk's stadium is so loud -- setting the record of 137.6 decibels. They beat the Kansas City Chiefs' 137.5. A jet engine at 100 feet is 140 decibels. If you want to own a hearing aid company in the future, head to Seattle.
  • LIVE HERE THEY COME: Video of 2 Million Bikers group on their way to DC

    09/10/2013 2:44:12 PM PDT · by smoothsailing · 1,085 replies
    September 10, 2013 HERE THEY COME: Video of 2 Million Bikers group on their way to DC Right Scoop I’m not sure exactly where this is at but clearly DC is in for some fun. And I love how the trooper salutes them with his horns and siren as they ride by. Watch: VIDEO(I'm pretty sure that's a Virginia State Trooper flashing his lights and siren so this is either I-95 or I-64, I guess)
  • Is it just me or is everyone suddenly shouting at the top of their lungs?

    12/13/2012 12:45:54 PM PST · by bkepley · 18 replies
    http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/*/index | 12/13/12 | NA
    Most of the HTML is suddenly HUGH and SERIES
  • Hiram woman accused of biting off ex-boyfriend's nose

    02/01/2011 1:38:49 PM PST · by ConservativeStatement · 33 replies
    Lewiston Sun-Journal ^ | February 1, 2011 | Tony Reaves
    HIRAM — A 22-year old woman is accused of nearly biting off her ex-boyfriend's nose and attacking a minor Friday night. Shanan M. Loud, of 41 South Hiram Road, was charged with Class B aggravated assault and Class D assault after an alleged attack that included biting his nose nearly off and biting his throat.
  • US moves to ban 'excessively noisy' TV advertisements

    12/16/2009 5:58:54 AM PST · by Poser · 73 replies · 1,658+ views
    BBC ^ | 12/16/2009 | BBC
    The US House of Representatives has approved a bill which aims to limit the volume of television advertisements. The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) was approved by a voice vote in the house...
  • Eco-Friendly Sun Chips Bags are LOUD

    12/15/2009 8:07:40 PM PST · by MCH · 26 replies · 5,545+ views
    YouTube ^ | April, 2009 | Frito Lay
    Has anyone out there bought a bag of Sun Chips lately? The new Frito Lay eco-friendly green bag is really LOOUUUDDDD!!!! I swear it's capable of waking the dead if you so much as breath in its general direction, much less actually touch it or reach inside to get a chip. Anyone who's touched one will know what I'm talking about, since it's very noticeable and unforgettable. I guess the new green strategy is to replace landfill pollution with noise pollution instead?
  • Obamabots descend upon St. Louis County (Vanity)

    10/11/2008 12:43:29 PM PDT · by misharu · 49 replies · 1,057+ views
    misharu | misharu
    Today my sister and I stopped by my Dad's in Ballwin Missouri, a far west suburb of West St. Louis County chatting about life in general and the all the crap being flung about this election season. As we were pulling out of the driveway I yell to my Dad "NOBAMA!!". Unbeknownest to us across the street a Prius with Illinois plates was stopped. As I yelled that, the doors opened and two young black girls (maybe 17 or 18) get out of the car and go to the house next door. Curious, I backed up into my Dad's driveway...
  • Pat Craig: There's a difference between loud and smart

    06/01/2008 12:44:43 PM PDT · by yorkie · 13 replies · 160+ views
    Inside Bay Area ^ | May 29, 2008 | Pat Craig
    IN THE SPIRIT of full disclosure, I must state that I come from a long line of accountants and that my sister is a librarian — in other words, quiet types who speak softly and would probably say an electric pencil sharpener it a bit to loud for proper office use. Early on, I realized my family background didn't prepare me for the outside world, where people honk their horns for no apparent reason, mothers yell out the front door when they want their kids to come inside, and the last child who was born to be seen and not...
  • Copulating deaf couple unaware of own volume

    12/10/2005 7:44:29 AM PST · by M203M4 · 157 replies · 2,929+ views
    4HearingLoss ^ | December 09, 2005 | Kevin Clark
    Monday night, a record number of noise complaints were received by Residential Security Officers in Roger Revelle College. Officers responding to the calls found the sexual activity of a deaf couple to be the source of the noises, which were described as "cacophonous" by witnesses. The first officer on the scene, Frank Zipelli, reported, "I could hear those two all the way from the parking lot." According to Zipelli, "It sounded as if they were bludgeoning a cow. There would be a low moan, like a ‘moo,’ and then a ‘bang’ and a higher-pitched ‘moo.’ It was like ‘MOO…BANG…MOOO!’" Upon...
  • Hillary Clinton 2008 Confirmed?

    01/17/2005 4:38:09 PM PST · by yoe · 51 replies · 6,759+ views
    National Ledger ^ | Jan. 16, 2005 | Staff
    New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has long been rumored as desperately seeking the democratic nomination for president in 2008. And while many political observers fully expect the power hungry former First Lady to hit the campaign trail within only a few months of being re-elected as a US Senator in 2006, US News & World report claims to have a confirmation of sorts. From USNews.Com's Washington Whispers: Hillary's in… You don't have to take it from us about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 's desire to run for president. Her brothers, Hugh and Tony Rodham, say it's true. Friends...
  • Manitoba drivers to stand on one leg, count out loud in roadside drug tests

    12/13/2004 3:27:24 PM PST · by freepatriot32 · 34 replies · 980+ views
    canada.com ^ | 12 12 04 | Steve Lambert
    WINNIPEG (CP) -- Manitoba drivers suspected of being high on drugs will be asked to perform a specific series of tasks, including standing on one leg while counting out loud, under new regulations approved by the NDP government. "The tests are, by nature, divided attention tests," David Greening, a senior Justice Department policy analyst, said in an interview. "(Police) can determine if a person is impaired by how they perform on the tests." The new regulations stem from amendments to the provincial Highway Traffic Act approved by the legislature last spring which are intended to crack down on motorists who...
  • Police Defend Arrest Over Loud Cell Phone Call

    09/27/2004 8:07:13 PM PDT · by freebilly · 252 replies · 3,904+ views
    The Washingto Post ^ | 9/28/04 Go Figure | By Lyndsey Layton
    Sakinah Aaron was walking into the bus area at the Wheaton Metro station several weeks ago, talking loudly on her Motorola cell phone. A little too loudly for Officer George Saoutis of the Metro Transit Police. The police officer told Aaron, who is five months pregnant, to lower her voice. She told the officer he had no right to tell her how to speak into her cell phone. Their verbal dispute quickly escalated, and Saoutis grabbed Aaron by the arm and pushed her to the ground. He handcuffed the 23-year-old woman, called for backup and took her to a cell...