Bassassin

re: Public Fishing near Hammond/Baton Rouge

Posted by Bassassin on 10/2/16 at 4:24 pm

I like the Sunset Point pier in Mandeville. ...

re: Tree rat season starts Saturday

Posted by Bassassin on 9/28/16 at 2:26 pm

[quote]What are some WMAs relatively close to BR that I could go kill some tree rats? I have killed a few at 3 rivers WMA (Yancy). May run there Sunday morning.[/quote] Tunica Hills is another good one (the actual WMA, [i]not [/i]the Clarks Creek hiking trail). Just make sure to invest in some sn...

re: Wal Mart air rifle clearance

Posted by Bassassin on 9/9/16 at 12:25 pm

Just picked up the last .177 Titan at the Burbank WM in BR. Thanks for the heads up....

re: Wood texture painter in BR

Posted by Bassassin on 8/24/16 at 8:30 pm

Rice Sutton. Does incredible work....

re: Friendly Reminder: Your Childhood was Likely Much More Violent than Today

Posted by Bassassin on 12/2/15 at 11:51 pm

TL:DR "Four factors appear to explain the drop in crime: increased incarceration, more police, the decline of crack and legalized abortion. Other factors often cited as important factors driving the decline do not appear to have played an important role: the strong economy, changing demographics, i...

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re: Friendly Reminder: Your Childhood was Likely Much More Violent than Today

Posted by Bassassin on 12/2/15 at 11:42 pm

[link=(http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/LevittUnderstandingWhyCrime2004.pdf)]Steven Levitt has an interesting theory on the causes of the violent crime decrease[/link]...

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re: What's the Money Board's take on the Flores MBA Program...

Posted by Bassassin on 7/30/15 at 4:22 am

[quote]Look into assistantships to cover all or part of tuition[/quote] If you're suggesting an on-campus assistantship, it's not going to be as cost effective with the LSU MBA program as it would be with another degree. Flores has higher tuition and more fees than most of the other graduate prog...

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re: Precision Range has lost my business forever

Posted by Bassassin on 7/29/15 at 11:05 am

[quote]said they no longer allow AR pistols [/quote] [quote]told me quite a few years ago that I couldn't shoot an SKS[/quote] Crazy, the [u]exact[/u] same thing happened to me there. About four years ago I brought in a SKS I had just purchased, and the guy behind the counter shook his head an...

re: Uses for old laptops

Posted by Bassassin on 3/8/15 at 6:14 pm

If you can't find an immediate use for the XP laptop, you could lend it to me until mid-May. I'm working on a concept for my ISDS elective's final project that uses outdated computer hardware for classroom insruction and could use it for my presentation. PM me if interested. Thanks....

re: is it legal to have gun in car on the seat?

Posted by Bassassin on 2/26/15 at 7:54 pm

[quote]May save you a ticket...[/quote] I always disclose when I get pulled over, and got out of a speeding ticket once for doing so . The officer asked if he could take possession of my gun during the stop to ensure his safety, to which I agreed. When he came back from his vehicle I noticed he n...

re: Yosemite Thread

Posted by Bassassin on 10/28/14 at 7:58 pm

[quote] i do not like the visual changes of yosemite at all[/quote] Same here. Its almost like they were going for an OS X Leopard throwback. It's hideous. Thinking about downgrading back to Mavericks. My cell is an android, so there wasn't much benefit to upgrading anyway....

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re: Where can I find the best deals on wall mounts?

Posted by Bassassin on 10/1/14 at 6:22 pm

If you've got time to wait, keep an eye or set an alert on Slickdeals... I found an articulating mount for $15 shipped about a month ago....

re: Slickdeals find - NewTrent 5200mAh External Battery Pack for $12 + F/S

Posted by Bassassin on 9/4/14 at 6:03 pm

This is my edc. I use the flashlight option just as much as the charger. Not as many mAh as the one you listed, but gets my S5 from dead to 75%. http://www.amazon.com/RAVPower-Lipstick-Sized-Flashlight-Lightning-Thunderbolt/dp/B0084Y47SK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409871582&sr=8-1&keywords=ravpower+...

re: Local motherboard/logic board repair

Posted by Bassassin on 9/4/14 at 4:52 pm

Thanks for for the quick reply ILikeLSUToo... [quote]How closely did you examine the board, and to what extent did you take it apart[/quote] I've taken the board out and cleaned it twice since the spill, and both times have removed everything but the CPU heatsink, only because I hate dealing w...

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Local motherboard/logic board repair

Posted by Bassassin on 9/4/14 at 3:19 pm

I know this topic should probably go on the Tech Board, but from the searches I've done it seems like there's a greater chance of you all being able to help me out: My girlfriend recently spilled water on her 2011 macbook pro. While I've been able to resurrect liquid-damaged motherboards/logic bo...

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re: Virus Question: How to Get rid of?

Posted by Bassassin on 9/3/14 at 7:05 pm

[quote]which is easily the worst antivirus software in the history of computing[/quote] Not completely true. Norton>McAfee...

re: Bachelor Party Camping Trip

Posted by Bassassin on 7/8/14 at 11:32 pm

Percy Quinn has a golf course, but Chicot State Park in LA has nicer cabins....

re: Penn Battle 4000 @ Academy $79.99

Posted by Bassassin on 6/11/14 at 3:42 pm

Just scooped one of these up for pier fishing... debating on getting a second: http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/122428/ebay---shimano-sonora-4000fb-spinning-reel-orange...

re: Anyone else ready for some bream to bed up?

Posted by Bassassin on 4/29/14 at 10:16 pm

[quote]He scared of bones lol..... my fav eating fish out there.[/quote] I go bass fishing in Ramah every once in awhile and see people keeping every bream they catch, even the small ones. Seems like filleting them would be more work than it's worth. Am I missing something, or is there some other...