Random questions to which you seek an answer

[emceeQ]

Computer savy folk,  my roommates and I seem to have lost the ability to access flickr.com from within my home network.  Anyone have any idea what may be causing this?  I've been puzzling through it and tried a few things, but to no avail…

[Snowy]

^let's do cray cray internet trouble shoot'n

If you're a mac, open "terminal" (click magnifying glass). If PC, Start>Run>Cmd(then enter), If PC Win 8, hit Start type Cmd (then enter)

Mac (1 per line);
dig flickr.com
dig flickr.com @8.8.8.8
ping flickr.com

PC (1 per line);
nslookup flickr.com
nslookup
server=8.8.8.8
flickr.com
quit
ping flickr.com

That should help resolve it. Flickr has shitty quality issues with it's ad server, my money is that..

[emceeQ]

These were the results of the digs, and the ping went along just fine…

; <<>> DiG 9.8.5-P1 <<>> flickr.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 35669
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 13, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;flickr.com.			IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
flickr.com.		92	IN	A	98.139.240.139

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
com.			51089	IN	NS	a.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	b.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	c.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	d.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	e.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	f.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	g.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	h.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	i.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	j.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	k.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	l.gtld-servers.net.
com.			51089	IN	NS	m.gtld-servers.net.

;; Query time: 4 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.4.1#53(192.168.4.1)
;; WHEN: Tue Jan 28 10:55:51 EST 2014
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 268

; <<>> DiG 9.8.5-P1 <<>> flickr.com @8.8.8.8
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 2242
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;flickr.com.			IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
flickr.com.		410	IN	A	98.139.240.139

;; Query time: 170 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
;; WHEN: Tue Jan 28 10:55:51 EST 2014
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 44

[Snowy]

Thanks EMQ. So far looking like shitty Flickr ad server, connectivity looking good. Mind you, your DNS server didn't/doesn't have the entries cached. I suggest manually setting your DNS server to 8.8.8.8 for faster browsing in general…

For Flickr, using Chrome, Open a blank tab, then go View > Developer > Developer Tools. Click the "Network" box/tab thingy down the bottom. At that point type in flickr.com, hit enter. You'll get a timeline loading, look for the longest part of the timeline, maybe take a screenshot of it. That will show exactly where it's spending it's time..

[davito]

Guys this looks like the Matrix

[emceeQ]

Well this morning it was hanging up on the very first GET and not resolving anything, but for whatever reason when I got back from class and tried one more time before grabbing a screen shot flickr decided to load just fine.  Thanks for your help though Snowy!

[Snowy]

Hiya MC, if it happens again, follow the same advise and we'll get it sorted. Feel free to PM me, or keep it going here, both work fine for me :). Updating your DNS to 8.8.8.8 should make 'everything' faster for you.

Then Advanced>DNS>Hit Plus bottom left, type in 8.8.8.8

[Friday]

thanks snowman.. mine getting faster as i typed..

[Chris]

Anyone have both Tricker's and Viberg boots?  I'm curious if I'd be the same size in the Tricker's Stow as I am in the Viberg Service Boot.

[Seul]

8(UK) in Tricker's, 8(UK) in Viberg (2030 last)… Bit more room in the Tricker's though...

You know what models I have.. So it may not be too helpful but... Well I hope it's not...

[4c]

Dose this seller have a good rating or bad rating for this site? "4.17 out of 5 stars" In EBay less than 97% is trash rating… :-\ New to this site though. Just not sure…
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/star-foot/item/sgc001/

[mclaincausey]

Not that high, but I don't know that it much matters if you're outside of Japan, as returns are kind of off the table anyhow.

[Finn666]

@Chris:

Anyone have both Tricker's and Viberg boots?  I'm curious if I'd be the same size in the Tricker's Stow as I am in the Viberg Service Boot.

hey chris…i'm a UK9 in viberg service boots (last 160, 2030, 2045, 310) and a UK8.5 in tricker's stow! hope this is any help...

[tmg]

@Chris:

Anyone have both Tricker's and Viberg boots?  I'm curious if I'd be the same size in the Tricker's Stow as I am in the Viberg Service Boot.

Both my Trickers Stow and Malton are UK 10, fitting 5, and I'm a UK10E in my Viberg 50's Service boots (310 sprung toe last), Engineers (also 310) and Smokejumpers (160 last). There's  slightly more room around my toes in the 310 last, but it's in keeping with the boots and both Trickers are a much closer fit, similar to dress shoes.

[Mild7]

Can anyone suggest a safe way for both my feet and the leather itself..  How to disinfect a pair of well used leather boots?

[seawolf]

I was just reading about this. Rubbing alcohol will work but you'll need to condition the leather afterwards.

[Mild7]

Thanks Seawolf.  I read that somewhere too.

So i'd need to condition the interior of the boot?

[4c]

White’s suggests using baking soda and water than a small amount LP (if smell is the problem)

[Mild7]

alrighty then.  Thanks 4c

[mclaincausey]

I have a package that reads "retention" at the destination zip code on Japan's EMS tracking site. My understanding is this means that they attempted delivery and had to hold it. Since the delivery was to a business that was closed Saturday, my assumption was that they would attempt re-delivery Monday. It still reads retention as the latest status.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?