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    Bit of a slump

    Jon, it looks like this forum has dwindled in participation to non-existent. I know it costs good money to keep it going. If you have limited traffic, you can't be making much in advertising revenues. I can't see the financials for this (and really don't want to know). But I am curious as to...
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    Suspending Parliament - What's Up with That?

    We have today (8/28/19) seen a news report that your new Prime Minister is asking Queen Elizabeth to temporarily suspend Parliament to prevent the opposition from scuttling Brexit. I know if someone over here tried to suspend Congress we might actually have an armed conflict in a responsive...
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    It is not my game, but ...

    The FIFA World Cup Women's Final this weekend was a really good game. I don't claim to know a lot about the game of Soccer that you folks call Football, but I watched the USA women's team grind down the Netherlands team for a 2-0 win. The announcers often tossed up graphics like "shots on...
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    A new level of Hell (on Earth)

    In Dante's Inferno we found multiple layers of Hell. I've found a new one hidden on Earth. In the USA, we have this "Real ID" regulation that requires states to make available a type of identification that is more thoroughly checked. While it is not a passport, there are some countries that...
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    Sudden Influx of (probable) SPAM

    Looks like you have an advertising bot who wants to sell some stuff, Jon. The time tags make it look like a single burst. For what it is worth, I've seen some posts like this on another forum totally unrelated to this one. However, this mess seems different than the almost random messages in...
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    Dry Spell

    Jon, I've been checking but there aren't any new posts and at the moment I don't have any ideas for new threads. We're going through "an issue" at home as my mother-in-law's illness progresses so we are focusing on other stuff right now. According to the dates on posts, the "techie" side of...
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    Who are/were the important role models in your life?

    Role models are a large part of who you are and offer a lot of support by giving you an example. They become the goal to which you aspire. So... who were the people who were important in your life? And, if you think you see someone who wasn't a role model for YOU but who IS becoming a role...
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    Learning as an inelastic collision

    Those of you who know me know that I have done a lot of reading in my time, focused on sci-fi/fantasy but with occasional forays into other literature. Randall Garrett, who wrote many stories about "Lord D'Arcy" (his magic-world equivalent to Sherlock Holmes), also wrote a story called Unwise...
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    Question on Alerts

    I like the idea of having alerts, but having seen the alerts, is there a way to delete or disassociate them from my account to reduce the clutter? Jon - not asking for you to do it. Just asking if there is a way to do it.
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    Computers and productivity

    I am reminded of that old adage. Anyone can screw things up. But to screw up things on a massive scale, you need a computer.
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    Country philosopher

    Any cross-overs from Jon's Access forum will know me, but for the others: I'm a retired grandpa from south Louisiana. Though I live in suburban New Orleans, both my parents and my wife's parents were definitely steeped in rural roots. My dad's family was from rural Georgia; mom's folks from...
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