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Re: Watch the debate: “Bitcoin is more than a bubble and here to stay” - 2 days ago

still one of the best movies ever. I've watched it 10 times. That and Margin Call.

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Watch the debate: “Bitcoin is more than a bubble and here to stay” - 2 days ago

Not a quick video, but bookmark this one if you're at all curious as to why so much of the world is fascinated with cryptocurrency. This was put on by the Intelligence Squared, NYC, a debate with two big bitcoin believers, Patrick Byrne, CEO of retailer Overstock.com (in the process of pivoting to crypto), and Tim Draper, an extremely successful venture capitalist, versus two hardened skeptic

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For you camera and video fans - 7 days ago

This is unbelievable, what sensors are now able to see (in pitch black)

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Re: Why Safari sometimes has login info already in it, and sometimes not. - 13 days ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Some sites are programmed to simply disallow the use of stored passwords, ... That makes sense, thank you.

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Re: Why Safari sometimes has login info already in it, and sometimes not. - 13 days ago

That could be it, billb. I wonder, though, because my Chase website actually remembers my login name each time (I prefer it didn't), and has done so for years. Perhaps its a setting in the code.

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Why Safari sometimes has login info already in it, and sometimes not. - 13 days ago

There are a few websites whose login page I'd like to have Safari already keep my login info in it when I visit the page. (non-important sites, not banks, and only from my home desktop home Mac). It does this perfectly on some sites, so all I have to do is hit Return or the Login button. But on others, I have to either type it in, or simply do the extra step of the 1Password button. I

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Re: Recover deleted file - 16 days ago

sorry, wasn't clear in my original message: I haven't emptied the trash *since* I emptied it and deleted the file. I've edited the OP to clarify that.

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Re: Recover deleted file - 16 days ago

sorry, wasn't clear: I haven't emptied the trash *since* I emptied it and deleted the file. I've edited the OP to clarify that.

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Recover deleted file - 16 days ago

Crap. did something I've never done: deleted a large movie file from both a Mac and the Time Machine backup (don't ask how). I haven't turned off this Mac, and I haven't emptied the trash again since (in case it overwrites something). Is there any method of retrieving this single deleted .mov file from Trash that was deleted? Or is it bye bye for good or only via an expensive process.

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Re: Old Codger MacResourcers: question on social security - 17 days ago

I've looked at all the graphs on wait-vs-take, and I definitely decided to grab it starting at the first opportunity, which is around 62 and 2 months. This income question was a wrench in that, though. From what I can see, after calculating the income part, I'd make zero if I asked for benefits now. So the only option is to wait until 66. I would've loved the extra $15k/year to basically

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Re: Old Codger MacResourcers: question on social security - 17 days ago

hmm, then they were right: if you're earning around $60k/year or more, the penalties/subtractions because of the income are greater than ones monthly benefits. I'll wait until I'm ancient and full benefits, at whatever age that will be in a few years. Thanks, rgG.

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Old Codger MacResourcers: question on social security - 17 days ago

Can someone still start receiving their social security checks at 62 years, 3 months, regardless of their current income? In other words, can someone still get ss benefits if they're earning $10k/year or $1Million a year? I've been given conflicting information from their office and from their otherwise great ssa.gov site. I heard from them that if you're self employed and earning more tha

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Re: Keynote 09 does not work with High Sierra - 27 days ago

Quoteka jowct Why are you using High Sierra? A good question. Habitual updater. I could go back to a former OS. I think a part is simply that the interface for the newer Pages/Keynote is so different, that it makes for slow work at this point. I think it's just time I bite the bullet and learn the damn thing.

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Keynote 09 does not work with High Sierra - 28 days ago

I think the beautiful beast iWork '09 is finally coming apart at the seams with OS X High Sierra 10.13.3. I use '09 version of Pages (v4.3) and Keynote 5.3 most every day, building new presentations and editing older ones. With 10.13.3, Pages still works. But Keynote no longer Plays and no longer Records. Fixes I've attempted include completely removing iWork '09 (via AppCleaner), restart

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Re: How to disable Google Translate bar on safari? - 28 days ago

Nice sleuthing Sarcany. Thank you for finding that out.

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Re: How to disable Google Translate bar on safari? - 28 days ago

No extensions installed like that. I also checked for a "block Google Translate" extension but none exist. It may very well be a glitch on those particular sites.

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How to disable Google Translate bar on safari? - 28 days ago

On some sites, this Google translate bar appears every time I go to the site. Even if I click the X or select a language, it reappears each time. I suspect it's a glitch on these websites, but if anyone knows how to permanently forever get rid of this bar, please pass it on. I'm on Safari Version 11.0.3 (13604.5.6)

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Re: BBC: Craigslist drops dating ads after new law - 4 weeks ago

this thread is ripe for jokes.

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Re: Removing 100s of "uhm" and "ahh" from an audio? - 5 weeks ago

thanks for this, had never heard of izotope apps before. Checking it out now.

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Removing 100s of "uhm" and "ahh" from an audio? - 5 weeks ago

Any of you know of a software that will allow one to remove a lot of "uhm/ummm" sounds from someones audio file? I only have used Audacity before, but I don't think it has that ability. Normally, I'd just manually delete each one but this speaker has well over 100 in a 30-minute talk.

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Re: Took longer than expected, but inevitable -- Adobe CC going up in $ - 6 weeks ago

I'd love to see a survey of Adobe users, and ask why they don't just purchase a standalone copy of CC 2014 (or whatever the last standalone was), and use that. That monthly hit for the next 10 years of ones career, that's a lot of money. Are the newest features really worth that money? It's a rhetorical question, because people are buying the monthly subscription. But it's always baffled

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Re: Oscars! Any way to watch them online? - 7 weeks ago

Quotejdc No OTA where you are? Not sure how to check that.

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Re: Oscars! Any way to watch them online? - 7 weeks ago

thanks Steve, I will check it out. I also read on another site that ABC.com is free in some places, such as San Francisco, so I may see if a VPN will get us in there.

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Oscars! Any way to watch them online? - 7 weeks ago

yeah, any way to watch them for those without cable? Spill!

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Re: Safari won't open with my VPN - 7 weeks ago

Yes, it worked well on Sierra, but stopped with High Sierra (I'm up to 10.13.3)

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Re: Excel experts- want a simple formula for figuring compound interest - 7 weeks ago

Quotepdq At a uniform 1% a day, compounded daily, it looks like $100 would turn into $3778.34 after a year! Yeah, crazy. Compound interest can almost always appear incorrect. And impossible to maintain steady dailies in most things. But I like to work with theoretical models, so I know the edge of possibilities. thanks again for the help.

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Re: Excel experts- want a simple formula for figuring compound interest - 7 weeks ago

COME ON BY! Gladly cash your pay check.

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Re: Excel experts- want a simple formula for figuring compound interest - 7 weeks ago

Yeah well, guaranteed? Let me know when you find that, too But I've been playing almost full time in cryptocurrency trading since October, and with some of the autobots, and using the forums of people using those bots and sharing their strategies, that 1% daily is a fairly common return. It goes up and down, of course. But that's why I wanted an excel sheet where I could do changeable daily

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Excel experts- want a simple formula for figuring compound interest - 7 weeks ago

I used to have an excel sheet that could calculate compound interest on a daily basis. For example, I could start with 1,000, then add a steady daily return (say 1% interest each day), and then plug in the number of of days to see what the total would be after a month or a year. Also, if possible, I'd want the ability to know the number of days it would take to reach a certain return, such as

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Safari won't open with my VPN - 7 weeks ago

I use a VPN called Private Internet Access (PIA), which I really like. But about 6 months ago, Safari (after some OS upgrade) stopped working when I was running this VPN. Chrome, Fox etc all continued to open, load and work as normal, but no amount of changing the PIA settings would get Safari to work. No error messages. Just blank pages, nothing would load. I've worked with PIA's support (wh

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