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Re: MR Forum Fit Club: Workout to eat, eat to workout - Yesterday

On vacation for the past month (and away from the rowing machine and recumbent exercise bike). Have been walking every morning between 5k - 8k steps. After that, it's relaxing and reading. Am still learning how to lower my calorie intake to account for the reduced exercise each day. Todd's temporarily erg-less keyboard

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Re: Got a side splitter about Larry Nassar and Simone Biles? Michael Che is your man. - 3 days ago

A possible Simone-Biles joke that might work for Micheal Che: Why are all these white politicians suddenly commenting on what Simone Biles should or should not be doing with her body? Did she get pregnant? Todd's ebony-and-ivory keyboard

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seeking recommendations for non-US tv series - 8 days ago

My wife and I have been enjoying various tv series filmed in Europe. Any recommendations for other series to check out? We currently have access to Canadian versions of Netflix, AppleTV+, and Amazon Prime. Canadian licensing for shows is not always the same as in the US. Shows we have enjoyed so far include: Money Heist (Spanish) Rita (Danish) Occupied (Norwegian) Berlin Station Lupi

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Re: List names in literature and other arts that are indicative of the character's qualities. - 9 days ago

Randle P. McMurphy (R.P.M.) from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Preacher Jim Casey (J.C.) from "The Grapes of Wrath"

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Re: RIP comedian Jackie Mason - 9 days ago

Decades ago, I read that some agent believed it was good for a comedian to be named "Jackie" something. Apparently, this agent was responsible for: Jackie Gleason Jackie Mason Jackie Vernon Jackie Coogan Jack E. Leonard May all of them RIP. Todd's (Jack) kie-board

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Is anyone else obsessing over the Olympics-themed Google Doodle? - 10 days ago

So far, I have not yet made it through the red gate. Todd's easily-frustrated kw409uasd

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Re: Have You Ever Had A Stalker/Secret Admirer? - 26 days ago

Juggling is usually the easiest way to live a life of obscurity. (I dare any of you to name a famous juggler.) A few years after the Wall had come down, I was the juggling instructor at a circus school and had recently moved to an apartment in the former East Berlin. There was still a long wait to get a phone installed, and cell phones were just becoming popular, so I had no phone. My East-Ger

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Impressive short (41 sec) video of man catching baseball while hold baby and beer - 28 days ago

This is the most impressive physical feat I've seen in a long time. Odd, given that many of friends are professional jugglers. A man catches a baseball while hold a beer in one hand and a baby in the other arm. Todd's humbled keyboard

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Re: Craigslist, Nextdoor & FB Marketplace rant - 4 weeks ago

QuoteRobert M Todd's, The first situation, shame on the seller. The second situation, can't say I blame the seller for leaving. I wouldn't be a fan of showing up at a location and then having to wait another ten minutes for someone to arrive. I'd've set an agreed upon time at the new location and both the seller and I arrive at that time and allow for five to ten minutes in the event of an une

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Re: Craigslist, Nextdoor & FB Marketplace rant - 4 weeks ago

My experience with a few sellers on Facebook Marketplace has been flaky. Had pre-arranged a meeting. Texted a person to say I was leaving now (twenty-minute walk) to purchase an item. When I arrived, seller was not there. Another time I offered to purchase some used books. Seller cancelled the first meeting. For the second meeting, the seller agreed to text me when he was at a new location jus

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Re: seeking name of indie film from the '70s or '80s - 4 weeks ago

Correction. It was just large, plastic animals (elephant, rhino, etc.) not fiberglass dinosaurs. Scroll to 2:265:30 to see the scene. from the film. thanks again, Todd's keyboard

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Re: seeking name of indie film from the '70s or '80s - 4 weeks ago

Sherman's March sound right. Now, I'm embarrassed I could not remember the name. thanks, T's kb

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seeking name of indie film from the '70s or '80s - 4 weeks ago

Might anyone remember the title of an indie film from the '70s or '80s? It was an autobiographical movie about the filmmaker's dates with different women in the southeast US. One scene shows him meeting and going out with his date's guy friends to move fiberglass dinosaurs around in the forest. thanks, Todd's forgetful keyboard

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Re: FWIW: A huge sytematic review has found no link between vaccines and autism... - 5 weeks ago

Former medical doctor Andrew Wakefield presented fraudulent research linking the MMR vaccine and autism that was published by The Lancet in 1998. The research was later debunked. Sadly, the rising ability of the Internet to spread false and misleading information amplified this hoax. Todd's wishes-he-could-trade-his keyboard for a surfboard in this heat wave

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Re: Tough to be a kid (iow, man I'm old!) - 5 weeks ago

How much is a tooth worth these days? Todd's wondering-how-children-were-able-sleep-knowing-a-fairy-was-coming-to-steal-tooth board

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Did HyperCard morph into anything that is useful today? - 6 weeks ago

Some years back, I fired up an old Macbook (or maybe an iBook) that could run HyperCard and manually ported a database of birthdays into a current version Calendar. Did HyperCard morph into anything that people find useful today? thanks, Todd's where-are-the-clicks-of-yesterday board

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Re: Ohio Woman - 6 weeks ago

My first thought (completely unsubstantiated) is high-volume restaurant chains monitor inventory so closely that dispensing less-than-full cups would appear as some sort of problem. Todd's newly-named, "Clackery Taylor" mechanical keyboard

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Re: MR Forum "Tips" - 6 weeks ago

A friend who used to be a clown with Ringling Brothers (comes with being a juggler) told me to never walk past the lion cage in clown makeup. The story is that lions hate clowns and will pee on them. The only recourse after that is to burn the costume. Todd's tall keyboard (but I believe it)

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math puzzler from "The Guardian" - 6 weeks ago

A Facebook friend posted this puzzle from The Guardian. A friend chooses a random a card from a standard deck of 52 cards and keeps this card concealed. You have to guess which of the 52 cards it is. Before your guess, you can ask your friend one of the following three questions: - is the card red? - is the card a face card? (Jack, Queen or King) - is the card the ace of spades? Your

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Re: Catalytic Converter Thief: The Sequel - 6 weeks ago

QuoteRolando In Texas, you can shoot some one for stealing your car. Dragging the perp...yeah that's hate. (snip) In an operant-conditioning sense, I suppose shooting someone in the leg while that person is in the act of stealing would be considered negative reinforcement. (An uncomfortable environment exists while the behavior manifests. As soon as the behavior stops, the environment changes

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Re: Adobe just dropped M1 native LR classic, Illustrator and InDesign ... - 7 weeks ago

Contranyms (or contronyms) - words that mean their opposites sanction - to give permission and to not allow cleave - to cut into two and to join together etc. Todd's anti-keyboard

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Re: Wow, iTunes syncing really sucks now doesn't it... How do you sync your library now? - 8 weeks ago

Good question. I gave up. A friend donated her old, mid-2010 MacBook Pro to me for just this purpose. (She no longer needed it. My new Mac Mini can't deal with my iPod Shuffle or custom, iPod 240gb.) The other reason for the older MBP is the Firewire port. Still have a bunch of old videos I need to digitize. Todd's ancient keyboard

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Re: Texas woman/mother: there's so much wrong in just the title of this article - 8 weeks ago

I'm confused. Was it a black dog? T's clicking-clackity

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Re: PDF Expert won't keep imported png file visible - 2 months ago

Hmm, tried a reboot. (with crossed fingers) Didn't work. Just built the page I needed in Apple's Pages, converted the finished page to a pdf, and inserted that entire new page into the larger pdf. thanks again, T's at-least-its-done keyboard

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PDF Expert won't keep imported png file visible - 2 months ago

While I can import a png file into a document in PDF Expert, I can't make it stay visible. In PDF Editing Tools I can choose Image and import a png. It's cropped and centered. Great. When I click anywhere else on the page—so the imported png box is no longer highlighted—the graphic disappears. Click back over the graphic—even though there is no indication a graphic is there—and it r

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Re: Texas woman/mother: there's so much wrong in just the title of this article - 2 months ago

Yesterday, based on several news events involving guns, my wife and I had a serious discussion about whether we ever want to visit the US again. This is quite a change from several years ago when she talked about wanting to buy a vacation property there. Todd's ex-pat keyboard

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Re: PSA: remember to backup your drives! - 2 months ago

QuotePeterW You’re not choosing the wrong format; you’re choosing the wrong drive. Throw #4 into the trash and get a new one. While I suspect this may be the best strategy, I've just done some more sleuthing. I switched the position of drive 4 so it is not connected via a hub with the other drive and three peripherals attached. Drive 4 is now connected directly to one of the Mac Mini US

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Re: PSA: remember to backup your drives! - 2 months ago

Timely advice. I've using two drives with Time Machine to automatically back up my main hard drive. No problems. As an extra bit of security, I also have a third external hard drive to store my working documents. I use ChronSync to manually back up contents from the third hard drive to a fourth drive. (Drives are cheap. My files are not.) A few weeks ago, ChronoSync failed to back up th

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Re: One of life's greatest small pleasures... - 2 months ago

Was it this forum that exposed me to Funranium Labs and Black Blood of the Earth coffee? Not a coffee drinker, it's an interesting web site. I ordered a sample pack for my wife. She never really gave me any feedback. This is from someone who has two Nespresso machines, one at home and another at work. Personally, I was not even tempted to try a taste. (I've also spent a week at a Las-Vegas

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Re: I know you’ve been wondering. But the yellow Jewish deathcamp stars with “Not Vaccinated” on it are FINALLY available. (No. I’m not joking.) - 2 months ago

I'm probably dense... Didn't the designer this spell "educated" incorrectly? Todd's new keyboard (From a recommendation in previous thread, I'm now clicking and clacking away at a Matias Tactile Pro. I have a suspicion that I'll probably buy a used MS 4000 keyboard and a Macally Super-Duper Slim something to compare—and an occasional rest for my ears.)

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