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Re: I miss Newton - Today

Has science discovered a cure for Witzelsucht? I've missed not having a Newton for several decades. (link shows several ads for Apple's Newton) Todd's rarely bored with these keys

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Re: thought for the day - 2 days ago

This way to the egress.

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Re: How come we didn't need Pre-School? - 5 days ago

Previous generations did not need college (nor any school, for that matter). Society seems to have a trend towards lengthening the number of years at both ends of childhood. For many professions today, an undergraduate degree is not enough to begin a career. Todd's school key board

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Re: Seeking alternative to Dreamweaver - 8 days ago

I always thought that Parallels allowed a user to run a virtual Windows operating system. This could be a great workaround.Can Parallels also let a user run a previous Mac OS? Is there some other way to run a previous version virtually? I'm not on it now, and the Mac Mini (I believe) is the last version before the M1 models. thanks, Todd's nostalgic keyboard

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Seeking alternative to Dreamweaver - 8 days ago

Built my first web sites using Claris Home Page. Switched to Adobe's GoLive after buying an early Creative Suite package. Reluctantly switched again after Adobe replaced GoLive with Dreamweaver. The version of Dreamweaver that came with CS 5.5 won't work with my newer Mac Mini. So far, I have not been able to successfully install my CS 5.5 on a donated Macbook Pro (circa 2010). Am currently us

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Re: On the Group W bench... - 9 days ago

That does sound like a wonderful Thanksgiving. I spent most of the day trying to find a dump that was open. Who knew? Todd's cutting board

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Re: For those who still eat pasta... - 9 days ago

Wow, I thought the only reason to add salt to the water (to boil pasta) was to increase the molarity and raise the boiling point A higher boiling point meant less time to cook. Never thought that the salt content of the pasta would increase. Todd's unseasoned, pinch-me keyboard

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Re: exporting InDesign-created card to pdf shrinks image - 17 days ago

Indeed, "Scale to fit" was checked in the Print Dialog Box. Unchecking that and setting scale to 100% gets the results I expected. Our local school board has a print department that accepts private orders. They can professionally print and cut the two-up cards on glossy white paper (and provide envelopes) for a bit less than Costco or other commercial printers. The professional cutti

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Re: exporting InDesign-created card to pdf shrinks image - 17 days ago

Folks, Thanks for the advice. I'll be able to investigate further when I'm back from work (and on the "home" keyboard. Worst case scenario, I assume I'll be able to re-construct this year's card in Pages. thanks again, Todd's other keyboard

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Re: exporting InDesign-created card to pdf shrinks image - 17 days ago

QuoteRobert M Todd, Maybe try using the OS's built-in PDF creation feature and print to PDF instead of exporting it to PDF and then printing? Not a perfect and likely more of a jerry-rigged solution but it may work for you. Robert Hmm, it's not allowed. I'm getting the message, "The Save as PDF option in the Printer dialog is not supported." Trying to remember how InDesign w

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exporting InDesign-created card to pdf shrinks image - 17 days ago

Once a year, I try to remember how to use InDesign to create a holiday card. Every year, the card is ganged two-up for an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. I set up grid lines so the cover of the card has a 1/4 inch margin on all four sides. This takes into account the fold. For an image that is oriented vertically, the fold is at 4.25. On the horizontal axis, the image starts at 4.5 and ends at 8.2

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Re: doing anyhting different for Tday this year? - 20 days ago

In Canada, Thanksgiving is in October. We ordered a couple of Thanksgiving-dinner pies from a local pie shop. Imagine a turkey dinner baked in a pie, and you have the idea. The turkey-dinner pie went over quite well. My wife has volunteered to pick up and deliver six turkey-dinner pies for various friends and family on the island for Christmas. Todd's condiment board

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Re: Rant: Landlords and Cleaning Deposits - 28 days ago

Oh, my neighbor was quite okay with it. He determined the -$65 from his cleaning deposit wasn't worth the time/energy to either clean the drapes himself (or pay someone else). The landlord did include a laughably-small amount of interest on the remainder of the cleaning deposit. (I think it was under $10 for a deposit that was held for well over ten years.) Good memory. I sold the house in Poi

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Only my right thumb uses the space bar - 28 days ago

Should anyone have asked me (last week) if I used both of my thumbs for pressing the space bar, I would have answered, "Of course." Was I naive. Recently, the keyboard began imparting two spaces (about 20% of the time) when I pressed the space bar. This gave me ample opportunity to type various texts (while adjusting the Keyboard settings in System Preferences). I noticed that I

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Rant: Landlords and Cleaning Deposits - 28 days ago

My neighbor on the island recently gave up his apartment in the city. He lived in the apartment until he retired and kept it as a convenience for over ten years after he moved to the island. The landlord gave him the option of cleaning the drapes or not getting back $65 of his cleaning deposit. The neighbor opted to not get back the $65. A previous landlord of mine explained to me that if a

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Re: need some espionage film suggestions - 30 days ago

My memory of The IPCRESS File was pleasant enough to watch it again a couple of years back. I was not disappointed. Todd's gourmet board

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Re: Math problem with exponents and radicals - 5 weeks ago

Folks, Thanks for the feedback. This is a high school for adults. The course are all self-paced, individual study. The adult students are either taking classes to get a high-school diploma for the first time or are upgrading courses they need to get into specific programs in colleges or universities. thanks again^2, T's kb

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Math problem with exponents and radicals - 5 weeks ago

The math teacher has been out with the flu. Normally an English teacher, I'm trying to help students with their math questions. The 5th root of 8 squared times the 5th root of 8 cubed is? My approach is to rewrite the first part as 8 to 2/5 and the second part as 8 to the 3/5. In that format, I can add the two fractional exponents to get 8 to the 5/5. 5/5 is 1, so 8 to the first power is

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Re: Hot Dog Etiquette From The National Hot Dog And Sausage Council - 5 weeks ago

There haven't been enough mentions of Chicago-style hot dogs. Personally, I'm partial to the psychedelic-green relish. Todd's drag-it-through-the-garden board

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Re: Crazy Bridges - Don't Look Down - 7 weeks ago

An offshoot of the San Francisco Suicide Club was the Bridge Club. Participants were invited to reimagine large urban structures (such as the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges) as playground equipment. One night, after seeing Animal House with some friends and housemates, I was informed that the plan was not to go straight home. Instead, we climbed up the SF-tower of the SF-Oak

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Re: The Absolutely Stupidest Airline Freakout Of The Week - 7 weeks ago

Have none of you seen "Inglourious Basterds" and/or forgotten about the hazards of old film stock? Todd's some-letters-stickkkkk keyboard

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Re: Phrases you have heard that amuse you - 2 months ago

"Merthiolate" is what my mother calls, "Mercurochrome." Todd's confused keyboard

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Re: Friday Funnies - 2 months ago

Recent responses by the airline industry to increased incidence of fights among passengers include (but are not limited to): First, business, and coach seating, re-designated as heavy, middle, and bantam sections. Delta is merging with MMA to form Delta Force. Boarding areas to be reconfigured into octagons. Instead of peanuts and warm towels, flight attendants to hand out smelling sa

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Any thoughts on how to commission (and price) an ambigram? - 2 months ago

As I understand it, ambigrams are words that work both right-side-up and up-side-down. Ambigrams can either be the same word(s) or read differently (depending on the orientation). (BTW, I may not completely understand the concept. It might be a different term than ambigram if the flipped version is the same message or a different message.) Here's a web site that generates ambigrams on the fly.

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Re: Robinhood Financial settlement - ‘payment for order flow’ - 2 months ago

Way back in '89 - '90 I was a flipper in Wall Street. A friend had become a millionaire by buying stocks on the Initial Public Offering (IPO) and selling them the same day. Usually, IPO stocks were priced so they could pop up a dollar or three on the opening. For some reason, it made everyone feel good. This was before the Internet was in wide use. My friend paid about $500/month for a satelli

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Re: Seeking advice future purchase of an electric bicycle, motorcycle, or scooter - 2 months ago

Thanks for the advice. (And, please, keep it coming.) Yes, British Columbia makes distinctions between classes of two-wheeled vehicles. Some low-speed versions do not require a special license, registration, or insurance. Those considerations are definitely on my to-look-at list. Like Gareth's friend, I assume we will include some sort of liability insurance as part of our homeowners' polic

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Seeking advice future purchase of an electric bicycle, motorcycle, or scooter - 2 months ago

My wife and I are planning to retire to one of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia later this year (or early next year). I'd like to give up one of our two cars and replace it with a pair of electric two-wheelers. The current preference is for a Vespa-like, electric scooter with a trunk attached to the back to hold small amounts of groceries and what-not. I'm assuming the offerings are cha

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Re: New Zealand Cops Arrest Men Entering Locked-Down City With ‘Large Amounts’ of Illicit KFC - 2 months ago

A friend is a former MLA from the Northwest Territories in Canada. He told me a popular campaign tactic was to fly in buckets of KFC from Yellowknife to smaller towns and villages and distribute chicken to attendees. Todd's finger-tappin' keyboard

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Re: Minnesota dept of public safety is trying not to shoot you - 2 months ago

IIRC, California used to require vehicles to have the registration paper displayed in a viewable spot. It was common to have the registration taped to the steering column or on the dash, visible through the window. The law was changed when folks realized that the vehicle owners' names and addresses were on display. As a child, I was once spotted by mall security entering (by myself) my parent

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Re: Landslide victory for Gov Newsom, recall fails - 2 months ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! QuoteTodd's keyboard When I lived in the city in the mid-eighties, friends would distinguish between the city of San Francisco and the county of San Francisco. The difference was usually that I lived in the county (outer Richmond and outer Sunset), while they lived in the city (Presidio, Noe Valley, and Upper Market). Todd's foggy keyboard My understanding has alway been th

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