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Re: Africa at 40 - Today

QuoteJoeM I love Africa and Roseanne primarily because of Jeff Porcaro’s drum parts. He’s one of a few drummers I could sit and listen to with him simply playing by himself. I found this clip with Porcaro very interesting...and of course impressive.

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Re: on Moonlight Bay?!.....'Moonlighting' TV show creator teases huge announcement on Wednesday.... - Today

I really liked that show. I particularly got a kick out of the Atomic Shakespeare episode.

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The recent Tua incident... - Yesterday

...prompted me to just watch that terrific FRONTLINE documentary League Of Denial Hard to believe it was broadcast nine years ago. I have to admit enjoying the 2015 movie Concussion but I'm not ready to watch anything with Will Smith again just yet.

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Re: online contact forms - Yesterday

Quotemodelamac Just take a screenshot of the completed form(s), or print the page(s) to pdf after completion. You will then label and file that for the future. Often you are asked to create a User name and Password in that process, so making a copy helps your memory. Yes, I often do that, usually just to help me remember what exactly I wrote. But if I forgot to do that before I hit that Submi

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online contact forms - Yesterday

I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but would love to be proven wrong. If I fill out an online Contact Form on a company's website, is there (wouldn't it be great if there were) a way to have that show up in my Sent box as a sent email? Sometimes it would be nice to have a record of having sent it, if only to be sure it did in fact go out. Oftentimes, I'll just send the company an email with a

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If not just simple math, what am I missing here? - 2 days ago

I don't understand. It can't even be attributed to laziness, because there's no real research involved; these are right next to one another. The scarier thing is that I could be missing something painfully obvious. Otherwise, why would someone spend more money (albeit only a little) for less product?

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Re: Where to get metal wall plate with text, 3/4”x3” - 2 days ago

Check your local mall (if there still is one) for a Things Remembered kiosk. Looks like simple ones that size are around $5 ea., but you can google for codes for a discount.

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Re: Okay, ready for a dumb auto-pay question? - 3 days ago

Thanks for the replies. I assume they're doing it electronically and not with a physical check going through the mail. That's my assumption, too, as the only other current bill I pay through the bank (local water bill) makes it a point to say it will be paid by a paper check, and they won't do it unless I've allowed 7 days for it to process. Which is why it struck me odd that it looks l

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Re: Okay, ready for a dumb auto-pay question? - 3 days ago

Thanks. Thinking about mortgage, too. Again, just for convenience sake since it's a fixed amount.

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Okay, ready for a dumb auto-pay question? - 3 days ago

Since we decided to go with budget billing for our utility bills this season, I was going to set up auto-pay just for the convenience of it. I had been paying it monthly through the utility's website and just doing it on the date it's due. Not a problem, and utilities are generally good about not caring if it's a day late. The only downside (and in this case I don't think it really is) is that I'

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Re: Tesla AI Day Live Presentation Beginning (Tesla Bot) - 3 days ago

I'm more impressed with Boston Dynamics' Atlas.

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Re: Be careful, new PayPal Scam out there. I tested the waters for you (but didn't take the bait, LOL) - 4 days ago

Jeebus, that's pretty slick. The only thing that caught my eye was the phone number on the "Invoice" if you want to dispute. That number 888-928-4066 has nothing to do with Paypal that I can see.

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Re: How long do you keep old Messages for? - 5 days ago

Well, alrighty then. Thanks. I thought i might have been one of the only weirdos who never deleted.

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How long do you keep old Messages for? - 5 days ago

Sorry I ended that sentence with a preposition, but whatever. Just curious. My iCloud Backup is still in okay shape, but I see that the biggest culprit is my Messages with just under 2GB in the backup. I know that I've referenced older messages on more than one occasion, but if I want to clean them up, my only options for keeping them are 30 days, 1 year and Forever. There's a long time betwee

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I never really thought about it, but today I learned... - 5 days ago

...how those beach banners towed by airplanes actually get airborne. Not quite the same as taking off and landing a jet on an aircraft carrier, but still kind of cool. (scroll down the page a little to see the video)

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Re: ouch! - 5 days ago

meep meep

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Re: I haven't laughed so loud in a long time. - 5 days ago

Interesting, yes. Fascinating, yes. But I was in (even more) pain as soon as he 'assumed the position'. Yikes.

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Re: Guess who is complaining about the Special Master - 5 days ago

It really wasn't that far off, both stories were about exposing an ass Very nicely done. ;)

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Paypal Return Shipping going away. - 7 days ago

I'm sure I'm not the only one who received this email today. Paypal Return Shipping going away. Our Return Shipping on Us service is coming to an end. Starting November 27th, 2022, PayPal will no longer provide free return shipping labels or refunds for return shipping costs. Just so I'm clear, this has nothing to do with Amazon free returns or ebay if a seller offers free returns, right?

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I don't think this needs to be on the other side. - 7 days ago

Is b!tching about government waste automatically relegated to 'over there'? In this instance, it's Medicare...again. Well, Medicare by way of Medicare Advantage. I just received two pieces of snail mail today from Blue Cross Blue Shield (of Massachusetts). In each envelope was one page of Explanation of Benefits and six pages of waste in the form of: • otherwise blank sheet with my name a

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Re: Well, you Gildan t-shirt fans were right. - 8 days ago

Quotegadje can you buy these online or do you need to walk into a BM store? It says Free Shipping on order of $49+, so I'd say yeah.

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Re: Have to replace all 4 tires? - 8 days ago

Yeah, it stinks. We've had Subarus in the past and we know going in that's a strong possibility. The hope is that there are enough miles on them that one can justify getting four new ones when trouble happens. More often than not, these are time-is-of-the-essence decisions, but you may get lucky and find a single tire of the exact same make and model and similar mileage and age on Craigslist,

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Well, you Gildan t-shirt fans were right. - 8 days ago

After the discussion/poll from about a month ago, I decided to give Gildan t-shirts from Michael's a try. Much better fit than the Hanes I bought, especially after a washing. Two of the Hanes shrunk so much in length, they'll be donated. The other four will probably go that way after a couple more washings. I bought two Gildan in Large and two in Extra Large since I never know how a particular ma

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Re: in search of: Best low-profile, full size (with keypad) Mac keyboard (wired or wireless) - 8 days ago

If you can get over buying from Walmart (third-party seller, actually), you may like one of these for $19.99 with free shipping. I bought a very similar one 7 months ago and it's still going strong. In fact, because mine was only $12.99 I went and bought another once I received the first. They've gone up in price a bit, and I no longer see the exact one I bought, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy an

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Re: followup to the followup (gas tank) - 10 days ago

Pop for a touchup bottle of 'matching' top coat, and optionally, clear coat. Mask off everything, then sand the afflicted area, prime it, then touch up, optionally add some clear coat. Then buff smooth. That should last many years before needing to do it again, if it ever comes to that. Then ignore it. ---------- Dang it, RAM. You're making too much sense. In fact, that's pretty m

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Re: charging via usb into charger vs powered hub - 10 days ago

Yes, thanks. After giving it further thought, I decided to plug the HA directly into AC power and use the one dedicated charge port on the hub for the watch.

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Re: charging via usb into charger vs powered hub - 10 days ago

Thank you, both. I kinda thought it would be okay, but wanted some more experienced opinions. The only other devices plugged into the hub are a DVD player that's rarely used, and my Time Machine backup drive. And the ports all have individual on/off switches.

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charging via usb into charger vs powered hub - 10 days ago

The subject pretty much says it all. In addition to the new Apple Watch, I also happened to recently get some new rechargeable hearing aids. The HA came with a charger and usb cable that plugs into it. The watch of course had no charger. I just received my usb-c to usb adapters, so that's no longer a problem. But it got me thinking. Does it make any difference whether I recharge a device by:

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Re: And this is why I wait a while before updating. - 10 days ago

Thanks, rich in distress. If I recall correctly, I believe I was still on 14.6.1. I had been thinking about going to 15 if only to get rid of that pesky red reminder, but there was nothing I'd read about the update that made me feel like it would benefit me. Nothing I used regularly was prompting me to update yet. Again, I had no intention of even getting an Apple Watch, so that wasn't a factor.

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Re: Okay, an Apple Watch band question. - 10 days ago

Thanks, Michael. I had seen the first ones you linked, but not those velcro bands in the second link. That looks like a good option.

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