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  • DO IT! I want to see them explain why the number of contrails hasn't decreased.

  • I'm the 4th grade I took some Crayola markers and connected them end to end. I was up to 3 when I was sent to stand outside in the hall.

  • When I click in the search-box in the titlebar, Outlook freezes for about 5 seconds.

    You can't cut and paste an appointment.

    I tried making a template the other day. I was successful, but it's multiple clicks whenever I want to use it. There's no way to customize the ribbon and add a button to use my new template.

  • And Musk spent millions of dollars to get him elected. Someone tell Elon this isn't the flex he thinks it is.

  • A noisy room full of people talking.

  • There is a local "rock" station I started listening to when I moved into the area. Their playlist was limited, and I quickly realized they would play the exact same songs at almost the exact same time every day. I think the weekend was the only time I ever heard any recent music.

    I drove a lot, so I subscribed to XM. That was super nice, but pretty soon I noticed the same thing. I switched channels a lot, then started listening to a talk channel because I tired of the same songs. (O&A, Ron & Fez, fuck you Anthony you racist piece of shit...)

    I dumped XM, started listening to podcasts. And I expanded my music library 10-fold through the wonders of privateering.

    Recently I was outside at lunchtime, and someone was sitting in their car listening to that same old local "rock" station. And they are still playing the same garbage songs at pretty much the same exact time every day.

  • A VPN won't be useful because you'll have to login to the Usenet server. But (someone please tell me if I'm wrong) I've never heard of anyone getting busted downloading stuff from newsgroups.

  • Sure, but if I tell you the month, you still know what part of the year it is. If it's sunny, or if it's rainy must mean something to you.

  • Because the month tells me more about how far in the future something is. If I have an appointment on the 12th of July, there's not much information in knowing it's on the 12th. 12th of what? But it's in July, so between 1 and 2 months in the future. If I need more info, then I'll pay attention to the day. So in order of information given.

    Historical dates are similar, except I really just need (roughly) the year, and then a month if that's relevant. Knowing the exact date of a historical event is just showing off. But if you know the month, you know what season it was, what the weather was probably like. Was it planting/growing/harvest time? You can guess at a lot of things with just the month.

  • There was another imam that said men must have beards because clean-shaven men were woman-like and a temptation for other men.

  • If you don't find a solution for this, there is an app on the play store named

    Bluetooth Audio Connect Widget

    It lets you create widgets for your Bluetooth devices that can connect/disconnect with just a tap of the widget.

  • A TV show shouldn't be required watching to understand what's going on in the next "big blockbuster". If they have to be "in universe", make those about street level, 3rd tier heroes. Nobody knew who Peacemaker was 10 years ago, and it's one of the best.

  • Of course. The vast majority of people don't think about GIGO, and have been conditioned to think that a computer will always give you the right answer.

  • Yeah, I can't say for sure. Where I work, the health insurance is 'self-funded', so they're always bitching about medical costs. It just feels like UnitedHealthCare would use different terminology for policy payouts. Like "unforeseen business costs" or some corporate doublespeak like that.

  • What a stupid, stupid, stupid design for a 'space' bomber. Just utterly stupid. I can't say stupid enough.

  • It probably requires a subscription to a Usenet provider. ISPs used to provide this service in the states, but I haven't seen that in a long time. Search for USENET PROVIDER or NEWSGROUP PROVIDER to find a service.

    You'll need a service that has 'binary' groups. It will also need to provide access to specific groups that people use for games. There are many, many binary groups, and not all providers give you access to all the groups (for good reasons). Something with 'gamez' or 'warez' in the group title is a good start.

    You'll need newsreader software. I used Forte Agent back in the day. I'm sure there are better readers out there now. It should have NZB support, and PAR file support is important (you'll want to look up those terms to learn about them).

    Usenet is more complicated than torrenting, but I wouldn't bother with a VPN on Usenet. Since you'll have a login for access, a VPN wouldn't help. But in this case the law enforcement target would be the Usenet provider, not the users.