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I want to suggest a word to Apple for Apple Music - "pre buffering".Apple music just collapses into gaps and pauses if connectivity is less than Cupertino perfection.
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Oh, our magnificent US medical insurance system.When the tale left off I had just discovered that United Health care had effectively (and silently) cancelled my Medicare Advantage by shifting things...
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Bad day - not only am I not covered by the medical insurance I am paying for (I was sent packing from Urgent Care and told to go to the ER because I did not have the physical card they never sent.)But...
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Oh, I forgot to mention this sign of confidence I spotted while waiting in our one and only ER...
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We just got a TV with the Google code (rather than the Roku code) inside.In a word: don't do it!!The thing won't hold a wifi signal and often needs to be power cycled to regain it. It's visually like...
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Still near the top of my list of strange events of 2024:When we went to Texas in April (to try to view the solar eclipse), the very first words we heard after crossing the border into Texas were...
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We have been making yearly contributions to the Carter Center for several years.They do good work.I hope they do not have to examine our upcoming November election.The Carter Center deserves our...
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These last two weeks have forcefully taught me that: - The US medical insurance system does not care whether I live or die. - Doctors and medical workers are often the greatest and most caring of...
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Given that the R-party steals, without paying, the copyrighted music owned by others I wonder how long before we see even more actions like this, but against various campaigns, particularly that of...
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Would it not be a good time for Biden - who is still President - to use his new found immunity as well as his existing Article II powers to sent the Army Corps of Engineers to Texas with instructions...
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Were I a Nevada official with the authority to do so I would IMMEDIATELY shut this down as a danger to health and safety.As a lawyer I would begin drafting civil complaints claiming that the...
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I hate to say it, but this is a smart political move by TFG. I agree that social security benefits ought not to be taxed.The taxation was put into place by R. "Ogre" Reagan as a way to sneak...
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Fixed the WiFi system on our brand new TCL TV.Turns out that TCL has really bad WiFi hardware/software that has trouble with an SSID that is presented on more than one frequency band (2.4.ghz, 5ghz,...
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Reminders:Tomorrow, August 6, is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.September 15 is Birmingham Sunday. With the rise in racism and white nationalism I certainly hope that Kamala attends the...
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OK Neil, if you think there are too many laws I've got a solution for you:Quit your present job and run for Congress. You know, that's where they make (and repeal) laws - it is called "the...
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Sheesh, TFG's airplane lands 100 miles short of the destination - so he hires another airplane rather than driving. An in so doing he cost more CO2, more time, more $$ - basically to feed its already...
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A bunch of us are gathering to go see The Importance of Being Earnest at Santa Cruz Shakespeare.So my wife is making a Minnesota Tim Walz dessert - bars. I am afraid of the risk of sugar shock!And I...
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