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Facebook Hates Elderly and Poor

In the on-going saga of Facebook foul-ups, they now have decided anyone opening a new account must give their cellphone number and text message the confirmation. Most elderly do not have cellphones, and the few who do aren’t into texting. … Continue reading

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Meta: Blogging Under Copyright Attack (Updated)

One of the ways in which the free Internet is being shut down is frivolous copyright lawsuits against bloggers. Keep in mind I don’t support Ron Paul; though of all the politicians I know he comes closest to my position, … Continue reading

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Fear Itself

It’s not so much the fear mongering, but the mongering of false fears. That is, stirring up excitement over things which don’t exist (like Iran’s nuclear weapons) or which don’t matter (gay marriage). But the politics of fear is the … Continue reading

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Whipping Boy Theatrics

It’s like a play, up on the stage. He sneaks up, making sure only the proprietor is oblivious, while his audience watches. After snagging his prize, he runs away, hooting and hollering as he stuffs it in his mouth. It’s … Continue reading

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Medium Destroys the Message

A friend sent a link for me to read. I clicked. The page loaded, then immediately the whole thing was blocked by a Flash window. I couldn’t read the content nor close the window. Granted, I had Flashblock in place, … Continue reading

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I Won’t Do Facebook

At one time I had a Facebook account. It was a  bad move. The only reason I have a computer is communications. My first and deepest need regarding computers is writing. That was my first and primary use for one … Continue reading

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This Is What Scares Me in Oklahoma

Either they are completely stupid, or testing some kind of Orwellian mass control scheme. The other day on our local TV news channels, which I watch only so I know what lies are being promoted by the establishment, there was … Continue reading

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JavaScript Still a Mistake

In my research, I read an awful lot of sites I really don’t recommend. Most of them for the content, but a few have infuriating use of JavaScript (AKA JScript or ECMAScript). Some sites are run by technicians who clearly … Continue reading

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Firefox Container Never Closes

The most recent release of Firefox browser contains a new technology which was supposed to help with the way FlashPlayer, Silverlight and Quicktime runs inside the browser. It’s new and sometimes kinda shaky on Windows, at least. Since so many … Continue reading

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Unix Tools on Windows

I still had my old XP license, so I installed it on my spare hard drive. The reason I care at all is, as everyone knows, drivers. Linux drivers for some things are just great, but even HP can’t create … Continue reading

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