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Today, 09:40 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

I like Saturdays because my Mom doesn’t have to do any working from home and we can go on nature walks together. Today we went to a county park I...

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Today, 09:17 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm a Philistine. When I see Peewee, I think Total Annihilation and nothing else. https://totalannihilation.fandom.com/wiki/Peewee

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Today, 08:16 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

This really bugs me. This monstrosity is a current cover image for the Heinlein book Have Spacesuit — Will Travel: ...

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Today, 08:04 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Your current weather? in Off-Topic Babbling

Nice and sunny out, nice day for the auction didn't have to put a coat on afterwards to pack the truck. Now time to go out do some reading and wait...

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Today, 07:47 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Leave a Random Fact II: Baby Got Fact. in Fun-n-Games

Gene Roddenberry wrote the script for 24 episodes of the Western series Have Gun - Will Travel which I only know about because it inspired the title...

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Today, 07:17 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Strikethrough option missing? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Ah. I looked at it more, and it is there, just not with bold, italics and underline. Look on the third line to the far right.

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Today, 07:10 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Had to measure it. 74WPM without typos. In English on AZERTY.

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Today, 07:04 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Strikethrough option missing? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Thanky...I figured the coding option was still available, I was just curious why the icon / function was removed from the Advanced editing panel.

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Today, 07:02 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm just an engineer, doing the things that engineers do. But one time I had to replace the guy who was writing a fat manual for us because he had...

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Today, 06:55 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Strikethrough option missing? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Even if it isn’t, it is easy to do with bbcode. Here’s the same text with noparse: Even if it isn’t, it is easy to do with bbcode.

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Today, 06:39 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

This one didn't really "amuse" me, but it certainly intrigues me. I have a mouse trap on the attic. Standard model (with a blunt bar, not a blade)....

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Today, 06:36 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

To sell the solution, you have to become the problem.

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Today, 06:35 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread Adventures in DIY in Off-Topic Babbling

Only one way to find out how important that is. :D

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Today, 06:34 PM

schlaugh started a thread Strikethrough option missing? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

At one time, not that long ago, the editing panel contained a strikethrough option; highlight a text string, select the icon, and voila, your text...

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Today, 06:23 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Very interesting but that music is annoying (for others, there’s no dialogue so it can just be silenced).

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Today, 06:08 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I first learned at home on the two typewriters I mentioned earlier, then took a class in high school, and similarly was the only guy in the class. ...

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Today, 05:26 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I never received formal typing instruction but I amped up my WPM out of necessity by composing news stories, on deadline, on old manual and later...

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Today, 05:16 PM

Cougar replied to a thread Popular Astronomy/Astrophysics Books in Astronomy

Have you read these? These are good ones: Einstein's Telescope; the hunt for dark matter and dark energy in the Universe -- Evalyn Gates ...

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Today, 05:10 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

Yep, me too, but I'll wait for the re-runs; that's too danged early for me. I heard a portion of a press conference given this week by members of...

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Today, 04:27 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Thick cut, bone-in pork chops; lightly cured in my favorite brine; smoked; then quickly seared. It's about time to do this again.

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Today, 04:05 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

I watched part of Invasion. It had promise, and if it continued I certainly would have given it more time, but I got a bit more careful of shows...

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Today, 03:59 PM

Jim replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

"If you were using this, you wouldn't be seeing this."

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Today, 03:57 PM

Jim replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

The story I heard for the QWERT layout is just the opposite. When you place your hand and fingers over the key board, the most frequently used...

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Today, 03:48 PM

Jim replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

I remember that one. And enjoyed it. Oh, well.

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Today, 03:00 PM

Gillianren replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

I'm watching LA Story, one of my favourite movies but not one I'd watch around the kids because there's too much I'd have to explain.

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Today, 02:56 PM

Gillianren replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

The city in which I went to high school is still seeing declining cases. Their ICU was, last I heard, completely empty of Covid patients. My...

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Today, 02:48 PM

Gillianren replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

Indeed, I meant 1. Nothing would convince you that you're wrong about 2 because you are objectively correct. I do, however, find it telling that...

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Today, 02:45 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Latest Starship Prototype SN11 Explodes in mid-air, Raining Debris on the Launch Site in Universe Today

Shame about the fog, though.

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Today, 02:44 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Adventures in DIY in Off-Topic Babbling

With carbide inserts on the blade!

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Today, 02:44 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

Ah, I see. I used to read UFO books but after I became disillusioned with all the tall tales and evidence free conspiracy theories, I lost interest....

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