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Garmin down: why the outage, is it to do with ransomware and what can you do? | TechRadar

barjoe comments on Jul 25, 2020:

This is real and this is seriously fucked up $10 Million https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/07/25/will-garmin-pay-10m-ransom-to-end-two-day-outage/

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

For those of us with the fitness tracker, it's isn't that serious. For pilots, oy! That is critical. Somebody at Garmin got lazy and now it is going to cost them a bundle. I'm having bad luck with fitness trackers, but seriously this is more than bad luck for Garmin.

Elflocks ELF-lahks Part of speech: plural noun Origin: Old English, late 16th century 1: A ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 25, 2020:

Never heard of elflock lol.. Is it from a novel?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

as it is from the late 16th century, the old folks were full of folk tales of the wee little people.

My harvest today.

glennlab comments on Jul 25, 2020:

Nice crop, I bet they are already gone.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

Not yet! The cherry tomatoes will go in salads this week, and the other tomatoes will become sauce eventually.

My harvest today.

Zoohome comments on Jul 24, 2020:

It almost feels like you could had arranged in a way to look like an art piece. Looks delicious

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

I had a comment from a FB friend that is an art teacher that it was well composed. I literally pulled them out of the sink after I washed them and put them on the drying mat. Then scrunched them together to get a picture with no counter showing. A very lucky shot!

My harvest today.

MarkWD comments on Jul 24, 2020:

Nice photo. Enjoy! We just finished my first gazpacho of the season. What will you do with yours?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

The cherry tomatoes will go into salad next week. The other tomatoes will likely become sauce.

Failure - YouTube

barjoe comments on Jul 24, 2020:

Not fair using his own words against him. During his stupid briefings he gave foods for fodder.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 24, 2020:

He gave tons of fodder, or excrement; either one might be applicable.

What's so bad about a clingy girlfriend?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 24, 2020:

To me clingy says she cannot separate from you and do her own activities. I like alone time. I don't want you in my sewing room to distract me or get in my way when I am working on anything. Clingy says he/she wants all your time and attention, and presence, like a 2 year old who is not feeling ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 24, 2020:

@Radu To each their own, that would not be a good situation for me.

It is so hot here...

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 24, 2020:

Holy crap! That's crazy!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 24, 2020:

heat index is 99°.

Kansas school board blocks governor's order to delay start of schools

wordywalt comments on Jul 24, 2020:

Back in h 1980s when I lived in Kansas, the state and most of its people were somewhat conservative, but truly interested in the quality of their schools. Now, with the irrational right dominating the state's politics for he past 20 years, that is no longer the case. It iis truly a shame.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 24, 2020:

I moved to Kansas in 1999, youngest was in 2nd grade. I thought the schools were really good, especially where we were. Moved to Nebraska in 2005. Then Kansas went to hell in a handbasket, glad we got out when we did, even if we are in Nebraska.

Trump Will Eventually Disappear – AlFranken.com

Justme43 comments on Jul 23, 2020:

Maybe the aliens will ABDUCT him! 👽

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 24, 2020:

No, they'd spit him out like a kid tasting something they think is gross.

I belong to a book club with my local American Humanists Association, and we have just started ...

Cast1es comments on Jul 23, 2020:

A hopeful history , that includes a murder ?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 23, 2020:

Yes, he discusses Kitty Genovese's death, and why it was so tragic and reported so wrongly. Newspapers published the story for the sensationalism, didn't check facts. She did not die alone and her cries weren't ignored. Police dispatch thought it was a domestic dispute and chose not to send any officers. One of her neighbors found her after the attacker left and held her as she was dying. It is tragic, but the true story is not as it was printed in the papers.

Bill Nye Says ‘We’re All One Species’ As He Simplifies Race In Viral Video | ETCanada.com

Moravian comments on Jul 23, 2020:

Do we really need a TV presenter to tell us something that is so apparent ?. I hope not.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 23, 2020:

Hello! Are you new here? Are you familiar with the USA? We are fighting battles in the streets over race issues. Yes it is messed up! Our education system has gone down the tubes, we have a reality TV star as president, and corruption and graft run amok. YES we are that bad, and even worse. Yes we need a TV presenter/scientist to tell us the real stuff and even then I don't think it will sink in.

Bill Nye Says ‘We’re All One Species’ As He Simplifies Race In Viral Video | ETCanada.com

redhog comments on Jul 23, 2020:

ya know if I really needed a religion it would be a 2 God religion. Bill Nye and Neil Tyson lol

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 23, 2020:

I could definitely become an adherent to that religion.

Becca2020 [agnostic.com] What do you guys think?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 23, 2020:

Well, first of all NNES - her bio: *My name is becca peter I am very nice woman and honest woman,I am new for here and I am looking for a serious relationship with a good man and man that have fear of God and j a month ago for work but I’m also hoping to grow some roots. I came out as an atheist ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 23, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty I didn't take the time to check her photos. Good catch!!

OXTER.

Charlene comments on Jul 23, 2020:

I've lived in a couple of armpits of the world. 😳😳

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 23, 2020:

I used to live in Rosepine, Louisiana. My then husband was stationed at Ft. Polk. It was referred to as the armpit of the Army.

Smile! 🙂😁😊😀 &Positivevibes

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 22, 2020:

BUT only if you want to.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 22, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty It is among the random harassment of guys on the street, and in the work place. I am glad you have not encountered it.

Smile! 🙂😁😊😀 &Positivevibes

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 22, 2020:

BUT only if you want to.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 22, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty You've never had a random guy on the sidewalk tell you that you should smile more?

Task-force briefing?

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 22, 2020:

Goo goo ga ga..

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 22, 2020:

I bet baby Jillian has more comprehensive briefings than he does.

80% Of Voters Think The Country Is Out Of Control, And Most See Biden As The One To Fix It, Poll ...

Buddha comments on Jul 21, 2020:

I can't see biden being the one to fix this mess .

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

He can get it started, it will take eons to repair all the damage.

Walmart ends Black Friday tradition by closing stores on Thanksgiving - mlive.com

NotReligious71 comments on Jul 21, 2020:

I read this earlier and think it's fantastic. I never did the Black Friday thing anyway, especially at Wally World.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

I never did the Friday thing either, and definitely not Thanksgiving afternoon. I detest crowds, and then I started doing the majority of my shopping online. Twice I had to go out on Black Friday, but I waited to afternoon. One year I broke my phone on Thanksgiving day when I was at work. It was snowing like crazy and I never did memorize phone numbers after I got a cell phone, so I had no way of calling any of my kids if I had trouble getting home. Scary. The other time is when I was getting ready to move out of the home ex and I had. I had to get some furniture for the new apartment I was moving into the first of December.

Let's get real about online dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 21, 2020:

In the 11 or so years I have been divorced I have tried about every dating site out there. I have had a few interesting dates, met one or two that might have been a long term, but never happened. Now I am pretty much resigned to remaining single. If the right person comes along it will have to be in...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

@Unpretentious For the most part I'm satisfied with me, and very proud of how my kids have turned out. They're all liberal and responsible, and good people. They are my greatest work. As for the rest of it, some I had control over, some I didn't, I think I did the best I could. The past is the past, you learn from it and hopefully don't still live in it.

PERGOLA pər-ɡə-lə Part of speech: noun Origin: Italian, mid-th century 1: An archway in a...

altschmerz comments on Jul 21, 2020:

A pergola would be a nice place for a wedding.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

Many parks and botanical gardens will have pergolas and they are frequently sites of at least wedding pictures if not the weddings.

Let's get real about online dating.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 21, 2020:

In the 11 or so years I have been divorced I have tried about every dating site out there. I have had a few interesting dates, met one or two that might have been a long term, but never happened. Now I am pretty much resigned to remaining single. If the right person comes along it will have to be in...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

@Unpretentious The totally sad part of my life is that I spent six years in western Washington state. Loved it out there. That is where I understood how liberal I really am, to the detriment of my ex who is one of those conservative Limbaugh types. We ended up moving to Kansas for his employment, which politically was OK as the KC Metro is fairly liberal. And then for his job we moved to Omaha, and then we got a divorce. I knew when we were in the process of moving that I would be filing for divorce. Nebraska is my "home" state, I was born 50 miles west from where I live now, and grew up 150 miles west. My kids all decided to stay in the greater metro area, and now they have kids, so I don't intend to ever move away. This isn't a buybull belt state, but close.

A lot of men fill in the Match.com “What are you reading now?

Robecology comments on Jul 21, 2020:

I'm reading the Mary Trump book...and it's hard to put down! I just got it yesterday....well written! No wonder Donald asked her to write a book about him! She's good!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

@UUNJ Do you perhaps mean Norton's?

A lot of men fill in the Match.com “What are you reading now?

Robecology comments on Jul 21, 2020:

I'm reading the Mary Trump book...and it's hard to put down! I just got it yesterday....well written! No wonder Donald asked her to write a book about him! She's good!

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 21, 2020:

I had preordered the Kindle edition and it was delivered within hours of release. I enjoyed it, what a f'd up family. Just because you got money doesn't mean you have any kind of health or normal good human stuff. Makes me feel sorry for them all, and definitely don't need Donnie boy where he is. How sad that he is such a freaking warped bastard.

How has hot weather affected your eating habits?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2020:

I started the shutdown eating more meat and I added a supplement, but I can't remember which one it was. I also started eating lots of chocolate, that is my stress food. I also ate more bread, another comfort food. Now I have pretty much reverted to my precovid way of eating, less meat, less ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@Mitch07102 Yes, sugar is my downfall, chocolate is my comfort food. And toasted bagels or bread are too. I am trying to break the sugar habit, again.

How has hot weather affected your eating habits?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2020:

I started the shutdown eating more meat and I added a supplement, but I can't remember which one it was. I also started eating lots of chocolate, that is my stress food. I also ate more bread, another comfort food. Now I have pretty much reverted to my precovid way of eating, less meat, less ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@Mitch07102 I am happy not eating much meat, I never was a huge fan of beef, or pork for that matter. And a plant based diet is cheaper, so for me that is good.

How has hot weather affected your eating habits?

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 20, 2020:

I started the shutdown eating more meat and I added a supplement, but I can't remember which one it was. I also started eating lots of chocolate, that is my stress food. I also ate more bread, another comfort food. Now I have pretty much reverted to my precovid way of eating, less meat, less ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@Mitch07102 I have no interest in living to be over 100. I think I will run out of money about 85. My goal is to see the grandbabies grow up, and as the next one will be here in late January, I may need to rethink my budget. There likely will be another one sometime after that as well. I don't care about the number so much as the quality of life. My eating choices are based on my research of what is healthy and less processed, and what I like and or will tolerate. I also eat frugally. I try to eat less meat as meat production is really bad for the planet, and I'm a small town Nebraska girl, I grew up on STEAK and corn. I can't think of the last time I had steak. I found The Blue Zones interesting, it confirmed some of the things I already do. There are a few things I won't do, like the wine. I don't like many wines, especially red. I won't drink it for anything. The book was also interesting to me as I have been stationed in Okinawa, it was interesting to read about the native peoples and how Okinawa has changed since WWII. I was there in 1977.

According to a 2019 Pew Research survey, 68 percent of all atheists in America are men, with a ...

glennlab comments on Jul 17, 2020:

As a general rule atheist and agnostics are not evangelic and don't seek to convert others, so much like Jehova's Witnesses, it is a fools errand to do much more than provide support for those that are considering the belief system.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@Unpretentious Perfect!!

New Jersey federal judge's son killed, husband critical after being shot at home

wordywalt comments on Jul 20, 2020:

What in the hell is going on? Is this a riled up Trumpster who did it?

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

Just a few days ago, Federal Judge Esther Salas was assigned a case involving notorious money laundering outfit Deutsche Bank and serial child rapist Jeffrey Epstein. I don't think it is a riled up Trumpster, I think it is bigger than that.

The Lincoln Project is out with a stark new ad on Portland, Trump's 'shadowy' thugs, and your city

barjoe comments on Jul 20, 2020:

Lincoln project is brilliant. I can't help thinking that they're just preaching to the choir, not sure if they change any minds on the right.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

It won't work at all if they don't try.

According to a 2019 Pew Research survey, 68 percent of all atheists in America are men, with a ...

glennlab comments on Jul 17, 2020:

As a general rule atheist and agnostics are not evangelic and don't seek to convert others, so much like Jehova's Witnesses, it is a fools errand to do much more than provide support for those that are considering the belief system.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@Unpretentious Yes, our meetings are now held by Zoom. I am VP of our group, we are under the AHA umbrella. We discuss in our meeting frequently how to attract more members and how to get more visibility.

The Essence of Evil: Sex with Children Has Become Big Business in America

maturin1919 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

If you purchase children for sex you should get a bullet to the head for your troubles. Cheap, efficient, justified.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@BitFlipper or anything else where you have influence over children's lives.

The Essence of Evil: Sex with Children Has Become Big Business in America

Amzungu comments on Jul 19, 2020:

This is one area to which my peace loving pacifism does not extend. I am with @maturin1919.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo and off with the part that offends. It's biblical. The bible says if the body part causes youi to offend you should cut it off. Cut off their short tails :) Matthew 5:29-30.

Will the news headlines in the future read something like this?

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 20, 2020:

No.. That's silly...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@azzow2 I made several face masks, in fact more than several, and I made some for my granddaughter who is 3. If there was any possibility of her developing a facial cancer I'd take those masks back in a heartbeat. My masks are made of all cotton fabric, well washed before the fabric ever gets used. The thread is cotton poly which is found in most clothing that is mass produced in the world. No glues. Yes, there is some elastic on most of the masks, commercially produced elastic that again you will find in clothing all over the world, especially little kids clothing. My personal masks don't have elastic as I wear hearing aids on the back of my ears, and glasses, and don't need more more stuff on my ears. I dislodge the hearing aid taking the elastic masks off. I use ties on mine. There is no glue of any kind, and nothing in them that I have spent more than 40 years dealing with frequently. Good try though.

According to a 2019 Pew Research survey, 68 percent of all atheists in America are men, with a ...

glennlab comments on Jul 17, 2020:

As a general rule atheist and agnostics are not evangelic and don't seek to convert others, so much like Jehova's Witnesses, it is a fools errand to do much more than provide support for those that are considering the belief system.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 20, 2020:

@Unpretentious Yes, online dating sucks and is usually a waste of time. I don't think the god free communities need to compete to survive. I think things are changing, people aren't attracted to churches and meeting any longer. Pre Covid families were too busy, especially those with school age kids. Who the hell wants to get up early on Sunday? Or even Saturday, or conflicts with kids' sports etc. Now that COVID has closed churches people are enjoying the down time. For years and years and years the churches have been moaning that the congregations are getting older. Yes, our generation might be the last to fill the pews. I don't see the god free communities as needing to have meetings. We don't need to get together and sing that we believe in Gravity. Churches exist to worship some sort of god and suck money out of your pocket. I don't see the god free as needing to compete with that or wanting to put something else in it's place. I visited a UU church a few times, the goddesses amused me, but even that is too fluffy for me. Let me sleep in on Sunday. My Secular Book Club did meet at 12:30 at an Irish Pub pre Covid. We jokingly called that our "church".

There have been more Corona virus deaths in the USA than the total number of cases in Canada.

Bierbasstard comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Basically, my takeaway from the Chris Wallace interview is that people around trump are feeding him information based on what he wants to hear.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

I believe that to be true, and I believe if they don't it will be the end of their service.

The Essence of Evil: Sex with Children Has Become Big Business in America

maturin1919 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

If you purchase children for sex you should get a bullet to the head for your troubles. Cheap, efficient, justified.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

Ordinarily I am pretty much a pacifist, but I'm with you on this one.

Tiny Kitten HQ - in case you aren't aware of them yet: [facebook.com] (Go to the link to see more).

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

She looks so much like my heart cat, she looks like a good mama kitty.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

@RavenCT Miss Millie was my heart cat, she was adopted in 2000 from Heartland Area Humane Society in Overland Park, KS. She was tiny when we got her, and she also had ringworm. She was part of an abandoned litter that had been fostered by a multigenerational family with a plethora of critters. She thought all good things came from people, she loved full body contact, and wasn't' afraid of my golden. In fact, she bossed the golden. This tiny 2.5 pound kitten could eat his food and he'd back off. She loved to sleep curled up with me, and when I rolled over I would also carry her along while still sleeping. She had a congenital eye condition which we controlled for several years. But then she developed another eye condition and we ended up removing her eyes in 2009. She did fine as a blind kitty, she always managed to find me and the litter box no matter how many times I moved. She passed on in November 2015. Two of my daughters we with me to say goodbye, and her ashes are buried at the home of the youngest.

I found a smile in these cat houses. [catcaveco.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Very cool, and very expensive. I will have to look to see if I can find directions to make them.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

@Zoohome One of my cats loves sleeping on my wool shawl. I haven't put it away yet, and I am not in any hurry to. She can use it as her bed until I need to use it again.

I found a smile in these cat houses. [catcaveco.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Very cool, and very expensive. I will have to look to see if I can find directions to make them.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

@dalefvictor, @Zoohome My glance at web pages let me know that it isn't in my budget at this time. My cats will just have to be deprived again.

I found a smile in these cat houses. [catcaveco.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Very cool, and very expensive. I will have to look to see if I can find directions to make them.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

@dalefvictor I have made and remade felted wool dryer balls. The serve approximately the same function as dryer sheets in that they soften the laundry. They do it by fluffing the laundry as it dries. They are unscented, but you can add essential oils to the balls if you want. I prefer not to. I don't use dryer sheets because they can gunk up the dryer and I'm allergic to whatever they use to scent them. And ultimately they're cheaper than the dryer sheets and far better for the Earth.

BAROQUE bə-ROHK Part of speech: adjective Origin: French, mid-18th century 1: Relating to ...

JackPedigo comments on Jul 19, 2020:

This is a common word for a specific period. However, we have a street with this name. On this road is a small glass blowing shop. Sorry, couldn't resist.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

LOVE IT!!

BAROQUE bə-ROHK Part of speech: adjective Origin: French, mid-18th century 1: Relating to ...

itsmedammit comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Call me crazy, but I am not a fan of Baroque. On one hand, I can appreciate the *amount* of work required for all that fine detail. On the other hand, I don't much like the look of it, for all that work. Heresy I know.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

I'm in your camp, give me simple any day.

According to a 2019 Pew Research survey, 68 percent of all atheists in America are men, with a ...

glennlab comments on Jul 17, 2020:

As a general rule atheist and agnostics are not evangelic and don't seek to convert others, so much like Jehova's Witnesses, it is a fools errand to do much more than provide support for those that are considering the belief system.

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

@Unpretentious OK dude, whatever. We're not seeing eye to eye on this. Times they are a changing, with dating sites and getting laid sites, how do churches compete with that. They don't.

‘He’s a coward’: MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch predicts Trump will quit to avoid ‘stunning loss’...

Yogisan comments on Jul 19, 2020:

Trump's in a bind. No matter how it happens, as soon as he leaves the Presidency he's going to run into a boatload of legal problems. A Presidential pardon is only good for federal crimes. He can still be prosecuted for any state or local crimes as long as the statute of limitations hasn't run ...

HippieChick58 replies on Jul 19, 2020:

That is a very scary thought.

I thought about something I should be thankful for.

HippieChick58 comments on Jul 18, 2020:

I have been unemployed for about a month. The downside is no income and having to look for a job. The up side is I am out of that office, I don't have to leave my house unless I want to. When I was working the office was about 1/4 mile from where some of the protests were happening, and I discovered...