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Friday, May 31, 2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
It's Bat Season Again!
If I didn't have CCTV cameras I'd never know when we'd be sharing living space inside my home. This since they only come out at night while we're sleeping.
It's a game and hide and seek in the morning. Where oh where could it be hiding? We usually get two a year NOT FUN!
Thank goodness for cameras.
Good the cat doesn't tangle with them
It's a game and hide and seek in the morning. Where oh where could it be hiding? We usually get two a year NOT FUN!
Good the cat doesn't tangle with them
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Ever Hear Of Israel Kamakawiwo’ole?
Repost
Documentary about Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Born: May 20, 1959, Honolulu, HI
Died: June 26, 1997 (age 38 years)
Born: May 20, 1959, Honolulu, HI
Died: June 26, 1997 (age 38 years)
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Taylor Swift Music Compared To The Beatles Members'
Yes Taylor Swift has bigger audiences then the Beatle members did. BUT consider this..
(1) Back in the Beatles days there was no streaming. They had to do things the hard way. Through individual physical album sales.
(2) The Beatles didn't rely on costumes and multimillion dollar stage effects (they simply wore pants).
(3) Which songs do you think will endure far longer through the test of time?
(4) Nearly every song Beatle members wrote were far different then the ones they recorded before. They most certainly had far greater inventiveness blazing through new and unproven genres far different from one to the next.
(5) Taylor's vocal style is bland compared to the greats like Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Tina Turner, Otis Redding, Teddy Pendergrass and so many others. In other words she's not a soulful singer who can generate a wide range of emotions.
(6) As far as I'm concerned no matter how many stadiums her recording company can fill she's still just a popular singer but never be one of the greats in my book.
The Making Of..
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Who Knew Jeff Daniels Could Sing Like This
During a conversation about Jeff Daniel's love of music, Jeff shocks Kelly Clarkson with a moving performance on the acoustic guitar of one of his original songs.
Phrases You Don't Hear Anymore
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Be sure to refill the ice trays, we're going to have company.
Watch for the postman, I want to get this letter in the mail today.
Quit slamming the screen door when you go out !
Don't forget to wind your clock before bed.
Don't you go outside with your school clothes on.
Take that empty bottle to the store so you won't have to pay deposit.
Quit jumping on the floor, I have a cake in the oven.
Let me know when the Fuller Brush man comes by.
Don't lose that button; I won't be able to sew it back on.
Soak your foot in this pan of kerosene so it doesn't get infected.
Hurry up and finish drying the dishes.
I'm going out and compression start the car.
I have to take the wash off the line before we leave.
I'm running out of fresh boiled diapers.
Why would I need a phone in my bedroom?
Don't forget to leave a note for the milkman.
The car needs to get it's points adjusted.
Isn't a skateboard nothing more then a scooter with a broken handle?
I just met the cutest 'soda jerk'.
Got to go and boil some baby bottles.
Socks need darning.
TV's acting up. I'm going down to the store's tube tester.
The coal bin is almost empty.
The record player needs a new needle.
I ran out of carbon paper.
The 8 track mangled the tape.. AGAIN !
I got that information on my 'rolodex'.
The Mimeograph needs more stencils
The handle is broke on the office adding machine.
Encyclopedia salesman is at the door.
Insurance man is here for this month's payment.
Check the oil. Give me $2 worth of gas.
I'm taking the toaster down to the fix-it shop.
What's 'revolving credit'?
Hospital says there's no smoking near the oxygen tent.
When cigarettes go to 35¢ I'm quitting!
Try pumping it & pull the choke out.
Use the electric plug in the floor.
Where's the # key on my rotary?
Beer delivery man is here !
Did you hear, the soda's machine is going up to 25¢?
With cable TV you can now get 12 channels !
HiFi Stereo.. wow !
Which should I buy.. VHS or Betamax?
Why should I put 'siding' on my house?
Triple track windows are the way to go !
The push mower needs sharpening
The ash man comes on Tuesdays.
The wringers are shot on my washing machine.
My dungarees need patching.
Doctor says we can pay him next time he comes to the house.
Be sure to refill the ice trays, we're going to have company.
Watch for the postman, I want to get this letter in the mail today.
Quit slamming the screen door when you go out !
Don't forget to wind your clock before bed.
Don't you go outside with your school clothes on.
Take that empty bottle to the store so you won't have to pay deposit.
Quit jumping on the floor, I have a cake in the oven.
Let me know when the Fuller Brush man comes by.
Don't lose that button; I won't be able to sew it back on.
Soak your foot in this pan of kerosene so it doesn't get infected.
Hurry up and finish drying the dishes.
I'm going out and compression start the car.
I have to take the wash off the line before we leave.
I'm running out of fresh boiled diapers.
Why would I need a phone in my bedroom?
Don't forget to leave a note for the milkman.
The car needs to get it's points adjusted.
Isn't a skateboard nothing more then a scooter with a broken handle?
I just met the cutest 'soda jerk'.
Got to go and boil some baby bottles.
Socks need darning.
TV's acting up. I'm going down to the store's tube tester.
The coal bin is almost empty.
The record player needs a new needle.
I ran out of carbon paper.
The 8 track mangled the tape.. AGAIN !
I got that information on my 'rolodex'.
The Mimeograph needs more stencils
The handle is broke on the office adding machine.
Encyclopedia salesman is at the door.
Insurance man is here for this month's payment.
Check the oil. Give me $2 worth of gas.
I'm taking the toaster down to the fix-it shop.
What's 'revolving credit'?
Hospital says there's no smoking near the oxygen tent.
When cigarettes go to 35¢ I'm quitting!
Try pumping it & pull the choke out.
Use the electric plug in the floor.
Where's the # key on my rotary?
Beer delivery man is here !
Did you hear, the soda's machine is going up to 25¢?
With cable TV you can now get 12 channels !
HiFi Stereo.. wow !
Which should I buy.. VHS or Betamax?
Why should I put 'siding' on my house?
Triple track windows are the way to go !
The push mower needs sharpening
The ash man comes on Tuesdays.
The wringers are shot on my washing machine.
My dungarees need patching.
Doctor says we can pay him next time he comes to the house.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Online Price Steering
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Margot Peppers for MailOnline: Price-steering: How e-commerce websites charge some customers more for the same item-- "According to a study by computer scientists at Northeastern University, many major e-commerce sites personalize prices per customer, depending on what software they use or their browser history."
Although I ran across this same thing, I wasn't aware this was a deliberate act. When I was looking to buy my security cameras online at a major online site the price for each camera was $100. I did a bit of searching on Google and was surprised there was another page on this very same site which offered them for $80. This was the exact same camera from the same retailer. So apparently they have two exact pages in two separate locations offering two different prices. A total savings of $80.
So it does appear they set up two different pages depending how a customer comes into the site. While I did not clear my browser's history nor try using a different browser that's something I'll have to try in the future.
Watch out for so-called 'free shipping' versus the total purchase price. Sometimes it ends up costing more. As do some of those offers that come in via email with discount codes. On a number of occasions I found items cheaper elsewhere w/o the discount codes.
Although I ran across this same thing, I wasn't aware this was a deliberate act. When I was looking to buy my security cameras online at a major online site the price for each camera was $100. I did a bit of searching on Google and was surprised there was another page on this very same site which offered them for $80. This was the exact same camera from the same retailer. So apparently they have two exact pages in two separate locations offering two different prices. A total savings of $80.
So it does appear they set up two different pages depending how a customer comes into the site. While I did not clear my browser's history nor try using a different browser that's something I'll have to try in the future.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
I Want to Break Free' (Queen) Performed In North Korea
Yeah sure they're fake but still super cool
Maybe Kim Jong Un secretly enjoys them.
Never know.
Friday, May 10, 2024
Scientific Explanation For Bad Behavior
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For quite sometime I've questioned why people over the last few years seem to have less and less ethics, civility and moral turpitude.
Do I finally have my answer?
Research from MIT suggest: "Moral Judgments Can Be Altered"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers affected activity in the right temporo-parietal junction (located at the brain’s surface above and behind the right ear). They construed that "People's moral judgment can be altered by disrupting part of the brain"
Pardon me while I make a giant leap here and say..
Hmmm.. this could explain a whole lot, eh?
For quite sometime I've questioned why people over the last few years seem to have less and less ethics, civility and moral turpitude.
Do I finally have my answer?
Research from MIT suggest: "Moral Judgments Can Be Altered"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers affected activity in the right temporo-parietal junction (located at the brain’s surface above and behind the right ear). They construed that "People's moral judgment can be altered by disrupting part of the brain"
Pardon me while I make a giant leap here and say..
Hmmm.. this could explain a whole lot, eh?
Monday, May 6, 2024
Johnny's Slowly Making His Way Back To Ukraine
Johnny is slowly making his way back to his apartment in Kyiv over the next few weeks. He spent the past month with his relatives in Taiwan the birth place of his parents. Currently they live in LA but it was cheaper to bring them over then what it would cost to visit them in the USA. This video describes his 22 hour layover in Singapore's Changi Airport before his next stop in Athens.
I've been following Johnny for some time and have been surprised over his many travels in other countries where you wouldn't think English was spoken. Sometimes prices are a fraction of what things cost here if you know where to look. Here in the United States we like to think we're the cat's meow. Tell me we have any airport in the United States anything like this one in Malaysia.
Not only Johnny but three other world travelers who make me realize Americans are not the only pebble on the beach. Some country's governments are unfriendly but the people themselves are surprising welcoming. Sometimes more so then we are here in the USA. While this airport wasn't particularity inexpensive there are some countries where he stayed cost less then $1,000 a month for all expenses in some really beautiful accommodations. You just need to know where to go, away from the touristy areas.
I've been following Johnny for some time and have been surprised over his many travels in other countries where you wouldn't think English was spoken. Sometimes prices are a fraction of what things cost here if you know where to look. Here in the United States we like to think we're the cat's meow. Tell me we have any airport in the United States anything like this one in Malaysia.
Not only Johnny but three other world travelers who make me realize Americans are not the only pebble on the beach. Some country's governments are unfriendly but the people themselves are surprising welcoming. Sometimes more so then we are here in the USA. While this airport wasn't particularity inexpensive there are some countries where he stayed cost less then $1,000 a month for all expenses in some really beautiful accommodations. You just need to know where to go, away from the touristy areas.
Saturday, May 4, 2024
LVCI Going To Jail ?
Repost From 2016
Oh No, Say It Isn't So !
This is an example of the calls going around from these scumbags. There's a few things that should be a tip off. They gave no specific information knowing who I am. It was a Robo call. This IRS only does business in this way by certified, registered mail or by a process server coming to your home. Even if some scumbag should come to your door the documents themselves will list all your personal details that crooks have no way of knowing. Take it and don't leave them in under any circumstance.
The IRS itself warned on August 2nd, 2016 there's been a surge in automated phone scam calls.-- "The IRS has seen an increase in “robo-calls” where scammers leave urgent callback requests through the phone telling taxpayers to call back to settle their “tax bill.” These fake calls generally claim to be the last warning before legal action is taken.... Scammers are evolving and using more and more automated calls in an effort to reach the largest number of victims... If you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS directly at 800-829-1040."
Don't be stupid. Before responding in anyway what-so-ever call the IRS number mentioned above to make an inquiry no matter the circumstance which you've been approached.
Hey I may look stupid.
May even be possibly dumb...
BUT I didn't just crawl out from under the cabbage patch yesterday either !
BTW:
It use to be a cell phone number out of Los Angeles, California.
Not exactly what the IRS would be using, is it?
This is an example of the calls going around from these scumbags. There's a few things that should be a tip off. They gave no specific information knowing who I am. It was a Robo call. This IRS only does business in this way by certified, registered mail or by a process server coming to your home. Even if some scumbag should come to your door the documents themselves will list all your personal details that crooks have no way of knowing. Take it and don't leave them in under any circumstance.
The IRS itself warned on August 2nd, 2016 there's been a surge in automated phone scam calls.-- "The IRS has seen an increase in “robo-calls” where scammers leave urgent callback requests through the phone telling taxpayers to call back to settle their “tax bill.” These fake calls generally claim to be the last warning before legal action is taken.... Scammers are evolving and using more and more automated calls in an effort to reach the largest number of victims... If you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS directly at 800-829-1040."
Don't be stupid. Before responding in anyway what-so-ever call the IRS number mentioned above to make an inquiry no matter the circumstance which you've been approached.
Hey I may look stupid.
May even be possibly dumb...
BUT I didn't just crawl out from under the cabbage patch yesterday either !
It use to be a cell phone number out of Los Angeles, California.
Not exactly what the IRS would be using, is it?
Thursday, May 2, 2024
"Person Of Interest"
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Another series we used to enjoy.
screenrant.com
Why The Show Was Cancelled
"Here's why Person of Interest was cancelled after season 5 and what season 6's story could've been about. The action-thriller series was based on the concept of an artificial intelligence called The Machine that could predict murders before they happen."
Show Opening Season 1 (2011)
Knowing today there's facial recognition software, cellphone tracking, trojan virus malware, etc. this program was not as far fetched as some may believe it once was. Who knows what the government (and others) may have at their disposal.
Another series we used to enjoy.
Why The Show Was Cancelled
Show Opening Season 1 (2011)
Knowing today there's facial recognition software, cellphone tracking, trojan virus malware, etc. this program was not as far fetched as some may believe it once was. Who knows what the government (and others) may have at their disposal.
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