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  • in reply to: The Long Hall of Hilarity #3041
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      Even the idea of persuading folks to setup, operate, and champion such clinics is itself enough to warrant such an argument. Design hint: all doors, windows and fittings are to be unhinged, to match the profiles of the inmates. πŸ˜›
      The first of the two “jokes” in First Cow went like this:
      What side of a tree grows the most leaves? Answer: The outside!(

      in reply to: Random #3040
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        Grinberg’s next project: convert the engine of a Model T Ford into a Hybrid, and while we are on the topic of transportation and spheres, there is the Dynasphere, a modification for which could be implemented at funfairs to replace or augment dodgem cars. πŸ˜›
        Dynasphere at Wikipedia
        Back in the day, organ shops were ubiquitous as everybody had to have one. These days, the merchants can barely raise the capital to scrub out the old signs and replace them with the updated inventory. Wanna Hammond organ? Here’s a deal, we’ll throw in a few extra cobwebs for free!
        The Sentinels sound formidable, are they anything like those from the X-Men?

        in reply to: Films & TV Shows #3038
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          From Evil Dead to Meatballs – heck that’s some leap of genre, a mighty fine soundtrack as well. Love Moondust and of course the title track. On the list for an encore view!
          And now, for a double leap of genre (or bovine over the moon), First Cow with the 4:3 aspect nicely includes a retro touch to the experience. As the film does not boast whizbangery in the sets or a quotable grab-bag of fortune cookies, expectations might be dampened, the impression here was … basic, expecting, and above all, unforgettable. The evocation of the humanity, cakes, and the circumstances will surely change the way we see cows. πŸ™‚

          in reply to: Styles #3037
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            Were you focussing on the Blog pages as everything elsewhere seems rather presentable, the only other thing to consider is a Child Theme, which of course means many more hours of futzing around, and the worry new versions of the parent theme will upset something. πŸ˜›

            in reply to: Films & TV Shows #3033
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              The Batman with ads consumed most of the evening. All the sounds of Gotham are imbued in the all pervading dark noise, thereby detracting a little from the impact of the fine score and dialogue. The purpose of the Riddler murders at the beginning seemed to get lost in other incongruities, his later revealed character turned out to be an interesting contrast. The characters and visuals/effects make this worth watching, despite the slightly amorphous plot. Recommended! πŸ™‚

              in reply to: Films & TV Shows #3022
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                Interesting, that’s in Italian – are you conversant, or like me, dependent on subscripts.
                Do recommend the first two Rush Hour flicks, superb choreography and LOL moments. πŸ™‚
                The Assignment is on FTA tonight:

                Dr. Rachel Jane is a rogue plastic surgeon with a twisted vision of a better world.

                What we need is more folks with a better vision of a twisted world. πŸ˜›
                Might ditch that for Copycat instead. πŸ™‚

                in reply to: Comings, Goings, Doings #3021
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                  Yeah with the predicted storm surges, (as with the bushfires over here) the best prep is skedaddle. πŸ˜›
                  It’s really bad. The interactive map is not really all that intuitive, it would be better for the legend to update on the checkbox selections.

                  in reply to: All Things Site and Organizational #3013
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                    Sounds good. πŸ™‚
                    There’s becoming a multitude of bits of info accumulating in the rest of forums, getting the search back online would be nice, is there any ETA of a fix in the works?
                    Also a bit nary about videos, the WP ones are mostly straight to the point, without content harping on about the video maker’s business operations or life story. πŸ˜›

                    in reply to: Comings, Goings, Doings #3012
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                      A big one, so gales up your way still. πŸ™
                      It’ll be howling over poor old Tampa for sure, so folks be wanting to strap down their roofs and light weight boats and vehicles.

                      in reply to: Power to the Pluggers and Players #3011
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                        [Post moved] hope that’s okay. πŸ™‚
                        Very interesting thread! As noted in the last bit of the second answer to this question, a consideration is the fuse going if the MOV gets too hot for risk of fire.
                        Don’t think Zero Surge do units for Australian power outlets, found this for the aerial, something with more outlets would be nice. The Surge Interceptor up here is now a H/W relic, this old post mentions the listing at Wayback, no pictures captured for some reason.
                        The local Dick Smith electronics store automatically replaced old faulty ones with new, no charge, the labour required to analyse, order and replace components in the unit often exceeds the value of a new unit. The store closed around 2018, so now left with this unit, still functional with the outlets, but connections with the aerial now cause pixellation on the set, so slow burn happening somewhere. πŸ˜›

                        in reply to: Random #3001
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                          How much is fuel? Bound to be plenty of oil on that tropical planet, any use for spaceships?
                          Remember Tobor the Great? Just in case it has slipped from memory, there’s a nice review here. πŸ™‚

                          in reply to: Films & TV Shows #2995
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                            Haven’t read King’s novel, did see the movie, and now, is it possible a tiny smidgeon of Christine has popped up in AI? πŸ˜›
                            Classic, and a must for the list is Evil Dead II. πŸ™‚
                            The atmosphere of The Disappointments Room clicked, not for the critics though. A shortish flick, Kate’s histrionics towards the end were off the charts. πŸ™‚
                            An improved reception it was for Blood_Quantum, in this case not here as zombie movie has to sport at least a few cracking one-liners to beat the yuck factor.

                            in reply to: Plugins #2993
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                              Terrific, all the settings are intact then. πŸ™‚
                              Cleantalk 6.42.1 is the fixed one, so we’re good (provided the White Screen of death stays in check). Might perform a backup as well. πŸ™‚

                              in reply to: Plugins #2990
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                                Something is going on for sure. Today there was a critical error on this website and interestingly no email notification.
                                The only way to resume (so I was thinking) was to rename the plugins folder, and activate everything except BuddyPress. Woah, oh bugger you were right, it was Cleantalk after all. Sorry!
                                Hmmm, de-activating it didn’t appear to do the damage seen last time – everything looks okay to you?

                                in reply to: All Things Site and Organizational #2985
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                                  Do the docs help at all? Noticed it isn’t all that straight-forward determining a bug from core or plugin, which means things can quickly evolve into a rather large and unwelcome warren. Elementor looks a bit pricey as well, even at the basic level – it’s not entirely outside the realms of imagination for the commercial folks to have a hand in crafting the more insidious bugs in WP for a quid or three. πŸ˜›

                                  in reply to: Random #2980
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                                    That fixed it, have to say forgot all about the shader issue, originally thought this was the issue, misinterpreted it, turns out the graphics subsystem is completely unaffected.
                                    Wait, wasn’t it announced a couple of months back Anandtech were closing, there’s nothing about it on the About page. The forums are remaining, however. πŸ™‚
                                    Toast notification just out from the NAS Mgt Console, “Your disks are ready sir!” πŸ™‚

                                    in reply to: Films & TV Shows #2977
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                                      Gotham borrows a little from Sin City, it has the same composer at least.
                                      Brainsan@Wikipedia
                                      Oooh, enticing poster! πŸ™‚
                                      FTA had The Rhythm Section on again, consequently the memory was refreshed of the brittle plot once more. The feisty lead is worth a second look. πŸ™‚
                                      Watched The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for the first time, impressive, though being a long film got a little lost in some of the detail, so definitely on for a rewatch next time. πŸ™‚

                                      in reply to: Random #2976
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                                        Definitely! A thread or blog, even reviving the subforum back at AfkMods would be cool. Some folks say it runs quite well on Linux – on your rig don’t think there would be much difference though. πŸ™‚
                                        Meanwhile, the enquiry regarding Oblivion is still shuffling through Intel’s in-pile, if they are unable to assist, an option is to refer it back to Bethesda in the hope someone can change the DC references.
                                        It’s more than likely that most of the devs have moved on, unless someone back then put all that stuff into a VM. πŸ˜›

                                        in reply to: The Long Hall of Hilarity #2965
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                                          If there was ever a Contradiction Clinic, is there a way to make the guy form an argument as to why he prefers contradiction to argument, other than just having him denying the preference. πŸ˜›
                                          How would you describe a bunch of tear-jerking newsletters issued from a website?
                                          A sob-scription. πŸ™

                                          in reply to: Comings, Goings, Doings #2961
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                                            Looking at the tracking, looks like you got it pretty bad.
                                            https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/live-map-helene
                                            NooAA NESDIS GOES-EAST, looks ok now.
                                            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NESDIS map
                                            Lovely, NASA’s GPM video is 609 mb, it’s only 15 seconds in duration, so some amazing resolution – 8k?
                                            The HoA will want to revise that, a tree can withstand quite a bludgeoning if given a good start and a bit of care.

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