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"Mozilla is beginning to roll out a new version of its Firefox browser for Android devices and users have not been impressed so far. As part of a phased transition, Firefox 79 was pushed to a selection of Android devices on August 20 and, with it, a host of bugs and unexpected UI changes...

I've completed the construction of my 1920 sqft workshop :dance: but now realize that I didn't make any accomodation for a sound system. I'm in the market for bluetooth speaker(s). I still have easy access to the attic and AC power. The ceiling and walls are rocked and the floor is concrete...

The New Trend in Steak: Old Beef Steakhouses looking for the next big thing are hoping to lure diners with dishes made from older cows; ‘a little bit of a tougher bite’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-trend-in-steak-old-beef-11564997401 We raise grass-finished beef and can say from...

The zedd clan had had an almost now forgotten tradition of re-gifting a fruitcake that was passed around the family for years. Today that fruitcake is probably in a southwestern landfill on some barren wind-swept plain. abiding it's time, awaiting the day a millennia from now when it's...

"Corporate America as a whole is blamed for all sorts of societal ills, from greed on Wall Street to shafting the little guy. But people's scorn can intensify when it comes to individual companies and other organizations, especially after inadvertent missteps or, worse, outright misconduct."...

I'm doing a dry run on my 2017 federal income taxes for the purpose of seeing if we can "afford" to do just a little more "capital gain harvesting". I'm enrolled in the ACA. I'm trying to do a mockup on the Form 1095a "Health Insurance Marketplace Statement" but I can't find a source for the...

Tore down an old barn on the property and found a cache of old glass bottles. There where several capped one gallon jugs that local legend says once contained homemade spirits. I thought I'd clean up a few of the bottles to see what they would look like. Found what worked best was making a...

I got rear ended by a guy doing sixty yesterday. I was making a right turn and he failed to see my signal. He admitted to the sheriff that he had been texting while driving. I spent most of the day in the ER. I'm home now. Came away with bruises, whiplash and broken ribs. The seat belt...

Am turning to the collective wisdom of this group for some advice. Our son-in-law's health plan is restructuring things for 2016. Rather than a low deductible plan they are switching to a high deductible with the provision of writing him a check for $6k to be, ideally, deposited into an HSA to...

"A quarter of British men believe that they experience a monthly 'man period', according to new research." :coolsmiley: Quarter of men believe they have 'man periods'

Back in the day before cell phones when every home was hard wired, one could depend on ATT to deliver near perfect reliability. Pick up the phone -- there was a dial tone. Dropped calls? Nearly unheard of ( no pun intended.) We gave that all up with the breakup of a guvmint controlled monopoly...

Boeing Co. agreed Wednesday to a preliminary deal to settle a long-running lawsuit accusing the company of mishandling its 401(k) plan to the detriment of its employees. Being one of the 190,000 unnamed employees past and present, am curious to know the details...

I was absolutely livid yesterday after getting off the phone with the “Pension Lump-Sum Opportunity Service Center”. They called to say that the company had made a mistake when calculating the single life annuity benefit. Instead of their original offer of $XXX, they are actually offering $x...

Back in the day when I was a wage slave, I had my pay direct deposited. Thinking about it this morning, former employer still has my account number and authorization. Am I being paranoid or should I close out that account?

Humor Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous.* Winston Churchill loved them. 1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list. 3...

Interesting to get the Brits take on PPACA. BBC News - 'Obamacare' will reduce US workforce, report finds Great. 2.3 million lay-abouts like me crowding the pubs, parks. beaches and shopping malls. :dance:

And of special concern for those on Medicare : So if you are on Medicare , be aware of the fact that exercising the suggestion in the first quote might cause your medicare premiums to be raised. See the link below for a discussion of medicare premiums. references: Tax Moves Boomers Should...

Having accepted a voluntary layoff, under amicable terms I separated from Mega-corp last October. Part of the separation agreement was a severance payout which equated to one week of pay for each full year of service. This is the definition of “Week of Pay” right out of the layoff agreement...

I've been wrestling with many aspects of the Affordable Care Act (PPACA, aka Obamacare) in terms of trying to get my mind around not only what it means for obtaining quality healthcare but also how PPACA impacts my household financially. I have been considering a framework for helping me...

Public libraries are primarily supported financially via local property taxes. Thus the check out of materials is limited to those holding a library card obtained by proof of residence etc. So if you support the library financially you have access privileges. If you dont, then your privleges...

I understand that the exchanges should be up and running Oct 1, 2013. What I'm not clear on is whether coverage would be effective immediately or would one be applying for coverage effective Jan 1, 2014. It matters to me as it looks like I'll need to use COBRA Nov 1 onward until ACA coverage...

I switched from using my Kindle Fire to a larger tablet computer (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 10.1). I love this new tablet but these ads are killing me. I've enabled the popup blocker to no avail. I looked at the FIRE app ... uhm no thanks. Fellow techies, hep me please. Zedd

I had really enjoyed watching on-demand video on my 7" Kindle Fire, so much so that I went out and bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. After patching Flash on the Samsung all was fine and good ... that is until a few weeks ago. The darn thing stopped working, specifically, Amazon instant video...

Free trade, grown in the shade, Starbucks brand, whole coffee beans, roasted by fairly compensated peasants, blah blah blah. Who buys whole coffee beans anymore and grinds them just-in-time for brewing? I used to. Now I just want a cup-a-joe and am no longer willing to work that hard. Have...

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