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    Encrypt Folders on my Windows PC

    Folder encryption, even when it works, creates a false sense of security. Open a file and there's a good chance a temp copy is made which is unencrypted (because its not in the encrypted directory). These temp files can be retrieved with unerase software. Plus bits and pieces can end up in...
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    USA credit rating

    S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time - The Washington Post
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    If you (& spouse) made $160K/yr, would you force your kids to wear 2nd hand clothes?

    I grew up wearing 2nd hand clothes and my mother would take fabric from clothes worn in a spot or stained badly and make shorts with them. If an item was store bought it usually came from Kmart. The fanciest I ever had was "Bragin Dragon" from Sears. One time she had some left over denim...
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    Michael Buble is still alive and kicking, and young. Problem is these days there's not as much emphasis on talent... its marketability which counts.
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    What makes you feel old?

    I feel old when someone posts a Grace Slick "White Rabbit" video!
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    I'm not even close to 58 and I enjoy it. I was born the year before Woodstock, and pretty much grew up listening to 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s music, and I'm still stuck in those eras! Do wop, Beatles, acid rock, hard rock, hair metal, Sinatra, Dean and various "crooners", 70s pop, Motown, reggae...
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    Problem with singers these days is computers can take an out of tune/key singer and correct it. Can make a shallow voice sound rich with hidden revert, can emulate double tracking by taking the same track, changing it slightly and overlaying it back onto the original. True way to find out if...
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    My Ooma VOIP phone

    I've been considering it for a while, but have concerns about VOIP security: Security Threats In VoIP Seems to be very vulnerable and I would be afraid of talking to my banker, credit card company or advisor over VOIP. Can someone here convince me I'm paranoid because I'd love to make the...
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    Who cares if its old and unfashionable!!! Its one of the best ever. She had all those attributes plus charisma and looks. I listed to it twice then went to Youtube to listen to Somebody to Love. :) Thanks for the post.
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    This singer pulls off a damned good Steve Perry... and the music is "interesting." YouTube - ROCK SUGAR-Don't Stop The Sandman Watch until 1:32... that's where the surprise comes in with the Steve Perry part.
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    LBYMers, Could You Spend $300k A Year?

    And chasing my wife around the house! The kids are at school all day. :whistling:
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    LBYMers, Could You Spend $300k A Year?

    Warning this is long! Me.... I've had big bucks from business and well... didn't care for the social circles and stress associated with the treadmill. That's not directed at anyone here, and if they are comfortable with the folks they surround themselves with good for them. Rich, poor or in...
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    YouTube - Tiny Tim Sorry, couldn't help it.
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    Best.Singer.Ever

    Though I love rock and roll, and hard rock, I really enjoy crooners such as Sinatra. Modern times, Michael Buble has a great voice - which I like and I don't get the raised eyebrows from my wife when I listen to him because she likes him... but I think for her it has allot to do with his looks!
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    Love to Cook - Now a Question

    The VA, firefighters and police station ideas are great. I have a passion for cooking and my wife loves baking. I guess we compliment each other. We frequently make food to give to the local men in blue and the firefighters, and they really seem appreciate it. Food banks and soup kitchens...
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    What to do with extra flat sheets?

    I cut them up and use them in my shop for cleaning up my tools. That wears them out pretty quickly to the point of getting tossed. I do this with worn out or torn towels as well, cutting out the torn part and using them as oil absorbers. They're good for about 4-5 cycles through the washing...
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    Interesting Times in Wisconsin..........

    X2. Ours was wooden and had holes drilled through it so you could hear the "whoosh" as it was moving towards your backside! One time I knew beforehand I was going to a "board meeting" and wore 3 pairs of underwear. First whack they caught on and sent me to the bathroom with the coach who made...
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    Can anyone help ID this "gizmo"?

    Maybe a portable oxygen concentrator?
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    Interesting Times in Wisconsin..........

    Having been to both public and Catholic schools... the Catholic schools had higher standards, didn't put up with crap and they were far more willing to spend time with you if you needed help, and not only call parents but work to get them involved when a student was having difficulty. Sometimes...
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    Budgets being cut anyway . . .

    Those in favor of raising taxes don't have history backing them up. It will not increase revenue. Historically no matter what the tax rate is the government takes in about 18-19% of GDP. W. Kurt Hauser: There's No Escaping Hauser's Law - WSJ.com
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    How Lawyers Made me Run Wet and Naked to My Garage

    Weird, none of my new heaters have those issues.... one of them (the one used for washing clothes and dishes) is cranked up way up there. Neither reset when the power goes out.
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    Teen in U.S. charged in death of family hamster

    Murder is the killing of a human with malice. OJ got away with murder. This person got away with killing an animal.
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    Teen in U.S. charged in death of family hamster

    Who did she murder?
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    Massive earthquake in Japan-tsunami warning

    Reports have come out suggesting a partial meltdown in at least one reactor.
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    Teen in U.S. charged in death of family hamster

    This begs the question.... what about people who hunt for sport? The thing is... you see the comments as excuses for aberrant behavior. Don't demonize those who don't agree... it does not mean we (I) condone what happened. I don't excuse the behavior of this person who crushed this hamster...
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