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    What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

    Ha! Good catch. ;D
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    Is the Automobile Bubble Bursting?

    I looked up what my 2012 Accord would bring in on Carvana. I have added about 2,000 miles onto it since the offer in Feb of 2022. Feb 22: $ 13,124 Jan 23: $ 9,791 That's a drop of nearly 30%. Of course, Carvana is having some issues (to say the least) so it's possible I could get more for it...
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    What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

    We eat there fairly often (a requirement as a Georgia native? ;D). The salutations are not nearly as standardized as is reported. Yes, the are almost universally polite, but they aren't robots.
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    Big Tech Layoffs ahead of Recession

    Well how about our local behemoth Paycom? HUGE company that deals with payroll. While they haven't announced layoffs as of yet, management is attempting to pull in a lot of people "back into the office" even when they were hiring folks and telling them WFH was permanent as recently as a few...
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    What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

    Seriously? Out of the THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of employees of Chick-Fil-A, I can assure you that sometime over the last 76 years, "NO PROBLEM!" has been uttered a few times. I say "NO PROBLEM" quite often and have never gotten nary a look. Generational labels is also another pet peeve of mine...
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    Is this the future of media?

    I don't know...that could spell trouble since ChatGP *loves* to plagiarize and it is terrible at citing sources. Great way to fail a course and perhaps get kicked out.
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    Delta offering free WiFi on flights

    Yes. This is how it normally works. As to availability, DAL is currently using two providers for Wi-Fi service; Viasat and Intelsat. Viasat is the product that has gate-to-gate service and is "free" for SKYMILES members. Currently, the following airplanes have Viasat: 757-200 100% 737-800...
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    Is the Automobile Bubble Bursting?

    I would be happy to see these prices to come down some. We have been looking for a beater of a pickup truck for my DW to use as a "garden getter" but the prices have been simply ridiculous. We had a trailer she could pull behind her 4Runner but she doesn't like having to back it up.
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    What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

    Well, to be honest...the dog probably offered the same level of service you would have gotten from the person. ;D
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    Delta offering free WiFi on flights

    I think by default, all services that communicate are shut off...then you can restart some of them (BT, Wi-Fi, etc.) I would also think there are probably some 3rd party apps that can change permissions/what happens when you turn ON airplane mode...if it's not already a customizable setting in...
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    Amazon "winding down" Smile (charity program)

    Oh boy, Amazon Music and the mess that has become. That gets my blood BOILING! >:(>:(>:( Like you, we are pretty caught up in the AMZN ecosphere but I think the Smile program is the last straw for me. I find little value in anything with Amazon Prime, so I will be moving on when the...
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    A 'fix' for those STUPID YouTube 'Shorts'

    We get it, we are just ignoring you. ;) OUR point is we would like a choice and a few lines of code would make this work FOR EVERYONE.
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    Your Bucket List Disappointments

    You aren't kidding. It is something than can't really be put into words. I know I had some of my deepest contemplations about life, the universe, and everything else during those crossings. I think a short stint as a bush pilot in Alaska would evoke similar contemplations. Edit: This reminds me...
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    A 'fix' for those STUPID YouTube 'Shorts'

    And this is one of my biggest pet peeves. I think anyone who takes video vertically should have all their flat panel TVs mounted vertically for a year. ERD, thanks for the tip...I agree that the lack of controls is annoying. It would be nice to figure out how to omit the "shorts" from any...
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    What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

    In a similar vain, the stupid "crawl" that runs at the bottom of a news broadcast. First, it runs way, WAY TOOOOO SLOOOWWWW....does the average viewer REALLY read that slow?!? When they first started doing it, I would find a piece of cardboard to hide it. Now I just ignore the news. AND ON...
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