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    On 2/21/2023 at 10:00 AM, John Flushing said:

    I doubt that the New York City Police Department would enjoy providing security for such a parade, however.

    I don't see why not. They handle the massive crowds from Times Square for New Years events just fine. It's just expensive. But that's why sponsors and broadcaster fees exist.

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    The only thing holding me back is taxes. I usually have a very easy tax situation when it comes time to file. But thanks to the way the IRS classifies crypto, it would seriously complicate those filings. And I'm not sure there's enough movement in the market to be worth the small investment I'd be making.

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    I'd say my big rant right now is businesses using covid to just come and go as they please. It's occuring with far too much regularity that a store will have hours posted and just close up and go home a half hour or hour early because...???

    Nothing like driving across town only to find out it was a wasted trip. Or somewhat recently where I used a restaurants app to put in my dinner order, go to pick it up and find out they weren't even there. Then get to spend a half hour on a phone call with corporate just to get a refund 2 weeks later. 

    These will be the SAME companies that will be closing for lack of business or begging for bailouts. I have zero sympathy for any of them. it's time to stop screwing around, put on the big boy pants, and get back to work. If not, don't cry when Amazon and Walmart drive you out of business because they could adapt when you can't.

    And just an FYI, this rant was posted from the parking lot of yet another store that closed an hour before they were scheduled, leaving me hanging.

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    On 7/19/2020 at 5:08 PM, John Flushing said:

    I already bought my mask years before the coronavirus. I do not know how to drive a car, and prefer to use the train-and-bus system (and/or walk) for transportation whenever feasible, regardless of how good the weather is (but sadly the public transportation here in the New York City suburbs is a joke). When I purchased this mask, I never imagined I would be wearing it on the bus, nor did I imagine using it at the grocery store. The impenetrable, rock-hard piece of plastic makes it more effective than most other masks, while simultaneously making it more expensive. Thankfully, there is no need for me to put this reusable mask through the washing machine.

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    Nice protective option. But yikes, all I can think about is the 97 degree weather we're having, with plenty of humidity to go with it. I can't imagine that can be pleasant to wear sitting still on a train or walking about.

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    22 hours ago, John Flushing said:

    I cannot comprehend how people are getting their sports team names embroidered onto a nasty, disgusting, vile thing that really should be destined to go up in smoke.

    I hate them too, but at least here in Pennsylvania I can't go to work or a store without one so I have to live with it. Therefore, I'm going to continue rocking my Trump 2020 mask. If I have to wear one, I figure I can at least piss off half the population while wearing it. :D

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    On 3/31/2020 at 5:15 PM, Lukemeister said:

    Had my first consultation yesterday for Redundancy, got 30 days to fight it  

    So it's been a couple of weeks. Any updates?

    Admittedly i did have to look that up. We just use a different term here, and of course with FAR less recourse if it does happen. 

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    11 hours ago, Lukemeister said:

    We have just been  put on lockdown in britain, im at risk of losing my job

    :(

    Hope that's not the outcome. Fortunately my job is in a "life-sustaining" field, so it's unlikely I will be out of work. Unless of course I or someone I work with gets the virus and we have to close and isolate. Hoping it doesn't come to that. 

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    On 3/13/2020 at 9:50 PM, John Flushing said:

    So many grocery shelves are empty. I feel like this is even worse than the Y2K scare, a scare which I am more than old enough to remember. People are buying every item in the store, as they prepare for the end of the world. It is better to be safe than to be sorry, and I wish I could stockpile food just as I did in 1999, but it is hard to stockpile food right now, because people are more terrified in 2020 than in 1999, apparently.

    Quite a mess out there. Really feel for the people out of work because of this. I still feel like everything has been a bit of an overreaction though. The long term economic implications are going to be devastating. Business closures, unemployment, etc. Risks aside, I'm actually pretty happy to still be working.

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    On 3/1/2020 at 9:34 AM, Lukemeister said:

    Whats everyones thoughts on this Coronavirus outbreak? I am not sure at the minute, hopefully it wont get too bad

    I have a bad feeling here in the US. I'm sure some counties will handle it better than ours, but our health care system is a mess.

    Some bits of an article to give you some idea:

    A huge proportion of American workers simply don’t have the economic power to stay home, whether to care for family members or even to give themselves a chance to recover from a viral infection in solitude, or the legal right to take off from work without losing their jobs or pay.

    Millions of Americans, moreover, don’t have access to healthcare without shouldering significant bills. That will keep many people out of doctors’ offices or even emergency rooms where they might be screened for the novel coronavirus.

    About a quarter of all American workers have no right to sick leave, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In service industries — where employees must report to their places of employment to work and are most likely to come in contact with the public — more than half have no sick leave.

    Even where sick leave is available in the U.S., typically by state or local ordinance, it’s often unpaid. In Britain, however, workers are entitled to sick pay of at least $120 a week for up to seven months, at their employer’s expense. In France, the government and employers together cover 90% of a worker’s pay for up to 30 days of sick leave, 67% after that.

    In the U.S., no federal law requires paid sick leave.

    https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-29/coronavirus-sick-days-health-insurance

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    Just make sure your virus protection is up-to-date.

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    Despite its expensive price and subscription-based business model, the Raccoon malware has grown increasingly popular among cybercriminals due to its ability to target at least 60 applications including most popular browsers.

    The Raccoon malware is able to steal financial information, online credentials, data from user's PCs, cryptocurrencies and browser information such as cookies, browsing history and autofill content. The malware targets Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Firefox as well as many lesser known browsers. Raccoon can also compromise email clients such as ThunderBird, Outlook and Foxmail, among others.

    Cryptocurrencies stored on users' systems are also at risk as the malware seeks out Electrum, Ethereum, Exodus, Jaxx, Monero and Bither wallets by scanning for their default application folders.

     

    https://www.techradar.com/news/raccoon-malware-affects-all-browsers

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    On 6/27/2019 at 4:27 PM, John Flushing said:

    I may have never used a fax machine but I did use an electric typewriter that you plugged into the wall.

    Ha, I can build a computer and write code, but had to ask someone how to work a fax machine. Never worked in an office, so the one time I actually had to make use of one I had no idea what the proper procedure was. I'm sure it elicited some laughter afterwards, but come on, it's the 21st century. Anyone that still needs a fax and can't just open an email really needs to get with the times.

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    6 hours ago, Lukemeister said:

    Well, im in the red by a little bit but not by too much 

    So what's the plan for the future with your crypto? Hit up the dark web and buy some crazy drugs, murder for hire maybe? Or just profit? 

  21. Posted

    We've been running way too many boards for our current activity levels. Tons of ancient threads full of dead links. So a full cleanup is underway. What's left will be a much leaner board that isn't a waste of space.

    We're also increasing privacy, as the site now runs through a secure connection. Google Analytics has also been removed to reduce user tracking. Guests will continue to have outgoing inks processed by a null referrer to help protect the integrity of shared links.

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    On 5/18/2019 at 0:59 PM, Lukemeister said:

    Everything is pointing to another big bull run for cryptos soon.

     

    Got in early :D

    I know you had luck with it before, but I'm still not convinced. But then I'm more of a cash under the mattress than investing type.

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    On 4/10/2018 at 2:36 PM, John Flushing said:

    I hate the Greyhound bus company which had a bus ran one and a half hours late today, which caused me to miss my connection, which is going to cause me to be awake half the night because of the bus schedule, waiting for the next connection to leave the Chicago bus station. I called them scumbags to their face and told them that I will boycott their corporation for the rest of my life, even if I stay alive until the year three thousand.

     

    Ouch. For a moment I was thinking local bus, and I'm like "why not just get an Uber?" Never done any long distance travel without my car, so I've never experienced the pain of Greyhound.