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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

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Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
New word added to the word censor

Last post by Vilepagan « Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 pm » in Board Business

It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

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Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
New <embed> Plug-in

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:12 am » in Welcome and Board Announcements

I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

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Thanks Microsoft

Last post by shreader « Mon May 04, 2020 4:40 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun May 20, 2018 12:29 pm

Your update broke my computer. Looking at a screen that says This is taking longer than expected for the last half hour. Grrrrr.

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Mon May 04, 2020 4:40 pm
The internets are not private, Part 527

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am

by John Q. Public » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am

The Rancho Cucamonga Police Department received a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) from Google reference a subject who had been posting numerous...

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Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:17 am
The New York Times to be accessible to Californians with library cards

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:59 pm

by John Q. Public » Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:59 pm

Or so they say. I looked on the LA County Library site but I didn't see it. No word on if they're doing it in other states or what libraries it...

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Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:59 pm
Do You Know Cobol? If So, There Might Be a Job for You.

Last post by Vilepagan « Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:14 am
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by Hanna » Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:56 pm

Ten years before man walked on the moon, a group of software engineers created the Common Business-Oriented Language—better know as Cobol—to...

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Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:14 am
Tech-Support Scams Prompt Google to Act

Last post by Hanna « Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:00 pm
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by Hanna » Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:45 am

The scams usually work this way: A person searching for tech help calls the number listed on an online ad. Once connected, the scammers ask for...

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Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:00 pm
Big Data knows all and sees all

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:34 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:37 am

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This is getting spooky. I went to Costco a couple days ago. I got home and got a message from Google telling me to rate my visit...

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Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:34 am
Home Automation - Looking for recommendations

Last post by not4u13 « Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:56 am

by not4u13 » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:56 am

I have an alarm system and I learned recently it can act as a ZWave Hub. I had been considering some level of home automation and thought I could...

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Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:56 am
Wireless Networking

Last post by not4u13 « Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:49 am
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by not4u13 » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:51 am

I wrote a somewhat long review on the Netgear Orbi. Unfortunately I received an internal server error from the site and it was dumped. I'm not...

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Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:49 am
Using AI to identify trolls

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:51 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:23 pm

We've talked about it before and people have accused sites of censorship for moderating or dropping comments sections altogether, but trolling,...

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Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:51 pm
Alexa, Stop Making Life Miserable for Anyone With a Similar Name!

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:18 pm
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by Hanna » Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:50 am

Alexa, stop!” Joanne Sussman screamed in her living room.

Immediately, the computer living inside her Amazon Echo speaker stopped playing her...

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Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:18 pm
Hillary Clinton fun house hacked.

Last post by sbayhills « Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:50 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:48 pm

Democratic Underground and their sister site Discussionist are off the air on game day. #-o

The biggest day of their life and they get hacked....

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Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:50 pm
A Privacy Lesson, Courtesy of Zuckerberg

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:20 pm
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by Hanna » Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:41 pm

Mark Zuckerberg created a stir over an Instagram post this summer of him at his desk. If you look closely, you’ll see tape covering the Facebook...

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Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:20 pm
Win10 annoyance

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:05 am
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by John Q. Public » Tue May 31, 2016 12:41 pm

I've been working on the site for a few weeks, off and on, and I've been keeping a File Explorer window open almost continuously. I rarely maximize...

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Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:05 am
And the winning bidder is... Verizon!

Last post by Notorious « Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:50 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:56 pm

For what?

Yahoo.

What's that?

A search engine.

Like Google?

Yeah, kinda, but not as good. And they do email and news, too.

Like...

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Last post by Notorious
Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:50 pm
New Virus on the way

Last post by shreader « Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:30 pm
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by Red » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:17 pm

I hope I am not being an alarmist. I recieved this from a friend and wanted to share this with everyone.

Hi All,

I checked with Norton Anti-Virus,...

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Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:30 pm
Has anybody upgraded to Windows 10 yet?

Last post by shreader « Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:57 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:00 pm
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I downloaded it today but come to find out that my 1 TB USB drive seems to be corrupted (yes, the one with all of my backups and important files), so...
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Last post by shreader
Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:57 pm
Wireless Audio - Bose SoundTouch

Last post by not4u13 « Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:45 pm
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by not4u13 » Sun Feb 21, 2016 6:59 am

I picked up a Bose SoundTouch system yesterday. I'm impressed. I was surprised how expensive it was, but it really does work nicely. It did...

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Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:45 pm
Microsoft reinvents the alarm clock

Last post by Luca « Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:31 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:14 pm

Microsoft introduced a new alarm clock app to the Play Store on Thursday that aims to rouse even the VanWinklest of sleepers. The Mimicker Alarm, as...

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Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:31 pm
Boy, there's an app for everything #538

Last post by crayegg « Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:51 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:48 am

Introducing the NEW Grito App!

I guess if you have a sore throat or you're too embarrassed to scream AAAYHAYHAAYHAAYHAAYHUI at the top of your...

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Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:51 am
Internet of (Strange) Things

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:09 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:13 pm

From a slideshow I saw this morning:

Vessyl - a 13 oz. cup you connect to with an app that analyzes what you put in it. Nags you about calories and...

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Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:09 am
Ashley Maddison

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:55 pm
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by not4u13 » Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:39 am

Life is short, have an affair.

I had never heard of this site, but that's their motto. Now they have been hacked and millions of people worldwide...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:55 pm
Firefox blocks Flash, and Facebook calls for its death

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:20 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:00 am

Very interesting. I've had Flash set on Ask first for a few months because it's gotten so annoying but now they're turning it off altogether because...

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Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:20 pm
Windows 8

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:45 am
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by Troglodyte » Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:14 pm

I just bought a new laptop. it came with windows 8. It's driving me nuts. I can't find the tool that turns off feature of opening a new tab by...

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Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:45 am
Reddit tries something different - a rule!

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat May 16, 2015 7:49 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri May 15, 2015 10:22 pm

Reddit is finally growing up. Or at least it’s trying.

For a decade, the site has been known for its anonymous user-driven community,...

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Sat May 16, 2015 7:49 pm
Life as an Internet Addict

Last post by arijong « Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:47 am

by arijong » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:47 am

Hello,

My name is Ariane Jong and I'm a student at Chapman University in Orange. I'm looking for a for someone who has experience with internet or...

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Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:47 am
ICANN asks FTC to investigate .sucks controversy

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:17 am
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by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:41 am

The group that oversees the Internet's naming and address system on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission to review whether any laws have been...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:17 am
Privacy and the Internet

Last post by wantmorex « Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:50 am

by wantmorex » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:50 am

With the internet evolving everyday, personal privacy seems to be getting smaller and smaller. Our devices like phones, GPS, and smart TVs continues...

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Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:50 am
Infinite scrolling - good or bad?

Last post by 18echo « Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:40 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:20 am

A lot of sites have gone to infinite scrolling, where there's no next page button and you just keep scrolling to get to older material. I just read...

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Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:40 am
Extreme slowness on Verizon

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:59 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:07 am

I'm not sure if other people are getting it, but,

Traceroute from home:

Tracing route to occonnect.com
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 2 ms 1 ms 2...

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Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:59 pm
How can forum software be improved?

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:55 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:32 am

The next version of our software is coming out on Tuesday but it will be a while before I update. The changes that will be apparent to the user are...

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Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:55 pm

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