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I wondered. Apparently Iran gave everyone...	384 Views / 20 Replies
I wondered. Apparently Iran gave everyone involved warning ahead of time, so it makes sense airlines were able to be rerouted.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Yesterday at 12:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Is that graphic for the time frame of the...	384 Views / 20 Replies
Is that graphic for the time frame of the expected Iranian attack? Or do flights always avoid Iraqi airspace in general?
Posted by Thorzdad, on Yesterday at 07:19 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I dunno. I can accept testing the idea somewhere...	384 Views / 20 Replies
I dunno. I can accept testing the idea somewhere in russia.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 14, 2024 at 04:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I seriously doubt Israel will leave it at that,...	384 Views / 20 Replies
I seriously doubt Israel will leave it at that, unfortunately.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 14, 2024 at 08:01 AM, in Political/War Lounge

jfif	531 Views / 3 Replies
Why would anyone save images as jfif instead of jpeg? I was rummaging around an artist’s website, and noticed a lot of their images were jfif and not jpeg. I get that jfif incorporates some...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 13, 2024 at 08:43 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

So, OJ died this week. Good.	2,912,832 Views / 3,905 Replies
So, OJ died this week. Good.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 13, 2024 at 07:28 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I believe they actually lost the custom prisms.	943 Views / 38 Replies
I believe they actually lost the custom prisms.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 9, 2024 at 09:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I had never experienced a total eclipse until...	453,301 Views / 646 Replies
I had never experienced a total eclipse until yesterday. It was so freaking cool. The moment right before totality, when it got super cold and the light was just...weird...was neat. But, watching the...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 9, 2024 at 08:15 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Apparently, the sodium-vapor technique was last...	943 Views / 38 Replies
Apparently, the sodium-vapor technique was last used in Dick Tracy.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 8, 2024 at 06:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge

The Magic of Mary Poppins Rediscovered	943 Views / 38 Replies
Fascinating and fun video on rediscovering the technique Disney invented to produce impeccable matting in Mary Poppins. UQuIVsNzqDk
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 7, 2024 at 01:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge

There’s a little japanese film on Netflix right...	50,511 Views / 348 Replies
There’s a little japanese film on Netflix right now called The Parades that I liked quite a lot. It’s sweet and gentle in the way japanese films do really well. It deals with recently-deceased...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 6, 2024 at 11:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge

This is funny as hell... Indiana appeals court...	2,912,832 Views / 3,905 Replies
This is funny as hell... Indiana appeals court uses Mike Pence’s religious liberty law to block abortion ban...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 5, 2024 at 03:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge

On a Maxima we once owned, the rearview mirror...	688,428 Views / 1,236 Replies
On a Maxima we once owned, the rearview mirror just fell off one day and took a big chunk of the windshield with it.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 4, 2024 at 05:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Plus tip? You go to a hand wash?	60,372 Views / 389 Replies
Plus tip? You go to a hand wash?
Posted by Thorzdad, on Apr 1, 2024 at 07:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Current forecast here for next Monday is 30%...	635,124 Views / 1,849 Replies
Current forecast here for next Monday is 30% chance of rain :mad: The three preceding days are forecast to be sunny.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 30, 2024 at 08:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge

One of the key points that I’ve heard voiced by...	688,428 Views / 1,236 Replies
One of the key points that I’ve heard voiced by actual engineers is that the ships that were in use when the bridge was designed and built were drastically smaller than the leviathans sailing today....
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 29, 2024 at 08:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge

We finally finished-up Mr. & Mrs. Smith tonight...	372,071 Views / 844 Replies
We finally finished-up Mr. & Mrs. Smith tonight and...jeez...I was seriously let-down by the finale. It just sort-of devolved into a bunch of running, shooting, fighting, and a cliche “are they or...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 27, 2024 at 09:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I started the fifth episode today. I’m pleased so...	372,071 Views / 844 Replies
I started the fifth episode today. I’m pleased so far. I read the first book two or three years ago, and was afraid I’d be lost, but the series (so far) is doing a good job of bringing it back to me...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 27, 2024 at 05:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Keeping compatible apps available for older...	2,700 Views / 17 Replies
Keeping compatible apps available for older devices has definitely been a problem with Apple’s management of the AppStore. The store itself can be pretty misleading when it comes to compatibility....
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 27, 2024 at 06:04 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The video is unreal. Lucky-ish it happened at...	688,428 Views / 1,236 Replies
The video is unreal. Lucky-ish it happened at 1:30am and not rush hour.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 26, 2024 at 07:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Gotta say, private jets are the way to go. Far...	635,124 Views / 1,849 Replies
Gotta say, private jets are the way to go. Far better drink service, too.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 21, 2024 at 08:33 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Ah. I forgot older Subies had timing belts....	1,286,625 Views / 1,843 Replies
Ah. I forgot older Subies had timing belts. Someone at Subaru finally got wise, and the newer models have timing chains.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 19, 2024 at 06:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: It’s been off for...	186,571 Views / 420 Replies
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: It’s been off for at least a year now.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 18, 2024 at 04:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Hard freeze tonight. The weather last week...	453,301 Views / 646 Replies
Hard freeze tonight. The weather last week (other than Thursday’s hailstorm and tornadoes) was nice enough for flowers around the neighborhood to start blooming. Oh well. I just want nature to...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 18, 2024 at 04:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge

That’s pretty low mileage for a 14-year-old car....	1,286,625 Views / 1,843 Replies
That’s pretty low mileage for a 14-year-old car. At least for us it is. Does the 2010 need any major work?
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 17, 2024 at 10:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge

That’s a hard one. Not because of the...	1,286,625 Views / 1,843 Replies
That’s a hard one. Not because of the transmissions, but the disparate sizes. We looked at the Crosstrek, but the capacity is tiny compared to the Outback and Forester. And the rear seats are...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 17, 2024 at 06:06 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Does the city itself do the towing, or is it a...	635,124 Views / 1,849 Replies
Does the city itself do the towing, or is it a private contractor? Around here, it’s a private tow company.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 16, 2024 at 03:09 PM, in MacNN Lounge

TIL, in Missouri (and two other states) state law...	2,912,832 Views / 3,905 Replies
TIL, in Missouri (and two other states) state law effectively (if not implicitly) prevents pregnant women from getting a divorce. Story here....
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 16, 2024 at 09:57 AM, in Political/War Lounge

Don’t judge me...I watched all 3+ hours of the...	372,071 Views / 844 Replies
Don’t judge me...I watched all 3+ hours of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour film on D+ last night, and enjoyed it.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 15, 2024 at 01:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Started watching The Gentlemen on Netflix today....	372,071 Views / 844 Replies
Started watching The Gentlemen on Netflix today. It’s a new series by Guy Ritchie. The first episode definitely ticks all the “Guy Ritchie” boxes, so if you’re a GR fan, take a look.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 14, 2024 at 04:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge

She’s going fine with Apple’s stuff. Dorking...	1,359 Views / 12 Replies
She’s going fine with Apple’s stuff. Dorking around with open-source apps is not something she is up for. Apple’s Numbers opens her Excel files without a hitch, so she’s good.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 11, 2024 at 06:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

She didn’t have pics or music on the MBP. All...	1,359 Views / 12 Replies
She didn’t have pics or music on the MBP. All that’s on her phone, where she lives. The MBP is mostly for doing budgets, making the xmas family letter, etc. I think this was the OS update that...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 11, 2024 at 05:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Ringo was a whole lot better than people give him...	661 Views / 9 Replies
Ringo was a whole lot better than people give him credit for. There are a couple of YT videos where actual drummers break-down what Ringo’s doing in various songs, and it’s surprisingly deft,...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 10, 2024 at 03:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Yeah, it’s Block. Oh, well. What’s done is done....	1,359 Views / 12 Replies
Yeah, it’s Block. Oh, well. What’s done is done. Her MBP is on Catalina now. A couple of apps now no longer work for her now because they, too, were old. But, she can adapt. I’m still cheesed-off...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 10, 2024 at 07:52 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Aaaaand, just like that, I found (what I hope is)...	1,359 Views / 12 Replies
Aaaaand, just like that, I found (what I hope is) the solution. I did a search for the 10.15.0 Catalina installer. The seach came up with a link to a year-old Reddit post asking for the same...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 9, 2024 at 08:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Stuck in OS Update Hell	1,359 Views / 12 Replies
My wife was trying to purchase tax software for her MBP (13” 2017) The software requires MacOS 10.15.7 (Catalina) at minimum. The MBP is a few updates behind, running 10.13.6 (High Sierra) OK, says...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 9, 2024 at 07:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Parents trying desperately to hang onto the last...	1,286,625 Views / 1,843 Replies
Parents trying desperately to hang onto the last vestige of their fun, pre-kids, life.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 9, 2024 at 08:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Heh. I really, really wanted to go electric or...	1,286,625 Views / 1,843 Replies
Heh. I really, really wanted to go electric or hybrid when we were looking for our latest used vehicle (to replace the old GTI,) but there just wasn’t anything in the market that worked for our...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 8, 2024 at 08:29 AM, in MacNN Lounge

My trusty iPhone 6s received an OS update today....	44,871 Views / 243 Replies
My trusty iPhone 6s received an OS update today. 15.8.2.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge

So far, yes. The third episode this week kind of...	372,071 Views / 844 Replies
So far, yes. The third episode this week kind of veered way into the “white savior” weeds, though. We’ll stick with it, of course.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 6, 2024 at 08:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Hmmm...I can’t get that + thing to work, but the...	635,124 Views / 1,849 Replies
Hmmm...I can’t get that + thing to work, but the spacebar trick is pure gold. Neat!
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 4, 2024 at 08:39 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Here in Indiana, you have to wander out into the...	44,871 Views / 243 Replies
Here in Indiana, you have to wander out into the small towns to have any chance of finding a truly good Mexican restaurant. Why? Migrant farm workers (largely tomato fields) who ended up staying. But...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 3, 2024 at 10:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge

iCloud Backup	1,165 Views / 2 Replies
What does iCloud Backup actually backup? My old, old, old iPad Air is on its last legs, and I definitely need to prepare for the eventuality of replacing it. So, a new backup is in order. In the...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 09:07 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Espresso machines are criminally overpriced, and...	186,571 Views / 420 Replies
Espresso machines are criminally overpriced, and listening to coffee-hounds go on about the subtleties their four-figure home machine brings-out in their espresso is about like listening to...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 07:14 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Doesn’t practically every state claim that? I...	453,301 Views / 646 Replies
Doesn’t practically every state claim that? I know it’s been a saying for Indiana weather for at least as long as I’ve been alive.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 07:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I’ve heard so much good stuff about Poor Things....	50,511 Views / 348 Replies
I’ve heard so much good stuff about Poor Things. I’m glad to see you concur. Hopefully, I can stream it some day. I still can’t bring myself to go to a theater. The experience was pretty shitty...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 07:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Oh, man, I love sopas! So simple, yet soooo good....	44,871 Views / 243 Replies
Oh, man, I love sopas! So simple, yet soooo good. Hard to find a mex restaurant in my neck of the woods that even has them, let alone makes good ones. Kind of like tamales, in that regard.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 06:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Texas AG Ken Paxton has issued a civil...	2,912,832 Views / 3,905 Replies
Texas AG Ken Paxton has issued a civil investigative demand against PFLAG (the nation’s largest support organization for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families/loved ones) requiring the organization...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 06:46 AM, in Political/War Lounge

Try adding Firefox Focus to your blocking...	3,884 Views / 10 Replies
Try adding Firefox Focus to your blocking strategy. I use it and either AdBlock Plus or AdBlock Pro (I go back and forth) on my old iPad, and the combo seems to do a nice job keeping me relatively...
Posted by Thorzdad, on Mar 1, 2024 at 06:35 AM, in Feedback

Well, here we go again, kids. The budget follies...	2,912,832 Views / 3,905 Replies
Well, here we go again, kids. The budget follies are back this week. Pity poor Mike Johnson.
Posted by Thorzdad, on Feb 26, 2024 at 09:26 PM, in Political/War Lounge

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