JCM 6/14/2021 5:11:16 PM

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Pretty sure this is how a lot of apocalypse start off.......

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 5:13:57 PM

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One of those days.

Had to take a dog to the vet (regular shots); wife had a phone call at the same time, so I had to do it and make up the time later. At least the vet is 5 minutes away.

Dog is particularly nervous, so she was in a crate. At the vet, they come out to the car. Dog would not come out of the crate. I had to get her out - only to find she pooped in the crate. Fortunately there were plastic bags and paper towels in the car, but no hand cleaner, just sanitizer (but I used the bags as gloves).

Barely got home, cleaned dog more thoroughly, when my wife's computer froze and had trouble turning on. Got it running, but it is slow. Passes diagnostics; SpeedFan shows normal temperatures (which is what I thought was the problem). Still over a year on the warranty, and we have a cheap and a more functional backup computer, but replacing it would be difficult at this time. For one thing, she has used over 1/2 TB storage, and laptops with over 1/2TB are very expensive. You don't find hard drives, just SSDs now. And sending it to Dell would require being sure all her work is backed up, and securely erasing it - can't let client info be seen elsewhere. 

So I need a drink or a few.

Plus, this week is recycle week, so I have to break up the cardboard or I'll have too much to do tomorrow.

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 5:15:52 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 2:

As for backups, every night the data is backed up to a NAS RAID 1 device, an external hard drive on her computer, and external drives on two other computers, which could be quickly used as temporary replacements. 

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 5:57:43 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 3:

We have better disaster recovery than some companies (but generally, the ones I have worked for have done well)

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 6:14:45 PM

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Occasional Reader 6/14/2021 6:31:13 PM

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Occasional Reader 6/14/2021 6:33:17 PM

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Reply to JCM in 1:

Wormwood meets Pele!  Hilarity ensues!

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 6:36:45 PM

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In #6 Occasional Reader said: North Korean defector who attended Columbia University says of US academia, "even North Korea is not this nuts". 

Otto Warmbler had no comment

@PBJ3 6/14/2021 6:41:03 PM

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Drinks on the house, I've been told.

JCM 6/14/2021 6:55:18 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 9:

JUKEBOX!

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 7:17:49 PM

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Reply to JCM in 10:

The original jukebox

Occasional Reader 6/14/2021 7:22:34 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 7:23:00 PM

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I was wondering if anyone was interested in a book review forum, so I created one.

You see, I read a book (We have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson) and I have no one to discuss it with. (My wife would be too creeped out by it)

Rules are, the initial post gives basic info about the book, NO SPOI:ERS

After that, no rules

I think I will set up a thread there soon on the book.

@PBJ3 6/14/2021 7:30:57 PM

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Reply to JCM in 10:

Perfect jukebox.

JCM 6/14/2021 7:33:24 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 13:

I've started new book Shattered Sword, the battle of Midway using Japanese sources. How the battle was affected by Japanese politics, doctrine, tactics and command decisions.

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 7:39:05 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 13:

Done, with a link to the Kindle edition.

A novel written in the first person who  might be Wednesday Addams, but is more than that.

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 7:39:48 PM

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Reply to JCM in 15:

Go ahead and set up a thread in the new forum! Please!

Occasional Reader 6/14/2021 7:58:41 PM

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Occasional Reader 6/14/2021 8:06:28 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 18:

But I’m not worried about the lightning, it couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 8:09:06 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 18:

We had one earlier today. So dark outside it looked like night

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 8:30:27 PM

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FYI, adding the forum took no code changes. Easy as adding a thread to a forum.

So if anyone has an idea for another forum, it is easy to add.

Kosh's Shadow 6/14/2021 8:31:08 PM

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In #19 Occasional Reader said: But I’m not worried about the lightning, it couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist

But there are lots of donkeys it could pin a tail on

@PBJ3 6/14/2021 10:49:50 PM

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In #22 Kosh's Shadow said: But there are lots of donkeys it could pin a tail on

LOL!