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I think pirates would have taken the boat. At least they would have taken the laptop.

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Maybe they were slavers.

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Abandoned yatch story above: I'll guess pirates.

wikipedia
"Marie Curie, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in 1903 (physics), went on
to become a double Nobel Prize recipient in 1911 (chemistry)"

"An ancient Egyptian, Merit-Ptah (c.?2700 BC), described in an inscription as 'chief
physician', is the earliest known female scientist named in the history of science."

When I started Coffee - Cheers thread, I think I wanted it to be about fun stuff,
oddball stuff, true stuff we don't often talk about. Maybe ... I drink more tea than
coffee & more water than tea ... but "Water - Cheers!" doesn't have a ring to it.



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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Since we weren't there, we'll never know ... unless one of
the pirates decides to post in here -- as well they should.

Possibility: the Coast Guard was coming; it chased the pirates,
could not catch 'em. Later, couldn't find the yacht either.




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Originally posted by G:
Laptop? Could have been an old one. Not sure what people would do with a traceable old laptop. You'd have to wipe it before you could fence it - is it worth the trouble?



How about 3 mates have a bit of a drink and get into a row and in the course of their drunken brawl they all tumble over board. Meanwhile the current takes the ship out of reach. I remember one of those "I Shouldn't be Alive" episodes where something very similar happened to a father and daughter while they were out scuba diving. Something happened to their rental boat and crew while they were diving and when they surfaced a while later... it was gone. That started their epic swim back to shore, sharks, jelly fish, etc. pretty amazing.

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Anybody hear about what happened to part of the internet last night?

At around 3AM cst Google was down for about 20 minutes. After that fireflyfans was down for hours. Yahoo and Youtube and a few other sites I checked didn't have any problems during this time. Looks like we're back up now, but there's still problems.

I was getting warnings I'd never seen before during sign-in that the site was insecure from Firefox, hence the temporary new name with a throwaway email address. I would recommend changing any passwords to any other related accounts you have if they are the same as the one you used here.

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Originally posted by 6STRINGJOKER:
Anybody hear about what happened to part of the internet last night?

At around 3AM cst Google was down for about 20 minutes. After that fireflyfans was down for hours. Yahoo and Youtube and a few other sites I checked didn't have any problems during this time. Looks like we're back up now, but there's still problems.

I was getting warnings I'd never seen before during sign-in that the site was insecure from Firefox, hence the temporary new name with a throwaway email address. I would recommend changing any passwords to any other related accounts you have if they are the same as the one you used here.

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:

Hmmm. Now I think about it, caffeine has become my recreational drug.
Yeah ... after sugar, my primary drug.
Coffee, tea & chocolate are served hot = Good in the winter.

Somehow, I'm not much into OJ. So water is for the thirst.

What if I cut back on the cookies?


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Originally posted by G:

I'll give you my caffeine when you pry it from my cold ...

Now I wonder about such things as: can anyone eat just half a cookie?

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Not offended Jack. I found it really funny.

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"It just came to me."

An epiphany is an experience of sudden and striking realization.
Generally the term is used to describe scientific breakthrough,
religious or philosophical discoveries, but it can apply in any
situation.

a usually sudden manifestation or perception of
the essential nature or meaning of something

an intuitive grasp of reality through something
(as an event) usually simple and striking

an illuminating discovery, realization, or
disclosure : a revealing scene or moment.

Oonj:
One has an epiphany in a dream, during meditation, in a calm moment,
or maybe when they are drunk or loaded. One can't make it happen.
It's like a gift. When it happens, the truth of it is undeniable.



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Originally posted by G:
So now, for me, posting here is a form of active, social protest. I am going to DC soon, so I'll be able to turn it into something more public. Hmmm... what should my protest sign say? "Trump Hates Firefly!" Naw... I'm open to ideas.

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I've had it with Bitdefender antivirus.

It's fast, but its billing continues after it's paid,
& when I surf certain money sites, it pops up on every click.

If you are happy with your Antivirus software, please share.



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Thank you all for your help :)

Good to know there's a somewhat "geeky" bunch in here:
That is, computer literate.

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Originally posted by DREAMTROVE:
Linux has improved, but I use the mac for most things. I find the ultra-proprietary nature of it annoying.

I think what is needed is an eternal stable linux port capable of running extant software, or ports of them. Most stable linuxes end in .04, like Ubuntu 12.04, etc.

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Thank you all for your help :)

Good to know there's a somewhat "geeky" bunch in here:
That is, computer literate.

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No problem O. If you have any other computer questions just ask. I'm no pro, but I got a lot of years under my belt now. If I can't give you the answer I can at least point you in the right direction.

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Linux has improved, but I use the mac for most things. I find the ultra-proprietary nature of it annoying.

I think what is needed is an eternal stable linux port capable of running extant software, or ports of them. Most stable linuxes end in .04, like Ubuntu 12.04, etc.

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I think my problem with Linux is that it's too much like Mac OSx. I grew up with DOS/Win3.1 and was Windows all the way since then. I'm really familiar with Windows and even though it hasn't been built on top of DOS since XP it still functions very similar to the earlier Windows that did. If I were forced to learn Linux or Mac for a job it wouldn't take me all that long, but Windows is so prevalent that it's never been an issue.

I actually have been tinkering around with Ubuntu a bit now that you can do it in a virtual session with VirtualBox. I recently fixed a broken NAS unit with it. It needed a new hard drive and you had to write the first 32mb of the new drive with Linux code and it was not possible to do in Windows.


It's amazing what computers today are capable of doing, power wise. One of my favorite Tetris type games called Gemstorm had been unplayable for years because it was a Windows 3.1 release in the late 90's and Windows stopped supporting backwards comparability that far a long time ago. Using a program called DOSBox I was able to run DOS 6.0, install Windows 3.1 over it and run the game in the little virtual session. Good times :)

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I never had an 800, but my first game system I grew up with was the console version 5200. My favorite game by far was Miner 2049'er.

You want any help with emulation, you're in luck. I'd want to talk about that mainly off the site though.

I'm actually planning on building an old school arcade machine from scratch in my garage this summer that will play a lot of old school arcades and console games. A $50 raspberry pi computer hooked up to it with a 128gb sd card would play loads of games and would have wi-fi connectivity to boot.

One of my big projects that have been keeping me away from the booze has been the software prep for this. It's a shame that I can't make any money doing it. :(

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That's not a bad idea. A website, or arcade cabinets for small businesses like mine.

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