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Word for the day by FrankC October 25, 2011 11:42 pm

Meta word for the day by Robert 2011-10-26 16:38:37
- HAH!!! I am the expert on that! My mother is in a one minute conversation loop...and I am asked the same ... by Jody 2011-10-27 09:12:33
- A technique often used in explaining matters to children. When the fifth grade level is too complex the fourth ... by bowser 2011-10-26 21:57:21
  - Absolutely Bowser! It is easy to read a blank stare. Re-phrasing helps generate an aha! moment. by Jody 2011-10-27 09:13:54
This is a humorous post by FrankC 2011-10-25 23:52:11
- I am in the humor cadre and I declare that cannot pass muster without specificity. Or wait a minute, was that ... by Eri 2011-10-26 00:02:13
  - nah...cadre is mi madre's cousin. by Jody 2011-10-26 03:39:23
    - The madre cadre. by Eri 2011-10-26 18:58:16
    - Unless it is the padre... by Jody 2011-10-26 08:12:48
      - in which case it's the padre cadre, non madre cadre. by Eri 2011-10-27 11:32:29

How to post a video from YouTube. by Jody October 24, 2011 8:58 am

One can also use the shortcut of typing "youtube" in brackets instead of quotes, then the unique video number copied ... by podrock 2011-10-24 12:07:43
Thanks! by TB 2011-10-24 09:29:38
- Just in case you don't know how to insert a video from MSNBC news site, there's a "clip and share" ... by Eri 2011-10-24 10:19:25

Notice To Editors: by podrock October 23, 2011 2:17 pm

As far as I know, I do not have that privilege, nor do I have a key to the wardroom ... by Ainz 2011-10-28 14:41:00
- Hey Ainz....nice to see you here. I came back, and post every now and then when I can REMEMBER that ... by Lindy 2011-10-29 20:41:08
- Actually, you do have that priviledge, you are an editor, just like everyone who made the jump from the Damn ... by podrock 2011-10-28 16:25:03
By the way, love the "global post." by TB 2011-10-23 20:03:36
- For when Robert or Podrock are unavailable by Jody 2011-10-23 21:06:04
  - You're incorrigible. A good thing, of course. LOL by Eri 2011-10-23 23:10:57
Thanks for trying to herd the cats, podrock. I expected things to get a bit chaotic when a whole group ... by Robert 2011-10-23 15:07:16
- Now, listen, Robert, that last line was so small I had to copy it to my Word Processor and enlarge. ... by Eri 2011-10-23 15:17:36
  - I'm just a modest kinda guy, what can I say? by Robert 2011-10-24 12:26:40
    - And my eyes ain't what they used to be. Of course, the rest of me isn't, either. by Eri 2011-10-24 14:57:10
Has anyone besides Bowser complained about his stuff being tampered with? Jeff's turned out to be a misfire. This may ... by TB 2011-10-23 15:00:29
- The bigger picture is that, regardless of what really happened, doubt has crept in. This rickety software does not foster ... by Robert 2011-10-23 15:10:08
  - Not to worry, Robert. I got fine with it as long as I was reassured there was transparency and ... by bowser 2011-10-23 16:52:32
  - The obvious solution is fixing things so that people can only edit their own stuff. Point is, nobody's really had a ... by TB 2011-10-23 15:25:38
Pod, mark me off your list. As I stated in the thread below, I would NEVER do that. ... by Eri 2011-10-23 14:52:41

Question for TB by Eri October 22, 2011 12:32 pm

I had the first response under here and it's disappeared without a trace. How could that happen? by bowser 2011-10-23 08:39:06
- Somehow it ended up in the comment "trash bin." by TB 2011-10-23 11:19:25
  - Thanks for figuring that out. I'm gathering someone threw it into the Trash Bin to wait someone else's approval? ... by bowser 2011-10-23 11:33:24
    - No one pre-approves messages. When you're in edit mode and you happen to click a little too far one ... by Eri 2011-10-23 12:00:43
      - Someone trashed a posted message. It was an endlessly clever response to your post. You said you had ... by bowser 2011-10-23 12:17:55
        
        I suggested you lose weight Trust me when I say this...this is all the post contained. This is all ... by Jody 2011-10-23 13:03:56
        
        Aw, come on! It was an obvious joke when asked how to "reduce" a photograph. There's nothing wrong ... by TB 2011-10-23 13:17:56
        
        It wasn't as obvious as you or Bowser thought. The first thing that occurred to me was that he ... by Eri 2011-10-23 14:40:34
        
        I apologize for the offence that caused, Eri. On my limited behalf I have no idea of what you ... by bowser 2011-10-23 15:22:09
        
        All is well. Thank you for the apology. Since I do need to lose a few, I'm probably ... by Eri 2011-10-23 16:32:18
        
        I am not overweight...I am under tall. It is all relative anyway...when I go live on the moon, I will ... by Jody 2011-10-23 16:41:33
        
        The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by FrankC 2011-10-23 17:44:20
        
        I will take a look see Frank! by Jody 2011-10-23 19:54:40
        
        Thank you Eri, and I apologize for discussing this like you were not in the same room. This topic is over ... by FrankC 2011-10-23 14:48:06
        
        No problem, Frank. Thanks. by Eri 2011-10-23 16:32:46
        
        Does anyone really want to take issue with this with me?? I mean REALLY???????????? I have a life time of experiences ... by Jody 2011-10-23 13:57:39
        
        LOL, says the male with the hide of a Rhino. by FrankC 2011-10-23 13:39:40
        
        Obviously, someone did this. I will be shocked if there isn't an audit trail that will reveal the doer. I considered ... by FrankC 2011-10-23 12:45:31
        
        Oh, goody. Back to Flame. by bowser 2011-10-23 12:53:14
        
        Get that Jiffy-Pop shaking! by TB 2011-10-23 13:01:48
        
        I'm going to take a nap. It's going to take all I have to explain that post to a ... by bowser 2011-10-23 13:31:35
        
        I wouldn't get too paranoid. by TB 2011-10-23 12:31:14
        
        There are two basic interfaces with this board. by TB 2011-10-23 12:27:55
Wait a second... by Robert 2011-10-22 21:39:17
- This if for my NaNoWriMo site. They have a place for us to download our pic. The message ... by Eri 2011-10-22 22:48:56
- I might be wrong but I think she is trying to upload to another site. The pic is already uploaded ... by FrankC 2011-10-22 22:21:39
  - Yes. :-) by Eri 2011-10-22 22:49:17
I know I'm not TB but go to ShrinkPictures.com I use it all the time. n/t by RobVG 2011-10-22 16:51:17
- Alright! I went there, resized and uploaded it to NaNoWriMo. Thanks, Rob! by Eri 2011-10-22 23:02:24
  - You're Welcome :) n/t by RobVG 2011-10-23 10:36:04
I'll e-mail you a reduced copy, but in the spirit of Teaching to Fish, do you have any image manipulating ... by TB 2011-10-22 16:20:23
- Thank you for all your help. I just got the tool to "fish" at shrinkpictures.com (Rob's suggestion) and have ... by Eri 2011-10-22 23:05:30
  - Are you all sorted out now? I don't know what the "black border" thing is about. I didn't know about ... by TB 2011-10-23 08:20:11
    - Yep, I'm all sorted out. I posted my pic online at the NaNoWriMo site. I think the 100 ... by Eri 2011-10-23 23:09:43
      - 100 x 100 is the pixel count, vertical and horizontal (or maybe the other way around). It's common to ... by TB 2011-10-24 06:45:04
  - I use Photoimpact which is much cheaper than Photoshop but nothing is better than free. The Paint program is free ... by FrankC 2011-10-22 23:42:31
- All I have is Adobe Photoshop which as near as I can tell, is a piece of crap. I ... by Eri 2011-10-22 22:51:22
Forgive me Father, for I am about to sin. My last confession was about a day ago. Eri - Maybe lose ... by bowser 2011-10-22 15:26:21
- Actually, I have lost 12 lbs. About 100 times over my lifetime. So that makes a total of ... by Eri 2011-10-23 14:48:02

You ever wonder where that Microsoft image was imaged? by Jeff-Wash October 21, 2011 5:45 pm

For some reason I always thought that was CG. n/t by RobVG 2011-10-22 08:05:01
Link with more info: by TB 2011-10-21 20:13:46

Filipino girl wants me by RobVG October 21, 2011 4:50 pm

He/She/They want any sort of relationship. After that is set up they'll exploit it for whatever it seems good ... by bowser 2011-10-22 15:46:39
- That's what I thought by RobVG 2011-10-22 16:39:34
- Not safe. Too darn many are looking for marriage. Somebody up where my wife works ran into this. by TB 2011-10-22 16:27:06
She either wants money or to get up a relationship with an American man as her entry to this country. ... by Eri 2011-10-21 20:38:35
There are spammers, usually disguised as "friend" requests from nice-looking ladies. I don't trust Facebook very far. There are many ... by TB 2011-10-21 20:15:29

Photoshop plugin that deblurs photos by TB October 18, 2011 1:32 pm

Holy shit is right! Now it isn't just the high tech places that can do it. Cool. by Eri 2011-10-18 18:34:42
- You don't know the half of it. I didn't think even high-tech places could do it. And here ... by TB 2011-10-18 18:37:02

Stuff that Siri says by TB October 17, 2011 8:09 pm

RIP Dennis Ritchie by Jody October 15, 2011 7:58 am

TB or anyone who's good with editing pics by Eri October 13, 2011 6:56 pm

There's my gal!!! Great Picture!!! by Jody 2011-10-14 18:16:49
- Thanks. by Eri 2011-10-14 18:43:31
I'm on it. The left hand is the challenge. You got anything in a higher resolution? by TB 2011-10-13 19:00:00
- Okay, all done. Posted at the library. Shifted the background, eliminated the flash glare, killed Jose, reconstructed your ... by TB 2011-10-13 19:25:45
  - OK, you're a magician. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The only other pics I have are actual pictures hanging on ... by Eri 2011-10-13 19:35:18
    - I e-mailed it for you. by TB 2011-10-13 19:42:34
      - Got it! Thank you so much. I'm going to have to get another pic soon but there are difficulties ... by Eri 2011-10-13 19:49:48
        
        You look very nice Eri. Good to finally put a face with the name. :) by FrankC 2011-10-13 21:01:56
        
        Awwww. Thanks, Frank! by Eri 2011-10-14 15:41:35
        
        Of course, there is my good friend's daughter-in-law. I have a pic of her when she was maybe 20. ... by Eri 2011-10-13 19:51:32
        
        You could use Jody's picture of Daffina Duck. That'll confuse the heck out of 'em! by TB 2011-10-13 20:06:59
        
        LOL! Or I could use a pic of Mercury since I'm a cat now anyway. by Eri 2011-10-13 20:12:59

Dealing with image issues by TB October 13, 2011 9:43 am

Thanks for posting that guide to images on the HZ-Wordpress, TB. (n/t) by podrock 2011-10-13 17:38:07
- Yep, I saved it on my desktop for the next time because by then I will have forgotten. I ... by Eri 2011-10-13 17:58:00

HZ and Iphone by FrankC October 12, 2011 3:59 pm

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