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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 04:02 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,240
Posted By Blue Mountain
Microsoft has made it rather difficult to set up...

Microsoft has made it rather difficult to set up a new PC under Windows (for home versions) without an account. One way to do it is to disconnect the network during setup. But it's really pushy about...
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st March 2024, 03:49 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 29,593
Posted By Blue Mountain
The entirety of the visible text in that post...

The entirety of the visible text in that post was: New update - https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/us/id...ogy/index.html That's a "raw link": just the URL with zero context or content. At the bare...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st March 2024, 02:17 AM
Replies: 2,856
Views: 237,922
Posted By Blue Mountain
And probably a Shroud or two.

And probably a Shroud or two.
Forum: Trials and Errors 28th February 2024, 10:17 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 29,593
Posted By Blue Mountain
Raw link; didn't click. This is a discussion...

Raw link; didn't click.

This is a discussion board. Please discuss instead of drive-by posting.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd February 2024, 11:35 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
Sigh. You're assuming that just because something...

Sigh. You're assuming that just because something happened in Canada in winter, it must be cold outside. You're wrong. The overnight low in White Rock, BC on February 22 was above freezing at 4°C,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st February 2024, 12:46 AM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
And yet, in Canada where handguns are very...

And yet, in Canada where handguns are very difficult to get and concealed carry all but illegal, violent crime is much worse than in the United States:

Murder rate per million people: 3 times...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st February 2024, 12:11 AM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,507
Posted By Blue Mountain
But were you sailing when the gales of November...

But were you sailing when the gales of November came early?
Forum: Computers and the Internet 18th February 2024, 10:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 637
Posted By Blue Mountain
I used to dual boot Windows and Linux. My...

I used to dual boot Windows and Linux. My approach was:

Install Windows and let it set up the partitions on its own
Shrink the Windows C: drive and use the space to install Linux

This lead...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 4th February 2024, 12:35 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 637
Posted By Blue Mountain
Blue Screens (technically STOPs) are often caused...

Blue Screens (technically STOPs) are often caused by hardware problems or drivers that talk directly to the hardware. The first thing to do is to stop Windows from restarting automatically after a...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 09:56 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 8,861
Posted By Blue Mountain
I'm generally comfortable with spiders, although...

I'm generally comfortable with spiders, although the smaller, the better. I have no idea how I'd react to a full sized live huntsman.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th January 2024, 05:09 AM
Replies: 2,179
Views: 135,400
Posted By Blue Mountain
Dude, you're not in the frozen northland. :) Try...

Dude, you're not in the frozen northland. :) Try Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Iqaluit, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, or Thompson.
Forum: USA Politics 19th January 2024, 11:26 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,167
Posted By Blue Mountain
I think American institutions are stronger than...

I think American institutions are stronger than that. Here's a possible scenario:

Trump: I'm suspending the constitution and imposing martial law!
Congress and Supreme Count: You can't simply...
Forum: Trials and Errors 19th January 2024, 10:52 PM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Blue Mountain
Isn't the highlighted like proving a negative?

Isn't the highlighted like proving a negative?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th January 2024, 10:15 PM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,384
Posted By Blue Mountain
Did you by chance miss adding "/s" to your...

Did you by chance miss adding "/s" to your comment?
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th January 2024, 12:22 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,145
Posted By Blue Mountain
Can you please not post links to Xitter? They're...

Can you please not post links to Xitter? They're on my banlist for sites never to be connected to by my computer. If there's a canonical link, kindly post it instead.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th January 2024, 11:48 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
What part of "Canada has a much lower violence...

What part of "Canada has a much lower violence rate despite having a much lower incarceration rate" do you not understand?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th January 2024, 11:37 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
No matter how many times you say this, it has...

No matter how many times you say this, it has been shown to be wrong time after time.

The truth is US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world and the highest in both the G7 and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2023, 11:09 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,240
Posted By Blue Mountain
I have a Xitter account (created some years ago...

I have a Xitter account (created some years ago now) and I use it so little I'm amazed it's still there every time I log in on a whim to see if it still works.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th December 2023, 11:16 PM
Replies: 324
Views: 19,992
Posted By Blue Mountain
Just an aside, why do so many YouTube videos have...

Just an aside, why do so many YouTube videos have headlines that look like they were written by the National Inquirer? Those I avoid like the plague. They may have information, but as far as I am...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th December 2023, 11:05 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 4,724
Posted By Blue Mountain
Thanks for the clarification. True. A...

Thanks for the clarification.



True. A one-off instance, especially in the case of a ten year old boy, isn't going to make a difference one way or the other. But a lot of people doing it in a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th December 2023, 01:28 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 4,724
Posted By Blue Mountain
You are also an adult with a mature brain,...

You are also an adult with a mature brain, something a ten year old lacks. I believe a ten year old boy is the subject of this discussion, yes?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th December 2023, 12:26 AM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
Yes, what about New Hampshire? If you have a...

Yes, what about New Hampshire? If you have a point, kindly make it.

Currently all I can glean from your post is there's something called New Hampshire. Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th December 2023, 12:14 AM
Replies: 1,437
Views: 118,391
Posted By Blue Mountain
I submit to you storms can intensity quickly...

I submit to you storms can intensity quickly without alignments.

I also believe you will never run a blind test to track weather events against your alignments.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th December 2023, 03:27 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
There's still room for improvement. Rate per...

There's still room for improvement.

Rate per 100,000

Statistic|New Jersey|Canada|
Intentional Homicide|4.80|1.76|
Incarceration|135|104|
Source: World Population Review
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th December 2023, 03:39 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,481
Posted By Blue Mountain
Were any Russian vehicles involved?

Were any Russian vehicles involved?
Forum: USA Politics 30th November 2023, 11:15 PM
Replies: 1,341
Views: 48,435
Posted By Blue Mountain
Here's hoping the court orders the money be...

Here's hoping the court orders the money be returned to the Trump Organization and Trump is sanctioned (hopefully heavily fined) for breaking the order and contempt of court.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th November 2023, 11:32 AM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
There's been a mass shoointg here in Winnipeg:...

There's been a mass shoointg here in Winnipeg: Four people dead in Langside Street shooting. (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/police-presence-langside-street-sunday-1.7040514)

Strict gun...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th November 2023, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1,437
Views: 118,391
Posted By Blue Mountain
It is now 14 November across Europe and North...

It is now 14 November across Europe and North America. So what happened?[/QUOTE]

I'll ask again: what happened with the big activation on 13 November?
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2023, 11:10 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,936
Posted By Blue Mountain
Isn't there something in the States called the...

Isn't there something in the States called the First Amendment? "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th November 2023, 10:59 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
I've pointed out before that the USA has more...

I've pointed out before that the USA has more people in prison per capita than El Salvador. But then, you don't seem to like facts.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th November 2023, 12:07 AM
Replies: 1,437
Views: 118,391
Posted By Blue Mountain
It is now 14 November across Europe and North...

It is now 14 November across Europe and North America. So what happened?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th November 2023, 10:58 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By Blue Mountain
The fact remains that of the 38 countries in the...

The fact remains that of the 38 countries in the OECD, when ranked by their excess mortality rates for 2021-2022, Canada is #9, the UK is at #21, and the USA at #25. Both the UK and the US, despite...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th November 2023, 04:06 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By Blue Mountain
I agree. The Lancet's article and especially its...

I agree. The Lancet's article and especially its main table (https://www.thelancet.com/action/showFullTableHTML?isHtml=true&tableId=tbl1&pii=S0140-6736%2821%2902796-3) under "Results" is very...
Forum: USA Politics 12th November 2023, 10:34 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,167
Posted By Blue Mountain
[/QUOTE] There; fixed that for Trump.

[/QUOTE]

There; fixed that for Trump.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th November 2023, 12:29 AM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,481
Posted By Blue Mountain
This shows you're as bad at managing your...

This shows you're as bad at managing your computer as you are at many other things. Like others have mentioned, I was able to select text and copy it from that site with no problem. Why on earth are...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th November 2023, 11:30 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By Blue Mountain
[/QUOTE] Taking Wikipedia's estimate of the...

[/QUOTE]
Taking Wikipedia's estimate of the UK's population of 67 million at face value, that's an overall death rate of 345 per 100,000 population. Compare that with the USA, which was slightly...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th November 2023, 11:09 PM
Replies: 1,437
Views: 118,391
Posted By Blue Mountain
Meaningless. There are approximately 500,000...

Meaningless. There are approximately 500,000 measurable earthquakes every year, of which about 100,000 can be felt.


Predicting "heavy rain and floods" is like predicting the sun will rise...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 1st November 2023, 09:25 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,086
Posted By Blue Mountain
Instead of a new computer, try wiping the drive...

Instead of a new computer, try wiping the drive and re-installing Windows from scratch. To do that, you'll need a USB3 flash drive of at least 8GB size (16 GB recommended) that you can set up for a...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 30th October 2023, 11:32 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,507
Posted By Blue Mountain
Thanks, guys! The next time I go to sink a...

Thanks, guys! The next time I go to sink a multi-million dollar ship I'll know just what to do. :p
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 30th October 2023, 11:27 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,507
Posted By Blue Mountain
But, but, but my uncle from Backwater, Nova...

But, but, but my uncle from Backwater, Nova Scotia once told me that the M meaning Motor was a myth and it's ALWAYS stood for Merchant. And the S always stood for ship. And in the case of the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 30th October 2023, 04:40 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,507
Posted By Blue Mountain
I always thought the "M" stood for "Merchant" to...

I always thought the "M" stood for "Merchant" to differentiate it from naval ships. Perhaps I should look further.



Which area would be easier for a saboteur to access? As someone not employed...
Forum: USA Politics 29th October 2023, 01:59 PM
Replies: 1,341
Views: 48,435
Posted By Blue Mountain
[rant snipped] Maybe this one should be...

[rant snipped]

Maybe this one should be worth $20,000?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th October 2023, 03:30 PM
Replies: 1,911
Views: 54,978
Posted By Blue Mountain
All too often we don't hear about the injured. It...

All too often we don't hear about the injured. It could be anywhere from being grazed by a bullet to something that screws up their bodies for the rest of their lives, costing them hundreds of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd October 2023, 10:52 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,736
Posted By Blue Mountain
Was it a diesel plane or an electric plane?

Was it a diesel plane or an electric plane?
Forum: USA Politics 23rd October 2023, 10:45 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,167
Posted By Blue Mountain
And after 5 December 2013.

And after 5 December 2013.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd October 2023, 03:10 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,690
Posted By Blue Mountain
Correction: the forum software did not remove the...

Correction: the forum software did not remove the spaces. By default HTML collapses multiple spaces into one unless the <pre> tag is used. In the forum software, you need to use ... to keep the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th October 2023, 10:47 AM
Replies: 267
Views: 15,428
Posted By Blue Mountain
Or are manufacturers creating an artificial...

Or are manufacturers creating an artificial demand through massive ad campaigns?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th October 2023, 12:29 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,602
Posted By Blue Mountain
Jay, I'm astonished you chose to post a YouTube...

Jay, I'm astonished you chose to post a YouTube video for what is obviously audio data instead of tracking down a better source. Further, this is only episode 1 of 5.

At the heart of podcasting is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th October 2023, 09:11 PM
Replies: 267
Views: 15,428
Posted By Blue Mountain
What? Consumers don't make trucks, manufacturers...

What? Consumers don't make trucks, manufacturers do.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th October 2023, 04:21 AM
Replies: 261
Views: 7,404
Posted By Blue Mountain
Surely you mean, Bob Loblaw's Wawa Law Blog. :)

Surely you mean, Bob Loblaw's Wawa Law Blog. :)
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