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As a Canadian, I describe my country as, "Proudly Not England, Not France, and Not America, since 1867."

I think I used every Six Apart blogging tool and I loved Movable Type. It was a shame (for me as a user) when Ben and Mena sold the company.

Wholesome and sweet. Thank you! I'll gladly add to the flower fund.

And now you need to know about Crokicurl, a mash-up of Crokinole and curling! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/crokicurl-curling-cr...

You paid by the minute to connect to CompuServe. I eventually found free software - shared in the CompuServe forums - that would dial up, collect messages from threads you had mark…

Thank you for sharing, and for writing so clearly. I just finished Four Magic Words and enjoyed it very much, including the author's note. Just bought your book as well. I wish you…

This is me as well. I don't naturally 'see' that a task is actually a bunch of smaller, easier tasks. It's easier not to start when you're not sure where to start.

The Twin Peaks theme always makes me think of The Locomotion by Little Eva. Play The Locomotion at half speed and compare. https://youtu.be/eKpVQm41f8Y

upvote for reminding me of the Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser...

When I interviewed for my current job, I asked the HR rep and the hiring manager if they were happy working at the company. The question seemed to surprise them. Both smiled, thoug…

"Stay Alert! Trust no one! Keep your laser handy!" is a quote from Paranoia, the role-playing game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_(role-playing_game)

The most memorable of these for me, by far, was the Surinam Toad on the cover of Windows XP Annoyances by David Karp. Every problem has another little brood of problems inside it. …

This started in 2018. See https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/02/understanding-appl...

You can always download more RAM. https://downloadmoreram.com/

Summary of discussion in this thread (from The West Wing) https://youtu.be/7fkMR96I0sw

This. Client wants a "simple" site, but insists on custom themes and plugins that break or are unsupported or abandoned by the developer.

This is me too. I have learned, slowly and painfully, that I need to wait 24 hours before saying yes to any optional assignment. I'm too optimistic about my available time and wire…

Reminds me of a small detail from John Brunner's sci-fi book "Shockwave Rider". If I remember it correctly, citizens who voted were then allowed to bet on who would win the electio…

I rely on AppZapper for this. One-click delete of apps and all related files. https://www.appzapper.com/

"You are likely to be eaten by a Grue. If this predicament seems particularly cruel, consider whose fault it might be; not a torch or a match in your inventory." https://youtu.be/4…

Mega Monopoly is the best official variant I've ever played. There's an extra dice with a symbol on two faces that forces you to move to the next unowned property after you complet…

This. I had both iPod and Nomad Jukebox. Firewire made it possible to update or completely replace the song selection in minutes rather than hours.

Very happy with hover.com for domain registration.

I'm proud to say I managed to diagnose a similar issue over the phone. Employee called the Help Desk saying her screen would go black when she tried to sign in. When she finished e…

What service do you use to manage the domain? I'm looking for an affordable option that would make it easy to redirect to a new service frequently, as you describe.