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    George K
    wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 12:29 last edited by
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    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-05-15-8902010248-story.html

    ''Think about it,'' he says. ''Dalton and Waldenbooks arent concerned with service. They arent concerned with ideals. Theyre only concerned with economics. Lets cut the price. Look what theyve done to the greatest thing in the world, books-denigrated them to the point where theyre nothing but cans of beans.''

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Klaus
      wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 12:30 last edited by
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      I modified my post above with the reply.

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        28 Aug 2020, 12:30

        I modified my post above with the reply.

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        George K
        wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 12:30 last edited by
        #131

        @Klaus thanks. I see the difference.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Klaus
          wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 12:41 last edited by Klaus
          #132

          In some circumstances it's quite useful to have a way to disable automatic formatting etc. (called "quotation" in CS lingo), and that's what the backtick is for.

          !!! warning [Warning]: Nerd alert: The following text isn't suitable for normal humans. Caution advised.

          For instance, let's say you want to explain how to write a word in italics. Using backticks, I can write that _foo_ produces foo. I produced _foo_ by writing `_foo_`. Your next question might be how to produce `_foo_`. You do that by writing `` `_foo_` ``.

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            Klaus
            wrote on 30 Sept 2020, 09:50 last edited by
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            Some data about forum usage.

            eb8434bc-5177-4837-b76d-325b2f0da164-image.png

            Interesting glitch in mid August. Also interesting that page views by bots have gone down so suddenly. Presumably the result of a software update.

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              89th
              wrote on 30 Sept 2020, 09:54 last edited by
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              Oh that dip is just when @jon-nyc said he was going to post his 1994 spring break beach photos.

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                30 Sept 2020, 09:54

                Oh that dip is just when @jon-nyc said he was going to post his 1994 spring break beach photos.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 30 Sept 2020, 10:01 last edited by jon-nyc
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                @89th said in Forum Issues:

                Oh that dip is just when @jon-nyc said he was going to post his 1994 spring break beach photos.

                Florida Keys with my girlfriend Monica and her mother, who we brought along to cheer up as she was newly divorced. I rented a convertible.

                I was already working, but as Monica was in her 3rd year of law school it was in fact her spring break.

                1994-04b.jpg 1994-04a.jpg

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  30 Sept 2020, 10:01

                  @89th said in Forum Issues:

                  Oh that dip is just when @jon-nyc said he was going to post his 1994 spring break beach photos.

                  Florida Keys with my girlfriend Monica and her mother, who we brought along to cheer up as she was newly divorced. I rented a convertible.

                  I was already working, but as Monica was in her 3rd year of law school it was in fact her spring break.

                  1994-04b.jpg 1994-04a.jpg

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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 30 Sept 2020, 12:35 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc fun pics!

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 30 Sept 2020, 15:13 last edited by
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                    Jon, your early days pictures always look like SR Formica artwork.

                    Please love yourself.

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                      Rainman
                      wrote on 1 Oct 2020, 07:07 last edited by
                      #138

                      Jon, you have a big head.
                      Just thought you ought to know.

                      But on the bright side! -- a big head sticking out of the top of a Vette looks just the right size!!

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                        89th
                        wrote on 1 Oct 2020, 09:12 last edited by
                        #139

                        @jon-nyc ok...that was funny, nice pull

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                          George K
                          wrote on 7 Oct 2020, 23:40 last edited by
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                          Am I missing something?

                          Is there a way to insert a poll?

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            7 Oct 2020, 23:40

                            Am I missing something?

                            Is there a way to insert a poll?

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                            Loki
                            wrote on 8 Oct 2020, 00:01 last edited by
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                            @George-K said in Forum Issues:

                            Am I missing something?

                            Is there a way to insert a poll?

                            7b7ce3cc-dd11-4d85-b6ce-55cfd7f3dd7a-image.png

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                              8 Oct 2020, 00:01

                              @George-K said in Forum Issues:

                              Am I missing something?

                              Is there a way to insert a poll?

                              7b7ce3cc-dd11-4d85-b6ce-55cfd7f3dd7a-image.png

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                              George K
                              wrote on 8 Oct 2020, 00:04 last edited by
                              #142

                              @Loki I guess not, LOL!

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                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Klaus
                                wrote on 9 Oct 2020, 12:53 last edited by
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                                Goddamit, looks like a tiny update to the emoji plugin once again somehow disabled the Twitter plugin.

                                <insert very violent swearing here>

                                will investigate...

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 9 Oct 2020, 12:59 last edited by
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                                  Thanks for your hard work, @klaus.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Klaus
                                    wrote on 9 Oct 2020, 13:03 last edited by Klaus 10 Sept 2020, 13:08
                                    #145

                                    Do you know what will save us from an evil group taking over the internet?

                                    It's not security mechanisms, or encryption, or passwords. It's software interoperability, or rather, the lack thereof. It's just too damn hard and too much work to make everything fit together.

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                                      Klaus
                                      wrote on 9 Oct 2020, 13:14 last edited by
                                      #146

                                      Ok, I re-installed a couple of plugins and everything seems to work again. Please let me know if you notice anything unusual.

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                                      • G George K
                                        9 Oct 2020, 12:59

                                        Thanks for your hard work, @klaus.

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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on 9 Oct 2020, 14:02 last edited by
                                        #147

                                        @George-K said in Forum Issues:

                                        Thanks for your hard work, @klaus.

                                        👆

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                                          9 Oct 2020, 13:14

                                          Ok, I re-installed a couple of plugins and everything seems to work again. Please let me know if you notice anything unusual.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 9 Oct 2020, 14:04 last edited by
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                                          @Klaus said in Forum Issues:

                                          let me know if you notice anything unusual

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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