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  1. Steve R.

    Am I the only one that switches ABBA off?

    Well you force me to retaliate with this. In the comedic movie "1,2,3" a loyal Communist is forced to admit to being a US spy after being tortured, over and over, by the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini". (The clip below does not show some of the preceding "torture".)
  2. Steve R.

    Should taxes be raised on the wealthiest people?

    Wealth is mobile. Those who are rich can simply move to another location that is more tax friendly to them. So - should they leave, they will no longer directly be involved and/or contribute to the economy. Moreover, there are issues of corruption and political orientation. One can view...
  3. Steve R.

    Am I the only one that switches ABBA off?

    Fernando is another fantastic song. The theme of this song is worthy of a full length movie. As an aside: I was extremely disappointed that Top Gun: Maverick did not have Berlin's "Take My Breath Away"
  4. Steve R.

    Am I the only one that switches ABBA off?

    I like ABBA. Enjoy listening to it as an occasional music as part of Classic Rock.
  5. Steve R.

    Cool gifts for Dad - ideas

    I just bought an internet radio. Like your dad, we live in a rural environment which means that the local radio stations tend to be junk. So, should your father enjoy listening to the radio and has internet access, than that may be a good gift.
  6. Steve R.

    Boeing's Starliner???????

    The saga continues. The unfortunate downside of proprietary development. The Starliner was launched on June 5th and they are still up there, moths later. Fortunately there is room at the "inn"...
  7. Steve R.

    Biden Ends Presidential Bid.

    Not obvious at all. Do you even read what those you assert to be MAGA aficionados post? As one example, @Isaac wrote: "In fact if you'd been paying attention: I've often said the opposite, I've said there are plenty of aspects of him that I don't care for, but I still very much want him to win...
  8. Steve R.

    Democrats hacking the immigration system to get more votes

    This morning Fox News had Nicole Malliotakis (R, NY) on to discuss illegal immigrants and voting. She, of course, noted that illegal immigrants can't vote. Democrats of course point out with great fanfare and bluster that illegal immigrants can't vote which makes it a non-issue. But Malliotakis...
  9. Steve R.

    Biden Ends Presidential Bid.

    I have only been casually following the Democratic convention. Based on the reporting of Fox News, it appears that the Democrats are silent concerning the plight of Israel and Democrats have openly expressed concern for the plight of Palestinians in Gaza. I understand that Biden never mentioned...
  10. Steve R.

    Economic Dis-Logic By Democrats

    A satirical take on Harris's economic illiteracy. https://babylonbee.com/news/kamala-harris-unveils-new-campaign-slogan-we-must-seize-the-means-of-production-and-execute-the-bourgeoisie
  11. Steve R.

    Economic Dis-Logic By Democrats

    Harris proclaimed that we need to fix price gaging gouging. There is an irony in that. In an inflationary environment, corporations will (of course) report "record" profits because the value of the dollar has depreciated. Next, if Biden Economics is truly working, the political optics would...
  12. Steve R.

    Biden Ends Presidential Bid.

    The word "coup" is being applied liberally by the public and media, even by Democrats. https://www.foxnews.com/media/powerful-democrats-pushed-president-biden-out-coup-nyt-columnist
  13. Steve R.

    LibreOffice an Alternative to Microsoft

    @Pat Hartman, you are correct that MariaDB "is simply another database engine". There is no "front end" or "back end" when using MariaDB. You interact with the database through your internet browser, essentially you are implementing a web-based methodology. The web-base approach is made...
  14. Steve R.

    LibreOffice an Alternative to Microsoft

    HTML & CSS
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    LibreOffice an Alternative to Microsoft

    :) Glad you brought that up. When I quit using MS Access, I experimented with Base. Very frustrating. Never understood it. Moved onto MariaDB as the alternative to MS Access. I would not recommend Base. As an afterthought. Upgrades to the LibreOffice suite are periodically released, but I have...
  16. Steve R.

    LibreOffice an Alternative to Microsoft

    https://www.makeuseof.com/libreoffice-why-instead-microsoft-365/ At times it may be worth considering alternatives to Microsoft products.
  17. Steve R.

    Woke Culture Infecting Organizations Protecting Freedom of Speech

    Good question. I doubt that I will be attending. I have not seen anything about actually speaking. "Questions? Email us at events@eff.org." I have been sending some emails to the event email address asking the panel to consider issues such as why EFF would even get into this political topic...
  18. Steve R.

    Woke Culture Infecting Organizations Protecting Freedom of Speech

    The mantra of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (of which I am a member) is "The leading nonprofit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation." Periodically, I have received email notifications that have made me wonder if the organization has been tainted by woke culture. I had a...
  19. Steve R.

    This company needs a database. Starting from scratch again

    Welcome aboard. Based on your introduction, you are starting from "scratch". Assuming that, do you really want to implement an MS Access database solution? There are other databases that could be considered more "modern", but may require more work to implement. Nevertheless, this is an excellent...
  20. Steve R.

    Fake Medicare Copay Reduction

    Using federal taxpayer money to mask Medicare premium hikes implies a greater governance problem. Federal money is also apparently being used to "mask" the humanitarian (welfare) aid illegal immigrants are receiving. The Biden/Harris administration, by "masking" how programs are funded...
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