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[BlueSpruce]

I don't know the technical answers, but there is a more practical answer. Jon would have to buy the Xenforo add-in for each of those abilities - if it exists - and his budget is not that big. The advent of Google's AI, Gemini, puts the squeeze on LOTS of help sites including this one. I understand that Xenforo has lots of add-in options, but none of them are free and Jon really WOULD like to make a profit now and then. He has done a lot for our security issues and has implemented many nice visual abilities, but he has lots of expenses to consider. For example, he has retained technical posts from a couple of decades ago. Contemplate the amount of storage space needed at the hosting site for 20 years worth of posts.

Good sources for profits are: advertising, job postings, online courses, paid membership, donations, etc.

 

[GPGeorge]

Good sources for profits are: advertising, job postings, online courses, paid membership, donations, etc.

The blades come out whenever a site owner even suggests advertising.

 

[Jon]

I would love to make a profit Doc, however, advertising revenues for the site are less than 1/10 of what they were prior to covid and hosting costs have gone up.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I am retired, on a fixed income, and not at all wealthy or I would contribute more than just services, Jon.

 

[Jon]

You already contribute plenty enough Doc.

 

[DakotaRidge]

My only purpose in starting this thread was to tell folks why I wasn't responding to them and that I wasn't being disrespectful.

I appreciate every comment that those two threads received. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I am still interested in learning how folks add animation to their applications. I may start another thread on the subject one day when I hit the 100-post mark. It is a technique that I would like to add to my applications.

Know that if you post to my first two threads on AW, I won't be able to respond to you. I can read them, but that's all.

 

[Gasman]

I would be very interested to see who here (if any) actually use animations in their DBs.
Same applies to any audio.

 

[NauticalGent]

I would love to make a profit Doc, however, advertising revenues for the site are less than 1/10 of what they were prior to covid and hosting costs have gone up.

Does AWF even have a means to accept contributions anymore?

 

[Jon]

Does AWF even have a means to accept contributions anymore?

Not anymore, although I keep meaning to add a "Buy me a coffee" link.

 

[CJ_London]

I would be very interested to see who here (if any) actually use animations in their DBs

I use some controls that (appear to) rotate to show a different value and one that shakes if a duplicate value is entered (rather than a msgbox)

I also have forms that grow/shrink rather than than just appearing/disappearing

Just to provide a visual clue that something is happening and draw the users attention

Most effects are designed to work over a second or two

 

[The_Doc_Man]

My only purpose in starting this thread was to tell folks why I wasn't responding to them and that I wasn't being disrespectful.

I appreciate every comment that those two threads received. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I am still interested in learning how folks add animation to their applications. I may start another thread on the subject one day when I hit the 100-post mark. It is a technique that I would like to add to my applications.

Know that if you post to my first two threads on AW, I won't be able to respond to you. I can read them, but that's all.

I believe that is incorrect. If you can find whatever it is that contains the link and remove it before hitting Post Reply, you should be able to post. You have posted in this forum, after all, and yet haven't hit the 100 post barrier.

 

[Gasman]

My only purpose in starting this thread was to tell folks why I wasn't responding to them and that I wasn't being disrespectful.

I appreciate every comment that those two threads received. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I am still interested in learning how folks add animation to their applications. I may start another thread on the subject one day when I hit the 100-post mark. It is a technique that I would like to add to my applications.

Know that if you post to my first two threads on AW, I won't be able to respond to you. I can read them, but that's all.

Just post in the empty box at the bottom of the thread, and use your normal method that you used on UA.
Note that you could hit reply to this post and respond,as no links are contained in it.
Try it and see.

 

[DakotaRidge]

Not anymore, although I keep meaning to add a "Buy me a coffee" link.

Jon, what's your Starbucks account number?

 

[DakotaRidge]

Joan, yes I am signed up with the CDC, FDA, and USDA for food recalls. I also receive announcements from MSN.

I load the information into my database so I can broadcast it to my family members around the country. Most of them do not track recalls of foods and medicines. They rely on me.

I know who to inform about a recall based on the states where contaminated foods were shipped. This is why I added a map to my database. There are several forms in the database for recalls. In addition to maps, there are also ones just for adding detailed information and understanding the impact of eating contaminated food. The forms also track actions such as 'Saw the doctor' and 'Took OTC med.' This is information that a person can report to an insurance company or a government agency.

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[GPGeorge]

Joan, yes I am signed up with the CDC, FDA, and USDA for food recalls. I also receive announcements from MSN.

I load the information into my database so I can broadcast it to my family members around the country. Most of them do not track recalls of foods and medicines. They rely on me.

I know who to inform about a recall based on the states where contaminated foods were shipped. This is why I added a map to my database. There are several forms in the database for recalls. In addition to maps, there are also ones just for adding detailed information and understanding the impact of eating contaminated food. The forms also track actions such as 'Saw the doctor' and 'Took OTC med.' This is information that a person can report to an insurance company or a government agency.

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Hypothetical question:

USDA announces a recall of eggs due to salmonella contamination.

I don't see the announcement myself.

The next day I go shopping at the local chain supermarket where I buy eggs.

How likely am I to buy salmonella contaminated eggs? I.e. what are the odds that the chain supermarket either doesn't yet know about the USDA mandated egg recall, or continues to sell potentially contaminated eggs despite knowing about the recall?

 

[Isaac]

Not anymore, although I keep meaning to add a "Buy me a coffee" link.

You should

 

[Isaac]

Hypothetical question:

USDA announces a recall of eggs due to salmonella contamination.

I don't see the announcement myself.

The next day I go shopping at the local chain supermarket where I buy eggs.

How likely am I to buy salmonella contaminated eggs? I.e. what are the odds that the chain supermarket either doesn't yet know about the USDA mandated egg recall, or continues to sell potentially contaminated eggs despite knowing about the recall?

I've no idea where this came from or what conversation it entails, just answering your question blind:

If it's the very next day, you might stand a significant chance, but as time goes on, it seems that, at least in the USA, and under current conditions of corporate recall compliance, you'd be pretty unlikely to buy the tainted eggs.

Now what did I unwittingly get myself into?

 

[GPGeorge]

I've no idea where this came from or what conversation it entails, just answering your question blind:

If it's the very next day, you might stand a significant chance, but as time goes on, it seems that, at least in the USA, and under current conditions of corporate recall compliance, you'd be pretty unlikely to buy the tainted eggs.

Now what did I unwittingly get myself into?

Post #114 right before I posted it in Post #115

 

[Isaac]

Ahh. Maybe I see what you are getting at. Companies I think seem pretty darn compliant with recalls - the lawsuits are too expensive for them to ignore it.
Even when it's something incredibly stupid, "I banged my head on the car and I got a painful bump on my head" - bam recall the car, there was no warning for that specific act.

 

[GPGeorge]

Post #114 right before I posted it in Post #115

I've no idea where this came from or what conversation it entails, just answering your question blind:

If it's the very next day, you might stand a significant chance, but as time goes on, it seems that, at least in the USA, and under current conditions of corporate recall compliance, you'd be pretty unlikely to buy the tainted eggs.

Now what did I unwittingly get myself into?

I suggest that the likelihood a consumer would have food recall information prior to a chain supermarket having that information is probably not all that great.

However, that might depend on how far out in the hinterlands the store is located and whether the store manager is concerned about food safety and also has access to that kind of information, oh say, through a corporate communication of some kind.

My point is that tracking recalls in a home-grown Access database might or might not prove to be a great addition to my daily routines.