Linux mint users?Anybody here willing to trade info/experience & offer advice about linux mint to a longtime novice?
Componion plantingI planted garlic around the perimeter of my 'greens' bed. I guess I now have cabbage inter alia. OK, OK, I know there's an L of a difference :).
Joe Biden's proposed amendmentsDo you think that US president Biden's proposed constitutional amendments make sense and would improve politics & justice in America and elsewhere? And do you think the majority of the American public is too (fill in your own blank) to allow these... See More »
Old & left behind?What age are you and when did you start realizing the the super-tecchies and their sycophantic disciples were going to pull the rug out from under you without caring one whit for utterly destroying your 'comfort zone', your very lifestyle.?
Do you think 'things' get better or worse?Have the world and our society become more, or less, user friendly in your lifetime? In what ways? (Please state your age.)
Badly written books ?I was looking for something by Erik Larson, whose books I like. Came up with one by Erik J. Larson but didn't notice he's a different author The Myth of Artificial Intelligence This is a really terrible book: It uses so much jargon and... See More »
What do you DISlike about restaurants in your home town? .... or anywhere! .. Apart from issues around tipping, the big restaurant annoyance for me is the amount of hard interior surfacing that boosts the noise level. Sometimes I poke my head in the door and decide 'No thanks'; Or I'll leave without... See More »
Relationship satisfaction?Married or with a long term partner: How has it been - delights, disappointments; what expectations met, exceeded, unmet?
Things not really funny but they are ..Lady complains after breast surgery, that she can't trap her knitting needle any more.
Ooh, la ... le?Just wondering ... As the French language assigns genders to everything and uses pronouns such as 'le' & 'la' depending whether they're male or female; do they have special pronouns for 'trans' people or is he/she/it just lumped in with les... See More »
What's your most amazing experience of generosity by a stranger?Decades ago, an unknown woman came into the office where my then-fiancée worked, to book her flight home across the ocean. On learning we were about to be married and emigrate to her own home city, she immediately said "come to us"! A few months... See More »
Silly mistakes you've made, DIY etc?In my teens I wanted to reduce the ground clearance of my little, very old car. I visualized a way to do it that involved turning the rear axle upside down. With much labor and some fabricated parts I actually managed to do it: Happily fired up the... See More »
Undesirable modern trendsAre you old enough to feel that modern society and technology have left you behind; have created norms that border on social malignancy? Would you like to say to the world "Take your 21st century technology and shove it!" What aspects of life/tech... See More »
Danny who?To the no-profile guy who messaged me "hi how are you tonight" : Why would you want to know?
