Has it been almost a week? Wow! Well, the door’s been unlocked and the shutters thrown open. Come on in. I’m a little tardy with it, but here’s the continuation of the “Sondra” strips I promised. Preparing this double-comic post, it occurred to me—not for the first time—that sometimes several consecutive days of Arlo and Janis involve an extended conversation or situation which, strung together, resembles something like a comic book.
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oh, got to get me one….red dot that is,
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9045424384/hF14A1E43/
GM Old Bear….got to get my green beans snapped.
later…..
From a zoologist who should have known better: If you really want and are willing to take care of a harmless constrictor, stick to one who is not going to get much bigger than this: e.g., this lucky corn snake.
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4286908-snake-hiding-engine-pops-out-driver-interstate-29
Burmese pythons and red-tailed boas are going to grow big enough to be dangerous, and irresponsible owners simply release them into S. Florida, or to some northern woods where they will freeze to death. Believe me, even a corn, bull [pine], or king snake makes a fine ego trip.
B. pythons are now resident in FL, will be hard to eradicate, and we are likely to someday read a tragic headline. Fortunately, we were able to get ours housed in zoos, but zoos are overloaded now. Also, check your state laws [and perhaps municipal ordinances]. Local snakes may be endangered [cannot think of anyone who would possibly change their status by fiat], and towns may outlaw exotic wildlife [or domestic livestock w/in city limits; ours does, but domestic rabbits don’t crow].
Peace,
Debbe, glad to see you now, too. And new upgrade as well! Not sure if I read you as a new-to-you laptop altogether and have two now, or new install on usual hardware.
Either way, my friendly advice is to let Windows 10 do the updates when it suggests them. It is sometimes inconvenient, sometimes doesn’t make sense, and is sometimes broken. But if Microsoft knows it is their fault, they will very likely send a new fix soon. Most of the problems I read is when a user (usually with their own very good reasons) delays, blocks, or makes changes to how Win10 wants to do things.
Maybe do not go looking and asking for the very latest updates that haven’t been tested yet. But when the operating system tells you it is ready, do those. This frees you up to be mad at Microsoft, when you should be, instead of believing it might be something you did.
This is separate from Microsoft Store advertising for your dollars, put up with that best you can as cost of having a good machine, like commercials on TV. Only get what you want. I know very little about Edge, because I don’t read much about it. Posted comments are almost entirely divided between Firefox and Chrome, with a few Pale Moon enthusiasts.
Hope I struck a helpful tone, and do not read as pushy. Enjoy your new machine.
FWIW, I have been using Edge for a while and have no complaints.
Thanks cxp, I think you’re part of a silent segment, not sure if it makes a majority. I would think that usual consumer level would see fast use in the integrated browser. The pages I read have a lot of people who left Internet Explorer way back at ver8 or 9, and have no interest in even opening a Microsoft browser. Tell them it is exactly the same engine the machine uses all day to stay in touch with Redmond only returns crickets.
I can’t have an opinion, because I’ve only used it on someone else’s machine. Like you, no complaint. And it would again have the benefit of being a Known and therefore Supported part of the Win10 experience. I’ve stayed with Win7 with the intent of eventually full shift to GNU/Linux; but am coming back to the idea MS may work this out yet and get it right. Hard to predict.
People often don’t like my analogies, but I don’t understand owning a Ford and putting a Chevrolet driver’s seat and steering wheel in it. But I don’t walk around a Vintiques festival and tell the proud owners how they messed up the original design either.
Morphy, I not only won’t open a Microsoft browser, I won’t run their OS. This household has been proudly running Linux only for almost ten years now. And one of the nicest things about it is that we don’t have to worry about anti-virus software or getting infected. Of course, if you’re happy with Windows, there’s no reason to change, just keep on truckin!
Debbe, someone just sent this on FB, and for some reason I thought of you.
https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19420745_466786017005750_1852890471302749544_n.jpg?oh=ae7d18c85efe84f58a4a61106cd28015&oe=59D7E7D3
This guy can tell stories with pictures and paint pictures with words. This is worth a look, as are his other blog entries. And his photos.
https://jakemosher.com/blogs/news/broken-dreams
He plans to begin pursuing this line of work fulltime next month. I wish him well.
(Thanks to Tam)
JJ–If the strips hold up, and they tell a story “like a comic book,” maybe you should use them as the basis to write a comic book or graphic novel. Short-story writers often expand a good story into a novel, so why not you?
I’ve had no problems with Edge. Bob prefers Firefox.
Sideburns, and that’s great…for your house.
Debbe has just rejoined us with a new installation, and had had no supporting word for many hours. I wanted to be cordial, with as much encouragement as I could muster. We very recently had a discussion on what might be the best way to get Debbe back in touch. That conversation did not include Win10. Debbe’s household made a different decision and I want them to feel good about it. I do not think they are ready for the Torvalds way of doing things yet. Maybe one day. For now they have gone a different, more comfortable direction.
Wanted to pass on the wikiword of the day, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lagniappe
I had known it before, but only thought of it in terms of a baker’s dozen. Following links from Ghost’s favorite recipe blog led me to another I had shared here before. Which had caused me to relearn the broader, friendlier use of ‘lagniappe’. Have a great day.
Sides, you are very knowledgeable so probably already know, and I am only giving useless information.
But for any other Unix-like installations out there, please research. The application software you use also has vulnerabilities in common with Microsoft products. These are variations on the recent WannaCrypt and other Vault 7 exploits. Get patched. And even if your pristine unit is secure, you may be the Typhoid Mary of your group. Hosting and distributing bad code hidden in documents to all your Windows friends. These are not walled gardens we are discussing. ‘It’s all connected’
Staircase thought of reassurance:
The Text only, with very restricted markup use allowed here at Arlo&Janis blog makes it very unlikely to transmit anything bad. Your only vulnerability from here is following a bad link. That is why I like to introduce any link I share, so that a reader has a clue that what I have written matches what they find. No surprises.
Gosh, this is teadious.
Thought I should return to relate, and make very clear:
I am not dictating rules
I am not suggesting anyone has to act like I do
I try to explain my reasons for doing things my way
And hope to help another person from time to time
Love to hear how others do [ tjx cxp, Ruth Anne & Bob ]
often balk at a superior tone, something I have to deal with
Thanks
tjx was meant to be thx
usually recognized as a short form of ‘thank you very graciously for your efforts, I really truly appreciate it.’
Hello, Ian, and welcome to the Village!
I’ve missed you and the cats, Debbe. I’m looking forward to a successful Plan B.
Jackie, congratulations on your great evaluation! Hard work and good nursing is paying off.
Morphy, this laptop is the same one I’ve been using for several months. Updates are and were always free to come in. Ian ran a scan and ‘bam’…nothing just couldn’t resurrect it. No virus, just something to do with hard drive. At first we thought it was hard drive. But Ian had a gut feel that if we reinstalled Windows 10 we could get it running again….and it worked. It came with Windows already installed. I’m just glad to be back among the living!!!
Ian has Adguard, Kaspersky antivirus installed and I use Chrome. Ian likes Edge.
Been busy here with Dad and making him move it, move it, move it.
Husband coming in town tomorrow to look at why gas tank is rattling on Jeep. The tank actually is not level. Crisis #1 for Jeep. …and you know what? It’ll be ok.
Not had much time to be on here today. Been checking on Sister #3 as she has had some major surgery on her sinuses and is still full of packing. Just took out some of my green beans, ham, and red taters for her husband to have for supper…plus all beds were stripped and washed and made.
Ian got a job today…Dairy Queen…starts Monday at 5:00 AM…this should be interesting 🙂 He has to were dress black pants and black shoes. Going to St. Vinnies to look for pants…shoes, well we’ll get those new.
Thanks for the grin Mark.
a good night for now
Hello Smigz…isn’t Jackie doing wonderfully? Helps when one has the right ‘motivation’ 😉
this is for your Smigz: https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9046328320/h2B5AC1DF/
…and another 🙂
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9046492672/hA4AD0A88/
gonna leave you with a feel good story…ain’t he precious?
https://www.reddit.com/r/SupermodelCats/comments/6ipucr/my_fianc%C3%A9e_found_this_little_guy_discarded_along/
My little red tractor seat gardening cart came. It was “some assembly required” in a box. Ghost put it together for me and I tried it out. Really stable and safe. Thank you David for suggesting it.
Went out this morning and pulled a couple bales of weeds and grass. Ghost is afraid for me to garden outside alone, for fear I will fall. He went and bought metal fence posts to hold up over grown tomatoes, along with leather gloves.
He says jeans, boots and a cowboy hat are next.
Debbe, I had missed that it was Win10 before, and again now. I wanted to be helpful with a new experience that I now know you are already familiar with. Thanks for the detail.
It is not as easy as the Chromebook ‘powerwash’ feature, and Ian had to be a little more careful. But it did the same thing. And it is so good he was able to get you back here.
In my circle an ‘atta-boy is not dismissive or sexist in nature. Yes it comes from something your Dutch Uncle (look it up, if not familiar) might have told a twelve year old boy. But we use it anytime higher ups don’t acknowledge an above and beyond effort. Maybe it was outside your duties, showed creativity, or was handled expeditiously. Somehow you exceeded expectation, but all we have to offer is a slap on the back, and a very hearty, ‘Atta-boy, Ian.