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Re: Post a picture... any picture
Its a custom build, all over social media. Big Ducati motor in a tiny Honda Grom frame that was built for a 125cc (10HP) motor. The Duc motor is a 1199cc and makes something like 175HP.
Don't do social media, so never seen it before. Just thought it looked weird with the two (?) foot long swinging arm.
Need to increase the wheelbase to handle all that torque. Its common for bike 'hot rods' and hill climbers.
billbillw
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
Make me miss the shows when I was near Norfolk, VA....even though they weren't really shows....just practice.
Tom
Same here and when I was a child my father lived right down the road from Oceana Air Force base in Virginia Beach.
HzTweaker
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
aprazer402 wrote: »8/24/2024 I went near Offutt AFB Bellevue, NE. I was 2.55 miles off the west end of the runway.
The Air Show finale was the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds 6 - F-16's. I was using my cell. phone. Photos are not the best. These planes are moving.
Love those photos that are over the conuntry side instead of "city" area.
Saw this news:
Thunderbirds to join Blue Angels for annual Pensacola homecoming show
Spectators at the Blue Angels' Pensacola NAS Homecoming show may get to the see the "Super Delta" formation as it was announced Monday the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds would be joining their Navy counterparts for the November show.(U.S. Navy Blue Angels)
On Amazon Prime currently is a terrific documentary:
https://youtu.be/VMXswUGrVFA
BlueBirdMusic
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
Sorry that the photos are poor. I was out on the porch fairly early this morning -- a cool, foggy morning. I espied three deer, one doe and two bucks. Did the best I could to photograph 'em (the bucks only, as it turned out) before they ambled away. 
mhardy6647
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Re: computer and Phone virus protection
UGH!
So much to unpack here!
Professional Information Security consultant here. 27 years of experience.
First off, this is completely incorrect.
You should stop talking out your aft regions as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about about.
I will agree that for free, AVG is decent enough but, there's no real teeth to it if you don't have the paid for version.
As far as Winblows Defender goes, it's OK at best. It doesn't get definition updates as quickly as other AV software and often times, definitions are not up to speed with whatever Patch Tuesday BS MS wants to foist off on the general public and ends up breaking itself. Defender in a managed environment is better but still slow to respond. Many companies do not use it because the only reason it's "enterprise level" is because MS manages the "enterprise deployment" if you let them. Otherwise, it's mediocre at best. For a home user or a small business it offers an enterprise level of support that is hard and expensive to attain at that level. The best advice I can give to those using Defender is make sure you are up to date on all your patches and security fixes because Defender lags enough that someone who has you pegged can leverage an exploit that leaves you exposed before Defender will have your back.
CCleaner is ransomware. One of the first things that HiJackThis will clean out of a system is CCleaner. DO NOT EVER download that garbage. It has known exploits and has it's own back door.
If you want a service on the level of CCleaner that will actually do what CCleaner says it does without bilking you for dollars, get yourself Spybot. It's completely free and the most effective cleaner I have ever used.
Apple and Linux are not immune to malware. Go ahead and keep believing it if you want but that's a fool's errand.
McAfee is hot garbage. I hate it. At all levels. Even enterprise levels. Mickey Mouse BS.
Here's how to turn off McAfee popups.
https://www.comparitech.com/antivirus/how-to-remove-mcafee-popups/
Any software that says it will fix your annoying problems is an annoying problem in and of itself. Do not use utilities like Revo to do simple things like blocking apps from showing you pop ups. You have the entirety of human knowledge at your fingers tips. All you have to do is type into Google or Yahoo or DuckDuckGo or whatever a simple question like "How do I turn of McAfee Pop Ups?" and you will get a myriad of FREE advice from people just as frustrated as you who figured it out and gave their help freely to remove a scourge against mankind and you don't have to be taken for a patsy and separated from your money for a utility that just does what a few, simple and actually FREE mouse clicks will do.
There's similar information about how to stop Norton too.
What to use then?
Simple. If you have Windows, Defender, it's already there and keep up to date on your patches and stay away from naughty sites is all you really need to do. If you're in to naughty things like The Pirate Bay then you better do some research and educate yourself.
Mac? Oh, well, you're probably smug as hell and know everything already so you do you, cupcake. I'll pray for you.
UNIX? This includes Linux. Well, you're not an average (L)user so hopefully you know what you're doing and are at lest part of a sub-reddit about your particular kernel.
Still lost? Feel free to drop me a PM if you're too afraid to do it here. I don't bite and I hate spammers and malware with a passion. Anything I can to do stop you or you grammama from losing your shirt to a Russian hacker or a Nigerian Prince, I will gladly volunteer my services. My employer pays me plenty to do it for some of the largest corporations on the globe so I don't even have to charge you! My advice and help is accurate and freely given 'cause like Uncle Ben said, with great power comes great responsibility.
So much to unpack here!
Professional Information Security consultant here. 27 years of experience.
First off, this is completely incorrect.
Norton and McAfee are viruses themselves and almost impossible to remove from you computer. I've always used AVG.
You should stop talking out your aft regions as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about about.
I will agree that for free, AVG is decent enough but, there's no real teeth to it if you don't have the paid for version.
As far as Winblows Defender goes, it's OK at best. It doesn't get definition updates as quickly as other AV software and often times, definitions are not up to speed with whatever Patch Tuesday BS MS wants to foist off on the general public and ends up breaking itself. Defender in a managed environment is better but still slow to respond. Many companies do not use it because the only reason it's "enterprise level" is because MS manages the "enterprise deployment" if you let them. Otherwise, it's mediocre at best. For a home user or a small business it offers an enterprise level of support that is hard and expensive to attain at that level. The best advice I can give to those using Defender is make sure you are up to date on all your patches and security fixes because Defender lags enough that someone who has you pegged can leverage an exploit that leaves you exposed before Defender will have your back.
CCleaner is ransomware. One of the first things that HiJackThis will clean out of a system is CCleaner. DO NOT EVER download that garbage. It has known exploits and has it's own back door.
If you want a service on the level of CCleaner that will actually do what CCleaner says it does without bilking you for dollars, get yourself Spybot. It's completely free and the most effective cleaner I have ever used.
Apple and Linux are not immune to malware. Go ahead and keep believing it if you want but that's a fool's errand.
McAfee is hot garbage. I hate it. At all levels. Even enterprise levels. Mickey Mouse BS.
Here's how to turn off McAfee popups.
https://www.comparitech.com/antivirus/how-to-remove-mcafee-popups/
Any software that says it will fix your annoying problems is an annoying problem in and of itself. Do not use utilities like Revo to do simple things like blocking apps from showing you pop ups. You have the entirety of human knowledge at your fingers tips. All you have to do is type into Google or Yahoo or DuckDuckGo or whatever a simple question like "How do I turn of McAfee Pop Ups?" and you will get a myriad of FREE advice from people just as frustrated as you who figured it out and gave their help freely to remove a scourge against mankind and you don't have to be taken for a patsy and separated from your money for a utility that just does what a few, simple and actually FREE mouse clicks will do.
There's similar information about how to stop Norton too.
What to use then?
Simple. If you have Windows, Defender, it's already there and keep up to date on your patches and stay away from naughty sites is all you really need to do. If you're in to naughty things like The Pirate Bay then you better do some research and educate yourself.
Mac? Oh, well, you're probably smug as hell and know everything already so you do you, cupcake. I'll pray for you.
UNIX? This includes Linux. Well, you're not an average (L)user so hopefully you know what you're doing and are at lest part of a sub-reddit about your particular kernel.
Still lost? Feel free to drop me a PM if you're too afraid to do it here. I don't bite and I hate spammers and malware with a passion. Anything I can to do stop you or you grammama from losing your shirt to a Russian hacker or a Nigerian Prince, I will gladly volunteer my services. My employer pays me plenty to do it for some of the largest corporations on the globe so I don't even have to charge you! My advice and help is accurate and freely given 'cause like Uncle Ben said, with great power comes great responsibility.
Jstas
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Re: Strictly Jazz - Suggestions and a discussion about the music.
Ella Fitzgerald
When did Ella Fitzgerald come out?
Biography - Ella Fitzgerald
In 1938, at the age of 21, Ella recorded a playful version of the nursery rhyme, “A-Tisket, A-Tasket.” The album sold 1 million copies, hit number one, and stayed on the pop charts for 17 weeks. Suddenly, Ella Fitzgerald was famous.
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
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I stumbled upon listening to Ella Fitzgerald about three weeks ago. Old School for sure! I had an Upper GI and was in the "getting ready zone" before going into the "let's look into that esophagus" phase. Some loud rock music emerged through the walls as I waited. After I was rolled into the procedure room, I asked the doctor where the music was coming from. He told me every room had music and what was my choice. I said "JAZZ" and your choice. He pulled out his iPhone and started the music without telling me the artist. Soothing music until the Propofol kicked in. Afterwards in the "wake up zone", he told me he picked Ella Fitzgerald. Look at the names of those songs above; I had heard many of them, but did not know the impact and the detail of her music.
BlueBirdMusic
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
I think they're upset because he's revealed to a human a secret that the canine world has kept hidden for years:
Thay CAN fly ! 😳
Thay CAN fly ! 😳
mrbigbluelight
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