Saturday, June 2, 2012
Something Is Rotten In Michigan
What really gets me is that this is Russian TV. Where is our so-called "Liberal Media"??????????
This shows again how the FuckingRepublicans are afraid of democracy and won't allow the people to vote on their fucked-up policies!!!!
Friday, June 1, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Just When I Thought It Was Safe
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| Found on Graig's List. |
When is open season on retired persons?????? Does this mean I have to keep looking over my shoulder whenever I leave the house???????????
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Use of the Word Hero
This is a clip from Up/Chris Hayes where they discuss the use of the word "Hero". Of course the Reich-WingNuts went ballistic!!
You shouldn't be called a hero for JUST doing your job!! You should actually do something heroic!!
Rude Pundit has a post about this and pretty much expresses what I've thought for many years now. The word "Hero" is way overused these days.
I did a post called "Patriotism or Platitudes" the other year and I'm still wondering "Are the troops being honored at things like NASCAR races and other sporting events, or are they being used. On one hand I think it's nice that the troops are getting recognition, but on the other hand the cynical me says they are just putting them on display at these events so they can say, "Aren't we so very Patriotic??"
I served during the Vietnam War and I don't consider myself a "Hero" because all I did was my job and put in my time until I could get out!!
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Protection Was The Problem
For almost a year now we have been watching TV via the intratubes after the antenna blew down. Since we got back from Tejas last month we have been having problems with streaming TV shows and movies on Hulu and Netflix. The other week I called tech support for our internet service and explained how the video would freeze and buffer several times during a video of a TV show. He upped the speed a little and it worked a little better but not like it did when we started watching online last year. At times the speed was a little over 4000kbps when it was working good.
Last weekend it became almost impossible to watch anything online. Ran a speed test on Friday nite and on Saturday evening. The screen shot above is the result after over the 15 minutes it took to run the test which should only take seconds. It would stop for minutes at a time with no activity. On my laptop that I use to hook-up to the TV, there is an icon for Wi-Fi and at times if I put the cursor on it, it would say no internet service. The test confirmed to me that the internet connection wasn't there all the time. For awhile I thought maybe the modem was faulty and after being on for some time would shut down because it seemed like we had the most problems later in the evening when the modem had been on for many hours.
Above is another screen shot of a test I ran last weekend. (I think with dial-up the speed would be faster!!) Then Monday morning we had NADA, no internet whatsoever. Called tech support again, and first was told to unplug the filter as I had both the modem and a phone plugged into the phone jack. Then I mentioned I had the line going thru a surge protector on a power strip. When I unplugged from the surge protector and ran the phone line straight to the modem the lights started blinking and we had an internet connection again. Was told that they don't recommend using a surge protector because they cause problems. What I thought would protect things was what was causing the problem!!
This is a screen shot of a test I ran last night. I didn't know that speed was possible with the service we have. It is 3-4 times as fast as what we are supposed to have.
Saturday night I was frustrated trying to watch the NASCAR All-Star race. Yesterday I found out it was just as well I didn't see all of it as Jimmie Johnson won it.(My favorite drivers are anybody that puts Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon out of the race or finish out of the running.)
Last weekend it became almost impossible to watch anything online. Ran a speed test on Friday nite and on Saturday evening. The screen shot above is the result after over the 15 minutes it took to run the test which should only take seconds. It would stop for minutes at a time with no activity. On my laptop that I use to hook-up to the TV, there is an icon for Wi-Fi and at times if I put the cursor on it, it would say no internet service. The test confirmed to me that the internet connection wasn't there all the time. For awhile I thought maybe the modem was faulty and after being on for some time would shut down because it seemed like we had the most problems later in the evening when the modem had been on for many hours.
Above is another screen shot of a test I ran last weekend. (I think with dial-up the speed would be faster!!) Then Monday morning we had NADA, no internet whatsoever. Called tech support again, and first was told to unplug the filter as I had both the modem and a phone plugged into the phone jack. Then I mentioned I had the line going thru a surge protector on a power strip. When I unplugged from the surge protector and ran the phone line straight to the modem the lights started blinking and we had an internet connection again. Was told that they don't recommend using a surge protector because they cause problems. What I thought would protect things was what was causing the problem!!
This is a screen shot of a test I ran last night. I didn't know that speed was possible with the service we have. It is 3-4 times as fast as what we are supposed to have.
Saturday night I was frustrated trying to watch the NASCAR All-Star race. Yesterday I found out it was just as well I didn't see all of it as Jimmie Johnson won it.(My favorite drivers are anybody that puts Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon out of the race or finish out of the running.)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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