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First discussion of the year 2007!

HA! (looks around for that dratted Jaqui!)After a long year of licking my wounds, sweet revenge is mine at last! And that dratted West Coast server crap didn't trip me up this time!Hi GGI didn't forget, I just wanted to make it short and sw

Tags: jaqui, new year, off-topic, 2007, first discussion, jdclyde, server, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2007-01-01

Why is TR not removing SPAMMERS and HACKERS?

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=206169&start=0I would think the only way to effectively discourage both hackers and spammers is to remove all evidence of their being there as fast as they make themselves known. Am

Tags: Contact TR, discussion, feedback, hacker, hackers, jd-quick (formerly clyde), jdclyde, off-topic, spam heaven, spammer, spammers, tech republic, troll

Discussion threads 2006-12-27

Post here, I COMMAND IT!

:pEveryone but MAX that is! :0No... I refuse.oh boyfeeling evil tonight... and bored... not a good combination.[i]"I was sitting on the porch, doing terrible things to by dog with a fork" - Steve Martin.Why?.Okay`Okay`Okay``Okay```Okay````Okay`````Okay``````Okay```````Okay````````Okay`````````Okay``````````Okay```````````InterestingJD, you may have found a new way to keep Max entertained.Any bets...

Tags: jdclyde, site bugs, driving me nuts, don't even try it, jd-quick (formerly clyde), information technology

Discussion threads 2006-12-27

Has Jessie come home?

There is dancing in the streets, so it looks like it! :DWhenever someone comes home, it is always a cool thing.To come home for Christmas just makes it that much sweeter!Welcome home Jess!:xI hope soI need someone else who enjoys

Tags: jessie, friends, members, off-topic, family, coming home, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-12-24

Clean renewable energy, dispite Democratic opposition

The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, http://www.saveoursound.org/About/Position is strongly against the wind farm going in THEIR neighborhood because "This will cause visual, noise and light pollution."The charge has been led by Senator Ted Kennedy, who has always been an advocate of the environment and a sound energy policy, until this...

Tags: jdclyde, blade, blade system, windmill farms, hypocrits, envrionment, off-topic, energy, jd-quick (formerly clyde), renewable energy, Ted Kennedy

Discussion threads 2006-12-19

A thought on how to combat SPAMMERS on TR

Just a thought here, but for the first two months someone is a member, limit their posts in length.Only give the 1/4 of the available space in a post. If they can't copy and paste their long spamming sales pitch, maybe they won't bother?I can't see them making their...

Tags: jdclyde, feedback, troll, remove, off-topic, spammers, monitor, spam, jd-quick (formerly clyde), TR PTB, Deepsand

Discussion threads 2006-12-19

Have a Christmas tree this year? Share it with the rest of us!

Merry Christmas AND Happy Holidays to everyone.So, do you have a Christmas tree? Take a picture of it and post a link to share with everyone else.This isn't a contest, and you won't win anything. Just a way we can share something nice with yo

Tags: off-topic, christmas, sharing, caring, christmas tree, decorating, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

It sure is easy to miss discussions in this new layout

There have been many discussions I don't see until a few days after the fact, and have heard many lately saying the same thing.I think the top list along the right side missing plays a big factor of that?Does ANYONE EVER follow the "Reccomended

Tags: menu, lost, changes, screen, discussions, feedback, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-12-03

Do you trust SpySweeper, by webroot?

I am not sure I trust this program.I have the full package installed. Was at a security expo a few months ago, and they were handing out the full package free.I have auto update turned off, yet it is still trying to contact home? Zone alarm s

Tags: spysweeper, spyware, security, software, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-12-03

A Joyous Merry Christmas To Mambo

Last year, we had poor DM down in the dumps about the whole holiday season.He was tolerating it for the kids, but was not a happy camper himself!This year, if we can get everyone to wish him a Merry Christmas BEFORE he can get down on the seaso

Tags: mambo, holidays, off-topic, christmas, Merry Christmas, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-11-29

Will you go "Holiday" shopping?

It is that time of year again. Time to make sure your priorities are straight before you get too distracted with the festivities.First, I set a firm budget on spending. Something nice and heart felt, that doesn't hurt the pocket afterwards. Sure

Tags: kwanzaa, hanukkah, acknowledgement, holidays, off-topic, shopping, christmas, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde), specific holiday

Discussion threads 2006-11-29

Yahoo hands over information to Chininse government

"5. China: 10 Years in Jail for Sending an E-mailAmnesty International is working to free Chinese journalist Shi Tao — a “prisoner of conscience” who is serving a 10-year sentence for simply sending an e-mail.In April 2004, Shi Tao — who wrote

Tags: account, account informatin, abuse, china, yahoo, e-mail, networking, email, security, jdclyde, Yahoo! Inc., Amnesty International, jd-quick (formerly clyde), government

Discussion threads 2006-11-23

Thanksgiving YukYuk

PENDING MARRIAGE My wonderful girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. There was only one little thing bothering me. It was her beautiful younger sister. My prospective sister-in-law was twe

Tags: yukyuk, silly stuff, off-topic, holiday, Martha, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-11-22

Monday WaterCooler - pre Thanksgiving

And what a weekend it was. First year for my boys to come hunting with me, so we rented a cabin up in Mio Michigan for the weekend. (The WiFi was down because of a lightning strike, in case people were wondering why it was nice and quiet...

Tags: tradition, memories, watercooler, hunting, off-topic, family, kids, jdclyde, cabin, jd-quick (formerly clyde), wood

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

TR performance for the last few daze

I have noticed the load times are horrible over the last few days.I have accessed from different locations, using different systems, so I know it isn't a bandwidth issue or a pooched system on my part.Some pages time out, many just sit there fo

Tags: slow loads, page timeout, poor response, feedback, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde), performance

Discussion threads 2006-11-11

It is Friday! Help write the story

The rules are simply keep each post fairly short.Someone makes a post, adding to the story. Everyone keeps adding more at the end.Wonder where this would end up?[i]yes, story was started elsewhere....[/i]"It's quiet. Too quiet.....""

Tags: miss people, bored, write, story, friday, off-topic, community, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde), Mambo

Discussion threads 2006-11-10

I Voted today, did you?

In the US, it is time for the dreaded mid-term election. Turnout is always horrible, but because of everything going on, maybe turnout will be better this time. The less people that show up, the more MY vote counts for.Do you make a point to vote

Tags: responsiblity, vote, rights, off-topic, jdclyde, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-11-07

Saddam, guilty as charged. Let the count down begin

This of course comes as a surprise to no one that Saddam Hussein has been found [b] "guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang for the 1982 killing of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail."[/b]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15567363/?GT

Tags: goodbye, guilty, jd-quick (formerly clyde), jdclyde, justice, Neil, off-topic, Saddam, Saddam HAD, saddam hussein, vengence, WMD

Discussion threads 2006-11-05

Why do people malfunction and turn into spammers?

http://techrepublic.com.com/5213-6257-0.html?id=4258759&redirectTo=%2f1320-22-20.html"Member" vidalr@ has been on TR for a year now, and until a few daze ago when he started his "why is linux interface in poverty?" I had never heard of him.http

Tags: nutcase, spammer, off-topic, members, feedback, jdclyde, computer, malfunction, jd-quick (formerly clyde)

Discussion threads 2006-10-31

Should you have to be legal to vote?

Is there any country in the world that does not require you to be a registered voter, to vote in elections?(dictatorships, need not respond)Of these that require you to register, do you have to have valid Identification to cast your vote?In

Tags: felon, fraud, identification, intimidation, jd-quick (formerly clyde), jdclyde, off-topic, racism, stupid peop, voting

Discussion threads 2006-10-30