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  • Messing with PHP and SQLite

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    Started working on a project in PHP. PHP was one of the first CS courses I took and at the time I was still learning how to learn languages so my notes weren’t good. Actually the project I was working on was a system to dynamically display my notes online from a source directory and…

  • Cannabis: A marginally-useful anti-emetic herb, a pernicious problem

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    Hundreds of Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations Sprout in the Shadow of Mount Shasta And of course you knew it had to be “refugee” invaders: Hmong Settlers Say Siskiyou County Pot-Grow Crackdown Smells Like Discrimination Cannabis abuse and its widespread criminal cultivation is a serious problem. It is useful as an anti-emetic herb and even its…

  • It’s 2017.

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    It’s 2017 and national socialism is making a comeback. Talk about a pendulum swing.       Peace love and Surya 卐✋

  • These women have been called prostitutes

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    These women have been called prostitutes. But they are not prostitutes. They are far, far lower than prostitutes. Prostitutes don’t enable abusers and rapists. Prostitutes have much more dignity and integrity. We live in an abuse culture.  In my other post on Firefox 57 extensions I mention two extensions which block the videos which many…

  • Wireless security WPA2 KRACK vulnerability, still no Android patch

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    UPDATE – Microsoft, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and others have all released updates to address the WPA2 KRACK vulnerability. See the bottom of this page for more info. The WPA2 security protocol for wireless networks has been compromised. This means that the wireless connections on your home network are insecure. Since most people assume that their…

  • Microsoft Word 2016 configuration notes

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    Change default document template to single-spacing (Word 2016) Windows start -> Search -> %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates opens in Explorer: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\ in blank document in Word 2016: Home tab -> Styles -> right click Normal -> select Modify change font to Calibri 11 pt. (other good fonts or this) click single-spacing icon (near center) click Format -> Paragraph…

  • Identification

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    It’s in the news today that the US government is looking into phasing out the use of Social Security Numbers for identification. This is after the massive Equifax security breach in which the data including Social Security Numbers of over 150 million Americans have been stolen. For any company or organization to require or even…

  • Getting prepared for Firefox 57

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    You may have noticed the yellow boxes next to many add-ons in Firefox’s add-ons manager which say “Legacy”. As of November when Firefox version 57 is released those extensions will no longer work with the new Firefox engine called Quantum. There are literally thousands of plugins which will no longer work when the update occurs.…

  • Pelosi: Dreamers’ parents ‘did a great thing’ in sneaking them into U.S.

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    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that illegal immigrant parents who brought their children to the U.S. in defiance of the law “did a great thing,” giving the country an infusion of successful young people. washingtontimes.com: Pelosi: Dreamers’ parents ‘did a great thing’ in sneaking them into U.S. If someone robs a bank and…