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JohnJBurnsIII

@JohnJBurnsIII@kzoo.to

Visual Basic & SQL Server

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Former PT instructor: Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

EN2, CCDG2, CV-66, LCC 20

Be quality outlier for good! Abhor stereotypes.

Abled: for now.
Woke - a long time ago. The word is not the negative a small % of world believes it to be.

Location: 1123 6536 5321

If my postings have issues with grammar, or misspellings - and I recognize that... I will edit. If I miss it: ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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nora, to random
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are there any good books about the theory of garden design across cultures

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@nora

Rule of odds

1, 3, 5

Don't plant evens
Don't use even number of stones
Don't use even number of fence posts

Odds will look natural.

Look at a lot of pictures.

Less straight lines. Lots of curves. Not flat. Mounds are good. Pathways have corners that reveal something new.

Short bits.

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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One machine still at Windows 10...

Wake up this morning to it showing something called: EdgeBar - on the desktop right-side.

What a waste! Waste my screen space. Waste my time to get rid of it - because no permanently get rid of it button/setting. NOTE: sidebar is "off" in Edge.

FYI - a few choice words were uttered loudly. I will save your ears.

Here is "removal" option if you want to keep using Windows...

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/203446-enable-disable-microsoft-edge-desktop-search-bar-windows-10-a.html

Meyerweb, to random
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Harrison Butker: “the highest calling for a woman is to get married and raise children”

Benedictine nuns: “are we a JOKE to you, Harrison?”

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@Meyerweb

Uh Oh... he went and pissed off the Nun's. 😉

DaveMasonDotMe, to random
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Well, at least I never posted anything on Reddit.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@DaveMasonDotMe

Me 2.
And Stack Overflow/Exchanges...

Guessing next steps are to go dark. 🤬

cwgrody, to random
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Do they also get the unlimited shrimp?
https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/112453466342493534

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@cwgrody
🤣

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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What do you mean you don't put bowtie noodles in your bean with bacon soup?

🤔

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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Someone is going to die.

Will that be the point where someone stops to think : hey... maybe this isn't a good idea.

🤯

https://youtube.com/shorts/R6T2qwWgmt8?si=okLoRZdIwTfu2RzU

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@tantramar

🤣

Woe to all that fit that definition.

ai6yr, to california

LA Times: California is changing how big power companies charge for electricity. What to expect on your bill..." In an effort to pare high electric bills during the summer heat, the CPUC adopted a utility-backed proposal to impose a flat monthly fee of up to $24.15 on all customers while reducing the charges imposed per kilowatt of electricity used." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/california-is-changing-electricity-billing-what-to-expect

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@ai6yr @douglasvb

At that flat-rare price...probably not cost effective in short term, either.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@douglasvb @ai6yr

I get the idea of independence and not wanting to support a company.

To do that you have to be financially capable or in it for long term.

For most of us: payoff over 10 or 15 years is an issue as that requires "another longterm loan".

For many that likely won't live in a place more than a couple of years - it's not an option (e.g. employment reasons usually).

ai6yr, to random

NWS Omaha with the 8-bit graphics today, love it. https://m.ai6yr.org/

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@ai6yr

What's old is new again. 😆

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@datn @ai6yr

Oh my. I totally get that. 🤣

thezenlady, to random
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Well this is one way to "thin the herd"

As well as allow the virus to mutate & become more viral in humans.

https://gizmodo.com/raw-milk-sales-up-bird-flu-h5n1-tiktok-usda-cdc-fda-1851476916

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@oldguy52 @thezenlady

In the realm of: once you see it, you can't unsee it...

Cat climbing over the fence...

🤪

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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Ahhh Yes.

The Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida method of virus tracking...

https://www.notus.org/healthcare/farmer-bird-flu-cases-hide-cows-federal-government

MikeImBack, to random
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This happened to me once at a Superstore

"Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores.

"It seemed like [it took] forever, with people walking by. It was humiliating."

Dennison has found her own solution: She has switched grocery stores. "

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/theft-grocers-organized-crime-1.7203990

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@MikeImBack

Aahh yes. That 90% should suffer for the 10% bad ... (*replace % values to suit). This is wrong direction.

My solution is: I do not checkout myself. Their employee does. If they accuse me of stealing... then the receipt check will be at the return counter.

Probably the only solution to the claimed organized crime - is to put all products behind a wall and workers "do the pick" and checkout. Service Merchandise did this. Who is Service Merchandise? Exactly!

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@MikeImBack

I've heard that.

I can see a lot of empty self-checkouts where I go. For the folks that have no problem DIY - great.

I do my own gas - but it's not the same comparison... the pump takes care of restricting payment & flow of fuel.

Self-checkout of a myriad of products by humans is ripe for errors - AND the stealing accusations are go-to response. That is not a friendly operation to shopper - it is adversarial.

30+ years in tech... including point of sale -- and I won't use it.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@tantramar @MikeImBack

Funny thing is... it is 100% the online model (aka Amazon)...

I hate using them - but there are so many things I cannot get local anymore (at reasonable prices or at all)... example: mower parts.

It works online - but not in brick & mortar.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@tantramar @MikeImBack

I do my best to support local retail & food (restaurants and groceries). But certain products are not available locally.

But sometimes I have to drive the 10 to 20 miles to box store (1-way)... and that's a drag. But I'm not moving to higher cost area... to reduce that drive.

Shopping online is always my 3rd choice.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@tantramar @MikeImBack

The cost to get goods up your way must be high.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@tantramar @MikeImBack

Re: retail environment... 20 years ago

Most definitely.

WearsHats, to random
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I finally did it. I used an LLM. A couple of months ago, MS added its Copilot to Windows. I turned it off. But the latest update shoved it back in my face and tried to get me to let it use my data. So I asked it a question: How do I get rid of Copilot? It suggested I uninstall it like any other program, but MS removed that option. But Copilot went on to tell me the exact registry key to change to block it from loading, and now it's gone.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@WearsHats

Spill those beans all over the floor, please.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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@WearsHats

Thank you.

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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Aaaahhhh...

A cool night!

Just lovely.

Nighty night.

💤

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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Giving Netflix a looksee.

JohnJBurnsIII,
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1 episode in. They laid out some interesting "things"

I will continue.

JohnJBurnsIII, to random
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When you watch those shoot'em up movies ... where they hook a character up to a car battery to torture them...

Remember. It's acting!

https://www.wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/mobile/2013/11/01/why-is-a-12-volt-household-battery-harmless-but-the-shock-from-a-12-volt-car-battery-will-kill-you/

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@trendoid

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