Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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And that is why I still have a "player" for all those different kinds of content... especially a "direct drive" turntable. I don't have much in the way of "classic cassette" or "8-Track" original content (my father had a lot of 8-track), but I have a decent bit of vinyl, including some MFSL Original Master Recordings. I even had an original "PlayTape" Mini cassette player (although it didn't look like this)

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These days, I have a shit-ton of Audio CDs and DVDs (and now Blu-Ray). I guard those religiously.. And I maintain players for each form of content. I even have one of the original Sony "Discman®" mini players. And, believe it or not, I still have an old Sony "Betamax®" VCR as well as VHS players.

I had made the decision long ago that buying content in those forms is how I'd preserve my ownership of it "in perpetuity." I never did subscriptions or "streaming services" or beyond that, as I knew they'd try to enforce DRM and the content might "disappear" at some point. And I was proven correct several times. Consider the Discovery TV series "Sons of Guns." A fantastic show about guns, if it weren't for the a$$hole that starred in the thing and owned the shop. The moment Will Hayden got "busted" for those sex crimes, they yeeted that show off their streaming servers, pronto! If I had paid to subscribe to that show on those servers (which I hadn't BTW), I'd have been SOL! Similarly, for those who subscribed to it (I DID NOT!!!! :D), the "Honey Boo Boo" series. They yanked that series quickly, once it was determined that "Momma June" was sleeping with a child molester, or whatever.

By purchasing the "hard copy" DVD or Blu-Ray, that could never be taken away. It's also why I never went in for whatever that "purple" digital streaming thing was that came along with DVDs because I knew it was all about DRM. I had to be able to download a physical digital copy in order to preserve it. If I couldn't, I wasn't going to buy/download it. Now, if I find something I like that's "digital," I may download it (via purchase if I can), but I'll also try to find the hard copy CD/DVD or whatever, in order to have it as a "back up." They can't ever say, "I didn't buy the content."

I'm no "Napster." :ROFLMAO:
 
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What does it say?
It starts with "I despise the . . . and believe I will have this feeling for the rest of my life." and continues from there.

I am not going to post the pages here, but I will invite you to come and read it. It is posted on The Shop (woodworking shop) wall right beside the front door. I find it interesting to watch those that will stand and read it there.

It is also posted behind the restroom door in The Toy Box (military collection) - for those that want to read it in a private setting.

Both are "original signature" documents, framed under glass, and securely screwed to the walls.

I sent copies to a Major General, a couple of Command Sergeants Major, and a bunch of folks in between. I received an acknowledgement from only one individual. I suppose I could say acknowledgement from two, if I was going to count the phone call (message on my answering machine) from the Judge Advocate General. I did not respond to the message, but I still have the audio recording.
 
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It starts with "I despise the . . . and believe I will have this feeling for the rest of my life." and continues from there.

I am not going to post the pages here, but I will invite you to come and read it. It is posted on The Shop (woodworking shop) wall right beside the front door. I find it interesting to watch those that will stand and read it there.

It is also posted behind the restroom door in The Toy Box (military collection) - for those that want to read it in a private setting.

Both are "original signature" documents, framed under glass, and securely screwed to the walls.

I sent copies to a Major General, a couple of Command Sergeants Major, and a bunch of folks in between. I received an acknowledgement from only one individual. I suppose I could say acknowledgement from two, if I was going to count the phone call (message on my answering machine) from the Judge Advocate General. I did not respond to the message, but I still have the audio recording.

Well, as long as they can't affect your DD214 or VA status (in re: Health/Medical Stuff), Fair enough.
 
Found an app that lets you remotely re arrange someone else's app screen.

Will @akmike47 be amused ????


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I used to plug my wireless mouse receiver into my team leaders laptop when he was away from his desk. When he came back I would peek over the divider and close whatever program he was working on, it took 3 calls to tech support and an escalated help desk ticket to catch me. 😈
 
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Old news.

I'm the ugliest at the "two way" and the "one way" as well.........😉🤣
 
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