Category: Computers
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Weirdness On The Web – Being Ruled By The Big Four
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23141 – 1138 Here’s the haps: Some of you will remember this meme that I posted on one of my meme dumps: If you’ve ever read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein then you have seen What a benevolent, user-friendly Artificial Intelligence can become. If…
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You Are About To Open 16 Tabs or I Have Decided AI Is Too Stupid To Be Feared, Yet
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22833 – 994 Here’s the haps: I got this new journal from Amazon the other day because I really liked the cover. It was one of those things that just jumped right off the page and said, “BUY ME!” I worked for a big-name insurance company in the…
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Nonce Nonsense – Timeout!
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22773 – 987 Here’s the haps: I am getting some pictures ready from our campout but I need to find out a little unrelated info from you all, dear Readers, if you please. I was just informed by one of my commenters that when they tried to comment…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: R is for The Robots Really Will Win
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22718 – 968 Here’s the haps: Many of you know that, growing up, I was a bookworm. This worried a lot of family members so much that I was sent to the grandparents in the country frequently and one whole summer I spent on my uncle’s dairy farm.…
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Windows 11 Has Annoyed Me Just Now
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22618 – 932 Here’s the haps: I’m enjoying the opportunity to use Mrs. Herb’s new computer but I’m not particularly enthralled with Windows 11. One thing I tried to do just now was to switch my default browser to Chrome. I don’t really dislike Edge but Chrome has…
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Missing Windows 95 & 98 Welcome Screens and Themes
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22613 – 927 Here’s the haps: Mrs. Herb was blessed with a brand new computer today. I don’t mind setting it up and making sure everything’s updated and working properly and all her favorite programs are installed and that the printer is ready to go. She does a…
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An Open Letter To Anyplace That Uses A Phone Tree – Curmudgeonly Monday On Tuesday
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22599 – 912 Here’s the haps: People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. The chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches. Adam…
