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I built a live social engine for event hosting called miXXlr, a consent-first smart social tool designed to quietly eliminate approach anxiety and get everyone in a room actually participating, without the usual awkwardness. It's not just…
I built a little tool called Mixxlr to help people actually talk to each other at parties without approach anxiety. It’s basically a game that breaks the ice, gets people moving, and lets guests discreetly ping the host if something needs…
The mail alert/counter is working! Nice. Looks good! Thanks guys!
Using Brave browser there is a force-dark-mode setting in advanced options that overall works pretty well with most websites, including SLS. Of course, it would be ideal if the website had that option natively.
Due to the intermittent nature and random-ness of the hard failures, I'm suspicious of the layer between the website code and the database. Seems like there is some capacity constraint. Network issues? Drivers? Buffer tuning? Something. Of…
Sure... the site is "complex"... but that's no excuse. SLS is dead simple compared to many others. The folks who really know what they're doing never use "It's super complicated" as an excuse for not getting it done. What's "complicated" t…
Strange to me how they let these issues fester, I'd think they'd do whatever needs to be done to really fix the site, and grow the business, or if they don't care about the site, then sell the asset (membership db & brand) while it has som…
Over the years, we've seen a lot of "changes" to the site. Offhand I can't think of ANY where I've thought Oh - this is a nice new feature, or Oh - this really works a lot better. Most every change just seems to break something that used t…
Politicians work for those donors and dealers who pay them... and that's not us. Sadly, I don't think we can vote ourselves out of this mess.
Expecting real change from the entrenched DC swamp rats is a level of optimism I wish I could aspire to... I just can't whoop up that level of hope right now. Time will tell, but I predict it will be swampy business as usual from the same…
Most people don't want to admit it, but the vast majority of the folks who took the new medicine are scared. There is at least a little teeny sliver of doubt. They may still feel that overall they still did the right thing... but... in the…
Ole Joe is taking vacation... right next to Epstein Island, just a little boat ride away.
My apologies, it IS a browser issue on my end. My other sites do render correctly in "dark mode" in Chrome/Brave browser. but for some reason it's broken here in browser dark mode "enabled with selective non-image elements", but in "standa…
What happened? In my browser (dark mode), the profile details are now pale orange text on white background. TOTALLY UNREADABLE. What the heck? Why do the dev(s) keep screwing around with the parts of the website that work, while ignoring r…
I think Trump is expired yesterdays news, Biden is a vegetable. Biden vs Trump is like arguing poop vs crap. We could do a whole lot better than either of these fossils.
I think the nation needs to buy a whole lot of fencing. Then we can all peacefully stay on our own side.
I think the nation needs to buy a whole lot of fencing. Then we can all peacefully stay on our own side.
The yearly flu season... as usual. Yawn.
Face plants come back to forefront... as covid cult lemmings gather again to run toward the cliff edge.
I'd be really surprised in the military went rogue and started housecleaning. I also think our current military with it's pronowned leadership might be challenged taking on anybody more powerful than Jamaica. It's a nice dream, but I don't…
I used to be all SCIENCE and technology, until it became clear that the SCIENCE is whatever the people paying for it wants it to be. Now, more and more, I'm seeing the wisdom of the Amish.
Availability of energy is directly related to the advancement of civilization and what supports a high standard of living.
Don't be distracted by a dopey tranny drug smuggler. Who cares. Not important. Democrats give away many billions of tax dollars in high-tech weapons and send them to the Eastern bloc. The won't allow an audit of the weapons. They now relea…
I've noticed that we've pulled 200-300 million barrels of oil from our SPR stores. Why would we deplete our emergency supply if we had plenty of oil? I've also noticed the price of fuel with diesel over $5/gal, and where some truck stops a…
A major spill, a big issue, but lets keep it in perspective. 14000 barrels spilled from a pipeline that moves 600000 barrels every single day over 2700 miles. There is no safer, cheaper, or more efficient way to move this oil... and we nee…
Facts don't matter. Tribes matter. Good chance that someday it's going to be an interesting show. The left seems more reactionary, more quick to anger and to provoke violence. But the right has a lot more fed-up grumpy vets who are actuall…
Make America Great Again! ... A thousand points of light! Hope and Change! No Malarkey! 6uild 6ack 6etter! All these sound so sweet, don't they? But, really, WTF are they talking about. That little detail is always excluded. These stupid p…
NOBODY wants war. In every nation, good people are trying to live a decent life, and nobody wants their homes destroyed and neighbors and family killed. About 8 Billion people in the world want nothing to do with the evil and insanity of w…
Good point - we would be a lot better off if we stayed the heck out of those other wars too. It was none of our business.
We have no business with Ukraine. The billions we have poured down the toilet on this mess would have been much better spent fixing up our own problems here at home. If those folks in DC cared about the USA, they'd fix the roads, fix the e…
Trump is a carnival barker, a game show host, he promises much but does little. When pushed, he always folds. Weaksauce. Biden has a long dubious past of corruption, and today probably can't even remember what he had for breakfast. I would…
Well, the "news", all of it, in mass media, is an entertainment program. It always has been, but especially in recent decades and with the media industry consolidation. You really have to dig to try to find out the real story behind the st…
Trump seemed to be pretty low energy in his big announcement. I hope better choices are offered than Trump/Biden on the next cycle.
If the democrats have a solid vote lead in the cities/metro areas, the republicans who occupy most of the area of the nation will almost never be able to out-vote them. If you have a ad budget and 10000 volunteers, it's much easier to canv…
"if there is really hard evidence out there of fraud, one of the 60 court cases would have exposed it." How many of those cases actually went to trial, where evidence was presented by both sides and deliberated? I don't think any of them,…
We'll see how well they can bury the crimes of FTX. They're strongly tied to many interesting and powerful players. That banker kid dweeb is gonna be sacrificed, while the power players take a step back into the shadows. How much of the bi…
Gee Scamp, why you defend the voting machine companies so much? Do you have stock in them? The evidence has never made it to a court hearing, but there is enough smoke to suspect a fire. Proven absolutely, no, on either side. We have cryst…
No, some voting systems do not include ballot serial numbers, and could be possibly scanned more than once. I'm not saying that happened, just saying there are security weaknesses in the system.
Hey RO - ya got me wrong. I'm not "conspiracy minded", but I think I'm a realist. 1) Conspiracy, not a bad word. Just means 2 or more people conspire to do something bad. We see it all the time, a few kids decide to carjack somebody, a few…
My understanding is that diabetes is usually a result of consuming too much sugar or carbs long term, and eventually the bodies insulin management becomes poorly functioning (er, the body stops responding well to insulin). A radical change…
There's no good reason for our unaccountable, and insecure black-box voting system. There's really no good reason to trust the results. It's just a matter of how much faith do you have in the honesty of the polling workers. Personally, I t…
Wow, the democrats did surprisingly well. Quite stunning actually. Unbelievable.
This you have 0 messages! alert issue. I'd think this would be one IF statement... if message_oount() 0 then display. How hard can this be... especially since it USED to work. Just un-do what ya messed up. Scheesch. Taking more than about…
Why are they even messing around with "hot dates"? Was it really broken. Fix the problems that the community keeps complaining about -- I'd suggest they focus on the messaging system. Build a NEW e-mail module from scratch that actually wo…
If you really want extreme weight loss... just stop eating. A healthy person can water fast (drink water when you're thirsty, consume zero calories, take a little bit of salt (sodium) and no-salt substitute (potassium) daily) for up to abo…
I don't get why the "developer/s" are allowed to be hacking around on the production site that is in live operation. It's like they break stuff, they're clueless and have no revision control, and can't figure out how to fix what they just…
The site is written in coldfusion, so there aren't many developers who would be interested. It would be like finding a typewriter repair shop these days.
Wow, a red flag for zero messages. That makes zero messages hurt even more. Ouch. Heh.
It's a good website, it provides value and entertainment. We all want it to succeed. But it does remind me of some legacy systems that were quirky, with patched patches, chunks of code written by geniuses long gone, and some parts commente…
"...to put the covid disgrace and insanity behind us, the leadership must come out jointly, tell the complete truth, and admit to the grotesque mistakes..." Sorry, no. The actions were intentional and evil, not "mistakes", not "misjudgment…
The glue that connects commerce is coming to an expiration date. The economy is failing due to it's own design. Todays people are looking for lost meaning, and many don't believe they can find it in the old structures. Presidents don't mat…
We use wood pellets, which are a lot easier to handle, and cleaner than split firewood. Assuming you're buying wood (or accounting for your labor), I think the pellets are cheaper too because they burn very efficiently and since the store…
We've saved money by moving to the country and burning wood for heat.
Who is the bigger fool? The fool on stage, or the people who pay attention to a fool. Maybe the whole government is just theater to keep the masses distracted, while the real business is done by an unelected selfish group behind the scenes.
Exactly Mickey. I don't think they want to lose their playground, or be exposed for the things they've been doing. The question is are they willing to destroy the western civilization to protect their secrets.
I find the quality of discussions here can be greatly improved by blocking just a couple folks who regularly spew arrogant, meaningless, word salad.
I suspect that much of that money spent could be found in some offshore accounts that are related to politicians or friends thereof who voted for the funding... Nobody in power actually gives one shit about the everyday Ukraine people, the…
I think the whole program is a bad idea. But, why aren't we demanding that the BANKERS write off the loan debt. rather than pushing it over to a 3rd party (us) who never agreed to the terms. Why are the bankers always protected?
Todays people have lots of emotion, short memories and even shorter attention spans. It's lovely. The zoo has always been entertaining. The monkey exhibit isn't behind glass, so watch for flying poop.
The student loan bailout seems pretty obvious to me. It's just a vote buying scheme targeted at the Biden demographic. For the dems, it doesn't really matter if it passes or not, in either case Biden will say "We tried to help you". If it…
I'm no fan of Trump, nor Biden. But I do find it highly suspect when Trump was filling stadiums of engaged and enthusiastic screaming supporters while Biden was having campaign events in near empty quiet high school gyms. No Biden events h…
Who is afraid of a tax audit? People who are dishonest. If you ran a business with good accounting practices and payed all the taxes demanded with no "grey areas", an audit is no big threat, especially if you believe the audit is conducted…
We have a mix-match of voting systems, some seem pretty good, some are closed black boxes made by corporations that may be biased, that do not provide an reliable audit trail and the code/logic is a secret protected by "trade secrets". We…
Some companies make both ATM cash machines and voting machines. The ATM machines can generally be trusted to be accurate.
@tbr... what's your point? I already said the courts rejected those arguments. Thanks for repeating my statement. Wiki... seriously? Wiki is about as reliable as Snopes, which is just a bit less reliable than the opinions of my neighbors 3…
I think there are good arguments that the 16 amendment was never properly and legally ratified, and that the huge tax code never anywhere actually says that a typical person doing non-interstate commerce actually owes any income tax. It's…
@5look... Heh, oh my comment was not directed at you.
Pity the ignorant children. A passionate hatred can give some meaning to an otherwise empty life.
Hey, nobody called Michael (cough) Michele a tranny!
Naw, personally I see no point in bringing Biden (or Trump) into a courtroom. There's plenty of evidence that would make me not choose either one (or any one) of those folks to babysit my dogs, much rather lead a nation. I'd be happy to se…
No point. Whatever evidence presented would just be ignored and called misinformation. Personally, I have not seen that photo, so I can't comment on that incident. Other things in his history do make me conclude that the dude is one sick p…
It's interesting to observe that some folks discuss what they see, and some seem to be here just to insult others.
Is the evidence authentic? It seems consistent with behavior witnessed. Probably is real, but it doesn't really matter. We don't need piles of hard evidence to back up our observations over decades regarding the morality of the ruling elit…
Joe Biden seems like a mindless, empty, confused figurehead. He knows not what he says. Ice cream and the sweet smell of underage children are the things that grab his attention. I'm more concerned about the folks who we don't see who are…
A common sense test. If you take a couple shots of vodka, you might fee a wee bit tipsy. But, if you inject two shots, you may be dangerously sick. Junkies inject drugs because they're far more potent that way. So, ask a doctor to DRINK wh…
Problem with the sybian is it's not just loud, it shakes. It's like putting a little jackhammer on the floor. They're really not THAT bad, but yeah, you'll hear it.
If you want to have a ruckus in one room of the house, and not hear anything in the rest of the house - sorry, not gonna happen. Not at any practical level of expense. Unless, maybe if you're already living in a house where all the walls a…
We have zero leverage on Russia. They're about to turn up the heat, and seriously take Ukraine. If/when Russia gets serious and starts to deploy real assets, this game will be over fast. Ukraine doesn't stand a chance, Russia hasn't even b…
Only a semi-serious suggestion... Maybe elected positions (all of them) should only be open to people between the ages of 45-55. That would disqualify me, but I'm wise enough to know I'm too old for the horsecrap of politics anyway. Seems…
OK, thanks for the age 'fact check'. Regardless, I think BOTH Biden and Trump are old enough to be enjoying a comfortable retirement somewhere.
I think people would be wise to move on from following Trump. Trump is in his 80s, and I personally think that's just too old to be in any important position of power. Also, he was really good at speeches, not so good at fighting for princ…
People are dying, and dying of bizarre new causes, at a greater death rate than of recent history.
If you look, you can probably find examples, but I don't see people being interviewed who are exclaiming THANK GOODNESS for FEMA who came and saved us from this tragic event. If they're really saving thousands, why aren't we seeing lots of…
Floyd's... "The cause of death was quite clearly debated in court.." There were multiple medical examiner investigations, with differing results. Results that aligned with who were funding them. All of them found beyond lethal amounts of d…
When did passing a fake $20 become attempted murder? No, that's not fair. Not glad he's dead, but it's good that he's gone. He was a lifelong violent criminal dirtbag who hurt a lot of people. I think the police should have just handcuffed…
Student debt relief is a disaster? I would have been pretty ok with it IF it was the bankers who made the loans who had to take a hit. Instead, bankers are protected and the productive people who had nothing to do with the deal are getting…
I'm not sayin that anyone should break the law, and certainly I don't want to see people do evil deeds... But I think of how life was in 1830 compared to today. Back then, if you wanted to grill some meat and serve people food and whiskey,…
Biden helping citizens? Seriously? Nope, wrong again. OTC hearing aids are not new, the asian manufacturers using iphone-level tech have been producing great hearing aids for $50 for quite a while. The days of a couple companies charging t…
Yeah, I've spent plenty of time in airports, don't really love it. I know how they do stuff now. But, ya can't let reality get in the way of a good imagination.
We've had "climate change" for many thousands of years... ice ages and everything. Does mankind have an impact? I think so, to some extent. Are we going to destroy the planet, I doubt it. I look to the super-rich, who have access to the be…
Ha, maybe I believe in natural selection. Those who make dumb choices should be allowed to leave the gene pool.
I'd like to believe the free market could take care of most of our issues more efficiently. For example, if we got rid of the TSA and let airlines deal with security. Airlines don't want people blowing up planes, that's bad business, so th…
Poor folks like EA just seem insecure, I think they crave validation. I think they'd be wise to learn that those who through mud, lose ground.
I feel like I'm witnessing an example of the Dunning-Kruger effect, it's both amusing and depressing.
The metal box of the microwave oven is largely for safety, to shield you from the energy while it's operating.
It seems the older I get, the more I appreciate the wisdom of the Amish. But, they're often not very nice to their wives, and I'm not down with that. But they seem to have strong communities and better health than most of the people who ar…
The microwave oven energy is in the same radio spectrum as weather radar, wifi and (many) cell phone towers.
What cases weather? Energy. Mostly energy from the sun. I don't buy that our chemical emissions play a very large role. That's a distraction, mostly. The real answer they don't want us to face. Consider this. Put a cup of water in a microw…
The site often seems to get slow, and has trouble loading pages early AM (maybe 1-3am central). I assume they're running data backup or doing something on the back-end that impacts performance.
For US travelers to Jamaica I believe it's business as usual. For non-US citizens entering the US, c-vax is still required I think.
