fubar57
General
Glad your family is safe
What Annoyed You Today? (10 Viewers)
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MiTasol
Major
cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
Marco Dirkx took over Joe's site after his death. Here's the location:
MIflyer
Captain
I have been trying all day to access my credit card statement on-line, without success. Firefox has made a number of "updates" of the browser in recent weeks and has thus rendered me unable to access the statements I used to find with relative ease. Finally I called up the credit card company and told them I was going to have to discontinue the "paperless" approach until I could get a decent Internet computer working; they will start mailing me paper copies again. I purchased a used Apple laptop and I am going to try that as soon as I can figure it out; it seems it is time to abandon Microsoft products, at least for e-mail.
I really do not understand why computer people simply have to screw around with an application that is working until they totally 'eff it up, but it seems to be inevitable.
I really do not understand why computer people simply have to screw around with an application that is working until they totally 'eff it up, but it seems to be inevitable.
Viking1066
Brigadier General
I come home to see that the big beautiful bill yanked the financial aid for my license, so I can't get the degree. Thank you.
cammerjeff
Tech Sergeant
Unfortunatly you needed the money, so it was cut, now if your average income was 5X the GNP of the EU, it would have been trippled by the bill I am sure.
fubar57
General
Commenting more would get me banned but very sorry to hear that, Jesse
Viking1066
Brigadier General
Thanks Geo.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
With George.
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
Just spent half the day working on an order at work only to dicover I had programmed the wrong size. 
MiTasol
Major
An AI toy meant for kids was happy to chat about sexual fetishes. Are these safe? | CBC Radio
Imagine your toddler playing with a soft teddy bear, but with ChatGPT baked in. These AI toys can chat to your kid, play games and even say, "I love you." But experts are warning that we don’t know the long-term impacts to a child’s creativity and social development.
MIflyer
Captain
I recently encountered something that should serve as a warning. A couple of weeks back I went to Home Depot and bought some lumber, about $42 worth. When I (Finally) got my credit card statement I noted the $42 charge on 14 Aug but also a $100 charge for that same day. I did not also buy $100 from HD that day. I reported the incorrect charge to my credit card company but I think I know what occurred. When I got to the checkout there were some other items on a cart sitting there but no customer with them; they apparently totaled $100 but the transaction had not been completed. We had some trouble getting the machine to read my card but finally it worked. I am sure that in the process that other $100 collection of items got charged to my card.
So if you go to a checkout and there is already an unfinished transaction in process, go find another checkout.
So if you go to a checkout and there is already an unfinished transaction in process, go find another checkout.
MiTasol
Major
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I'm not aware of using any chatbots, other than myself.
If you are using Windows, you can be damn sure your data is already flowing to Big Tech.
Viking1066
Brigadier General
My ten year old in the mornings on school days.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I don't currently use Windows but it's out there anyway, I'm sure.
What are you using? Android or Apple is probably the same problem I think?
fubar57
General
I can remember when banks were the worst information sellers. Utilities corporations as well. When I moved in and set up my utilities, Hydro was the only one that didn't get my full name, just first two initials and last name. Pretty soon the spam mail came addressed that way and 40yrs later, still getting spam emails the same way
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
I lived in my house in Minneapolis for 26 years and we were still getting junk mail for people who had lived there in the 1950s.
