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Sorry Bob, but there's a lot of (media induced?) inaccuracies there! Even if the virus goes worst case scenario, there's still a very good chance that MORE people will die if the economy collapses. However, what you're seeing isn't capitalism, some actual capitalists are calling it "criminal capitalism" because it will cause more issues than it solves. Also, I don't want to go into politics but, from what I've read and seen, most people have things 180 degrees backwards (not their fault, this is the message some want to send). Economics 101: - True capitalism creates wealth and a better standard of living - Runaway capitalism is bad - Socialism isn't even a thing, it's only the transition period between capitalism and Communism - Communism is far worse than runaway capitalism because, not only do a select few get all the wealth, but there's a lot less for the bottom end and those that complain tend to get purged quickly. Any of the Collectivism approaches may temporarily spread the wealth out (although a careful viewer will notice that those promoting the plan tend to exclude "their" wealth from the plan), however it's been noted many times that even if you did spread everything out, in a very short period of time the same distribution that you started with would form. You just simply have a smaller number of people who understand money than those that don't (and, on purpose, this is NOT taught in schools!). As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing real or useful about politics. They're just a tool for those who really run everything and, now that they've added the FANG's to their arsenal (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) along with over 90% of all mass media (owned by three companies!), the chances of you hearing about what's really going on are close to zero. [tinfoil hat time] I'm now understanding more about why there was so much panic and hysteria. As I mentioned before, it's no secret that one of the goals of those that run everything (and a key part of UN Agenda 21) is to have one global currency, preferably electronic. There's already a bill to create a US Cryptocurrency. The guy leading the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, has a history of some shady actions (like hiding a Cholera outbreak multiple times), but he's already been on the media telling everyone not to use cash since the virus can be passed that way and to only use credit (part of getting people used to not using cash). These people are trying to create a scenario (by using the virus and other tools) where the masses will panic and demand a solution. What's the solution? A new economy based on an electronic currency. If this occurs, we will be totally and completely screwed. This is the end game of the move to a fiat currency that started first when we first (illegally) started having to pay taxes (1913), then continued with the (illegal) creation of a central bank (i.e., the "Fed" - also in 1913), which was followed by disconnecting the US Dollar from having any underlying value (when Nixon stopped the Gold Standard in 1971). Also note that the US Dollar became the World's Reserve Currency back in 1944 and has been what the World uses to buy oil since the early 1970's (the Petrodollar). So, changing the US Dollar to an electronic crytocurrency affects the entire World. Think about it: If ALL currency is invisible and controlled by a central bank (whose members DO NOT answer to any government), all they need to do to enslave people and keep them in line is to arbitrarily change account balances or threaten to withhold all of a persons "money." No thanks! [/tinfoil hat time]

Noice! But I can already hear the cop "So, do I! *Cough* Roll down the window please."

I used to make my own gobo's (isolation curtains) just with those mobile clothes hangers and moving blankets. Cheap, easy to setup, take down and move around. Kind of like combining the stuff below:

The media programming is strong with this one!

And these same companies wonder why cracking is such a big problem... ?

My two cents worth (although I may be owed change...?). I do IT consulting work, so I'm constantly remoting in to servers and user's computers all over the place (including the Philippines and Mexico). Since many of the users now have dual monitor setups, it was VERY trying to work directly on my laptop. So I started remoting into my laptop first from my primary computer which had a larger screen. That helped so much that I went out three Christmas' ago and got a 40" 4k TV which looked HUGE originally. However, I would never go back now that I've used this screen for a while! Although it's a 4k monitor, I use it at 2,560 x 1,440 98% of the time. I also do gigantic spreadsheets and Windows programming, so the extra screen real estate is VERY helpful. Now, here's the interesting part: There's software out there that will allow you to partition your screen (MaxTo is one and Stardock has related products too). This allows you to virtually have multiple desktops (or even multiple computers) up at the same time, but with the ability to use the full screen with any of these (just a couple key strokes required). You can also divide the big monitor into smaller ones so that things stay compartmentalized in each. While the curved screens are nice, I like the flat ones and I actually have my 40" screen attached to an arm so I can turn it into portrait mode (good for making posters for clients and playing around with Reason's virtual racks!). The one thing that annoys me to no end are the screens that are very short and wide. Those are almost completely useless to me. A couple last points... Do some research! Most 4k TV's work GREAT as monitors (and I just saw an off-brand 55" at Walmart for well under $300!). That said, if you want to do fast-paced gaming, you'll want to spend a lot more and get one with a really low latency (the good gaming screens have low, single-digit latency in milliseconds, most other TV's are in the 60ms to 90ms range - still plenty fast enough for even most games). Also, check the viewing angles. Obviously, straight-on should look great, but many (including me) have noticed that some, like my Samsung, start to wash out a little when looked at from an angle (like when I stand up). LG's tend to be very good from any angle. The final thing to consider is the type of TV. You'll have to look this up because I don't recall all the specifics, but some (OLED's?) can still be affected by burn in (the original reason "screen savers" were invented). This can become very apparent if you use one of these types of TV's as a monitor since a lot of things (like your taskbar) rarely change.

I don't know about anyone else, but I clearly see a small handful of frets that have not been labeled! ?

One for Strummy! ?

My business partner just did the download from the first link and all he got was their shareware/adware... I'll send him the direct link!

Reminds me of a comment I just heard: Q: Are you quarantined? A: No, but I'm stuck in the house with my wife; not sure which is worse! ?

Yes! Avoid the blotters with Bullwinkle on them!!!

Yep! I'll post my list soon. ?

All yep, plus two I don't have: Beach Boys and Television (both of which should be on my list - I can see 'em!).

All good!

Good job! You even found some that weren't on my list! (Pink Fairies, Mountain, the Shadows, Focus, Trapeze, the Blues Brothers and the Byrds.) Pink, the Pixies, Cypress Hill, Blur, Twisted Sister, the Killers and the Eagles were on my list. Heck, some of your choices are better!

That's only for when they DO walk into a bar. ?

I'm ready. (Actually, if you look closely, you'd notice that there's no way this setup is in "MY" bathroom! Everyone knows those rolls were put on backwards!)

I can't afford to upgrade right now, so I think I'll stick with my Am5. ?

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