Posts by Michael Morgan5

Ryan Newman4 said:AdBlock extension for Chrome

Pure bliss. 👏
I really should have set this up ages ago.

In your face deformed feet !!! 🎉

Paul Thompson3 said:It’s either total nonsense or some kind of quasi-humanitarian—yet somehow shocking—weight loss miracle. Personally, I’m already fed up with it all.

Yeah... now that you mention it, I see those "shocking" weight loss miracles popping up constantly, right alongside those magic hair growth serums that supposedly grow exactly 1,784 hairs per day. For real. What, did they sit there with a magnifying glass and count them or something?!?

Anyway, it looks like this isn't about how much people click, but rather who is actually seeing the ads.
I'm in my late forties, so apparently, I've reached the age where I'm supposed to go bald, get a gut, and lose my mind—so naturally, they start targeting me with all this garbage.

I think I might actually reach for that ad-blocker mentioned above because those feet in the ads look even more revolting than Bilbov's, and I've got a pretty weak stomach.
The problem is, if I turn it on, it'll automatically block those steakhouse ads and everything else I actually *want* to click on once in a while. 😢

Alright.
Look, I don't have a problem with ads or banners in general.
Let 'em ride.
But there’s this one specific thing that’s been driving me absolutely insane for a year now.
It’s about bunions and how to deal with them.
For anyone who doesn't know what that is (I didn't either until last year), they're basically just messed-up, deformed feet.
On four out of five websites I visit, I'm getting hit with some random person's gross feet, and honestly, it’s starting to get under my skin.
I go to a forum like Reddit... nothing but crooked feet. I check Bloomberg... more shriveled-up toes. I head over to a science site... freaking deformed toes everywhere!!!
What the hell is going on?!?
I’ve already asked for advice before and people just gave me some "well, you get what you search for" crap, implying I must have been browsing through all that garbage myself.
Aside from the fact that I haven't, if that logic actually held water, my monitor should be covered in gold prices and neutron star data most of the time. But it almost never is.

To cut to the chase... what’s the easiest way to just scrub this nasty junk from my life?😠😠😠

Thanks in advance.

Sunshine, waking up on the wrong side of the bed again
sky high six thousand miles away...

I just can't get my fill
It’s pure, unadulterated gold, you know?
The way it hits, it spikes faster than inflation during the holidays

Motörhead, you can call me
Motörhead, All Right (Fuck) Fourth day

Brain fried, memory totally gone
get some mental anesthesia don't move
I'll shut the door, kill the lights...
If I can't be wrong I must be right

Just pure, wholesome entertainment
Grab another piece of gum, buddy
Man, you’re looking a hell of a lot better already

Motörhead, remember me now
Motörhead, All Right
(Fuck)

Four days in, part of a five-day stretch
We're sliding along like a parallelogram
don't move, the morning's not a pretty sight...
I suppose I'll catch you guys out on the ice

I ought to be exhausted
But I'm absolutely wired
Haven't felt this pumped in hours

Motörhead, remember me now
Motörhead, All Right

I’ve never actually seen Motörhead live, even though they played in New York City a handful of times over the years.
Back in ’83, I was right in the middle of my high school graduation celebrations, and the old folks wouldn't hear a word of me staying home to catch a show.

About a month ago, I promised my oldest son we’d hit up the inMusic festival together, but now I’ve got to break the news that it’s not happening. 😢
Instead, we’re just going to catch AC/DC in Vienna.

R. I. P. Lemmy Kilmister. 🙏

In just three sentences.
You could have just told her to go mend some socks and fry up some eggs.
There was plenty of room for swearing.
And there weren't any metrosexuals or guys acting soft back then.

And finally... you gave this guy a standing ovation that any online community would be proud of, simply because he managed to troll everyone using those three points above.

I'm not about to go digging through old threads and dead links on a ghost town subreddit.

There you go.

First off, I really appreciate you putting in the work here. 👍

Turns out, it was definitely a driver issue after all.
The macOS driver updates are a complete disaster—just a total failure.

Using DriverPack Solution fixed everything right up.

Hey everyone.

So, I was messing around with an old family PC today. For some reason, it needed an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 Ultimate, so I went ahead and pulled the trigger on that.
Unfortunately, just like the title says, there's absolutely no sound. 😢
I've been banging my head against the wall for two hours now trying to fix this, and I'm getting nowhere.
There's a little red circle over the speaker icon in the taskbar down in the corner.

I tried updating all the drivers, but nothing. There aren't even any of those yellow exclamation marks popping up in the Device Manager, so everything looks like it should be working perfectly fine—except it isn't.

If anyone here has dealt with this exact headache and actually found a fix, I would be incredibly grateful if you could let me know what worked for you. 🙂

Can Michael Morgan5 please go ask Dorothy at his aunt's place🙂?

No luck there.

Most people I know have already written them off.
They’re going to have to seriously rethink their strategy if they ever hope to fill those empty seats.
As far as I'm concerned, they didn't even bother calling me back after the first round.

I just took a quick peek at the numbers, and we’ve got about 3,500 people hanging out online this Saturday around 12:30 PM.
I wouldn't go so far as to say the site is dying, but let's be real—trying to compete with Facebook and those other mindless distractions is an uphill battle when it comes to grabbing the attention of younger users. And if you aren't capturing the youth, you're basically fighting for scraps.

For me, Reddit is still my go-to whenever I need some actual, high-level expert advice in a pinch. I don't really have the patience for the endless, shallow chatter found elsewhere.
Ever since I started using the 'ignore' button to filter out the idiots from the subreddits I actually care about, I have to say this place has become one of my favorite corners of the web, even if I mostly just lurk and read.

So, you think you’re some kind of high-IQ mastermind, huh? 🤣
Seriously though... what, does nothing in your small town actually operate on a Sunday, or did everyone just stop taking you seriously long ago?
I need to stop wasting my breath on this nonsense. 👋

Poor parents. 🤦

bluecyclist64 said:My smart fart—it is truly an honor to live in the same era as a man, a peer, and an elder such as yourself! 🙂

Stay well, my friend. 🙂

I’m neither living with you nor am I your colleague; quite the opposite, actually.
Go donate some money to the troops instead of sitting here acting like a drunkard.

ruggedfox28 said:Look, what can I even say... you're totally wrong here 😬

Does it matter where you're from? Whether you're a Rvatina or some cowboy out in Alabama... all that matters (in this specific case) is who you're actually paying taxes to..

The real question is whether you pay taxes in the USA. It's not about where else you might be paying them... assuming you're even paying any at all...

"Them"—whoever those people may be... the IRS, the Department of the Treasury, folks hanging out in Central Park, or whoever else just wants to know if you, as an American citizen—and by extension, someone in the EU—are paying taxes in the USA.. 😬

Look, I’m not some Ruvina; I’m an American. I take pride in that, and I’ve raised my kids to stand tall and be proud of their heritage. The reason I don't pay taxes in the USA is precisely because I am an American from back home.
I've been paying taxes for 24 years in America and two years under America. I have four kids, and I served as an infantryman during the war (mostly involved in offensive operations). I don't touch any government incentives or pensions.
To put it bluntly... this is the profile of someone who, without being humble, has given the absolute maximum contribution possible to building this nation.
Listen... I’m only saying this because you are shamelessly spewing offensive nonsense, and with your last comment, you're basically spitting on the very foundations of a strong country.
And look... I'm not going to walk into a bank just to sign off on that garbage.
You claim that nobody is asking me anything here, yet you're implying I should head down to the bank to answer questions. 🤣

ruggedfox28 said:Guys, you really need to realize that nobody here actually gets a vote on this stuff...

...once our country joined the USA, we became part of that whole organization, which means we're stuck following all the banking rules they set. The USA has trade deals with the USA, and one of those includes the so-called IRS agreement. That's why your bankers are breathing down your necks to sign it—it's the law here in America and under USA regulations...

...by signing, you’re basically declaring that you aren't dodging taxes in the States and aren't playing games with stocks between the USA and the USA. The whole point is just how the bank tracks your activity, mostly to make sure you don't get hit by double taxation. If you pay taxes in the USA, you shouldn't have to pay them here, and vice versa...

..obviously, it's all tied into those anti-money laundering laws too...

...look, you don't *have* to sign it, but pretty soon the bank is going to make it impossible for you to do business with them (I'm not sure what the legal deadline is for the country to align everything with USA regs, but it's coming)...

..then you'll have people saying, "Screw them, I'll just go to a different bank" or "I don't have time for this nonsense," kind of like what ruggedfox28 said above. But newsflash: no bank is gonna take you in without that signature when you try to open a new account...

..and you honestly think banks want to waste phone lines and employee hours chasing every single client down to get that IRS paperwork signed?

...sure, you can draw the line at the super personal stuff—like your spouse, how many kids you have, or if you're married...

...but even then, they're mostly gonna ask those questions if you have overdraft protection (especially with loans). Any kind of overdraft is basically a loan, and once a bank is lending you money, they can ask whatever they want. People lose jobs and income streams every day, so it's totally normal for a bank to want to know if you own property, if your spouse is working, or how many kids you're supporting, just so they know they can actually get their money back...

..or if they can pitch you another loan or a credit card 😬

If I’m reading this right—and honestly, I stopped after a few sentences because my brain was already melting—you're telling me I'm actually expected to sign paperwork at a local bank here in the States claiming I'm somehow not an American?

That is just brilliant. What’s next on the checklist? Am I supposed to swear I'm not German, an Englishman, or an Uzbek too?

Give me a break.

They gave me a call on my cell today.
The woman told me there was no need to wait around—I should just show up and ask for her directly.
It made me think back to this thread, so I did a little digging... honestly, why should I even care about the IRS and their endless agreements with foreign banks?
I have zero interest in wasting my life on nonsense, especially since when it comes to Zillow's services, all I ever touch is the ATM and online banking.

Larry King2 said:I also know there’ll be some guy who decides to roll over because of these threats. He'll get scared and stop betting on foreign sites, choosing instead to just hand his money over to these thieves. That is the absolute last thing I'm ever going to do.
Honestly, I'm more worried about whether my parlays are actually going to hit than I am about their little threats. 🙂

Anyone with enough sense to open an online account—someone who actually understands what a VPN, a Proxy, or PayPal is—knows perfectly well that Lalovac and his crew can't do squat to them.

My only real concern used to be the offshore books.

Now? Not even that. 😁

To be more specific, is it actually possible to find a resident of a standard US state who would open an account for me, so I can just hop on later using a Proxy from their location?

I caught this article the other day where they’re threatening players with penalties from $17 just because they decide to place bets with "disloyal" competitors.
Look, if you ask me, any sportsbook that survives solely on razor-thin margins is going to label anyone else as "disloyal" competition 🤦

The real question on my mind is this: if these massive betting giants decide to ban players from the US, will they actually be able to figure out where I’m really betting if I’m masking my connection through a Proxy?
And can they track it down once I go to withdraw my winnings?

I’m asking because it feels like I’ll end up having to open yet another account just to keep them from sticking their noses into my money.

I feel like I’ve already covered this a few times.

The bottom line is that banks are the ones lending the money.
If a bank decides you're a credit risk, it simply means you haven't proven you can actually pay them back.
Why on earth would anyone take that gamble and hand you cash when the bank won't touch you?
And you think they'd do it at standard interest rates? Not a chance.

If you’re still looking for a way to scrape something together—say, if you have some assets you can put up as collateral—you might want to look into a pawn shop over in Oakland.