Posts by goldenmarlin70

hmm... just finished a banana and I'm still glued to my PC... so far so good... 😁

Ugh, okay, so I guess I can actually do more than just eat dry toast. Thanks for the heads up...
How much longer am I stuck doing this?

I mean, I was feeling awesome yesterday (only two days into recovery), so I went ahead and crushed some chicken stew, and then—bam—immediately felt like my gut was being ripped apart again. Back to square one. 🙄

gentlecanyon92 said:rosehip tea
bananas
chicken
rice
the more boiled, the less grilled, zero seasoning and all that...

I've been sipping unsweetened rosehip tea... as for bananas, I wasn't totally sure, I mean I know they're fine, but I figured, you know, since they aren't cooked, I didn't want to make things even harder on my gut...😲

What about low-fat cottage cheese, hard-boiled eggs, stuff like that...?

Man, what a mess!
Got hit hard by a stomach bug—fever, diarrhea, the whole nine yards—and then I went and made things worse by eating total junk I definitely should’ve avoided. Now I’m looking to reset and just take it one day at a time until my gut stops acting up. Does anyone know a solid "sick person" diet? I tried searching Google, but it’s all garbage—just endless lists of those ridiculous UN-style fad diets or some supermodel's "clean eating" nonsense...
Thanks!

doc_1 said:It's giving me solutions for cells A1 and B1. Is there any way to format the whole column so it spits out that difference the second I fill in the first two columns?

Formatting won't cut it, but a simple conditional will get you there.
So, you've got times in columns A and B, and you want the time difference to show up row by row in C as soon as you punch in the values for A and B (?) if that's the deal, just toss this formula into C1 (right next to A1 and B1) and drag it down as many rows as you need... basically, use this:

=IF(A1>0;A1-B1;"")

And boom, you're done...

🙂

restlessangler43 said:uhm.. you're totally in the wrong spot, this thread is about last year's show. if you want the one for the Lisinski concert, go here:

Mods - 🙂 plz 🙂 clean this up

Nice try kid! 🤣

Look, this whole topic is about Tommy Emmanuel and his tours, so obviously it covers his shows. Whoever started that other thread about the Lisinski gig should've had the sense to check if we already had stuff on Tommy posted here first...

Mods - feel free to kill that reply above if you're already deleting stuff

boldeagle3 said:Wait, are you actually that guy they kept lecturing behind me? 😠 😬

Trust me, there's zero chance. Nobody was sitting in front of me until I hit Tommy. I've even got my ticket right here as 😁proof.

Shout out to everyone who actually showed up to this show, especially those self-proclaimed music critics and "experts" who didn't have a clue who Tommy was even a year ago.
Now suddenly everyone’s acting shocked, like some guy from Mars just dropped an alien artifact right at their feet. 🤣

I've got a massive pile of photos if anyone wants them

...pssssttt.... got the full concert recording too .... psssstt

Paul Cruz8 said:Look, I know you can't mess around with this kind of stuff. It’s high stakes. That’s why I’m getting it sorted by the end of the week. Period. 👍

I’ve got a suggestion for you, but let's look at the cold, hard facts first:

You don't even have an LLC, a side hustle, or a freelance gig to your name.
That guy's site is loaded with content, but honestly? Only his first post even managed to move a million pixels.
I guarantee you won't move more than 1,000 pixels in the next year. Period.

SUGGESTION: Just give us the pixels for free!

What's the point of even posting that?

You’re gonna flood that page in record time.
You’re gonna absolutely crush every other site out there trying to peddle pixels for pennies.
Everyone’s gonna be talking about your site soon.

Look, you aren't gonna make a dime off pixels in that scenario—but let me be crystal clear: YOU AREN'T MAKING A DIME AT ALL.
Don't even think about selling them for pennies.
Look, just give the damn thing away for free. Seriously. If you want to make money, find another angle—sell ad space or something. Stick some banners on the left and right sides of that pixel board for a few bucks a month. That’ll cover your hosting costs and maybe even put a little extra change in your pocket. Simple as that.
Trust me, you aren't gonna squeeze anything better out of this mess than what you've got right now. 🙂

Paul Cruz8 said:I'll admit I haven't really gotten everything ready yet... But when people pay, I'll be sending them an invoice... And I know I need to credit the artists on the site... That part's still in the works... Plus, since I'm still in high school, I just haven't had the time to get everything "up there" yet.

Look, that first admission right there? That's basically a roadmap for how to run a half-baked business.
Only a corporation, an LLC, or a registered sole proprietor can issue an invoice.
As just some random guy, you can't legally bill for anything—including those pixels you're trying to hawk!
Let’s say you sell 1,000 pixels to a company. They pay you $333 and you send them an invoice with your name on it. At the end of the year, that company submits your invoice to the IRS to lower their taxable income. The second the IRS sees that invoice, they're going to flag it as invalid because it was issued by a private individual who isn't even registered as a business or authorized to operate. Suddenly, the cops are knocking on your door, and the company you sold to gets hit with a massive fine and loses their tax deduction.
Even if you don't have your info on your site, you're incredibly easy to track down. I actually managed to find online that your name is probably Mario, you live in Sioux Falls, and you use Verizon. The IRS will find you just as easily as I did... Get it?

Paul Cruz8 said:New pages have been set up starting today...

I remember going back and forth with some guy once who was flipping pixels just like you. Turns out he wasn't even a solo act—he was basically a front for some company, working on their dime. Most likely just some college kid trying to scrape together extra cash for gas money...
Look, I don't want to go off on a tangent, but I'm looking at this and I don't see a single thing about your name, your address, or even a business name or LLC...
All you've got is an email and a personal bank account number...
If a client actually wants to pay for an ad, they need a real name to put on the transfer. Plus, most businesses are gonna demand an invoice from a legitimate entity so they can write it off with the IRS...
So, how exactly are you running this "business" of yours?

Paul Cruz8...

Look, I seriously hope you're running this on free hosting because if you aren't, don't come crying to me later when you're trying to recoup those few hundred bucks you wasted. Mark my words.

Why am I saying this?
The concept is dead. The guy who pulled this off originally already sold his pixels. Mission accomplished. There isn't some massive, groundbreaking secret hidden in this project that justifies keeping it going, and all those sub-pages popping up after the first one? They have zero future. There's a huge difference between building a news portal or an info site where there's always room to grow, and launching a niche project like this that's only interesting for the five minutes it takes to trend. In the last two months alone, thousands of sites like this have popped up, and every single one of them is a ghost town. People aren't buying pixels anymore. Even that other forum user—I think his handle is Stan—has a similar site and hasn't moved a single thing either.
Don't get salty, I'm not attacking you personally, but this just isn't going to fly in the online marketplace. I get the hustle—I really do—and I understand wanting to make a quick buck, but the market is brutal right now. You’d have to be insanely creative to even stand a chance...

Megan Reed said:

Megan, you’re seriously letting me down with how you constantly misquote people. It’s like you can’t tell the difference between what actually matters and total nonsense. That last bit about Toca1980 is exactly why I jumped into this whole mess in the first place...

I'm out! 👋

Honestly, I think this girl needs to sit down and have a real talk with a professional—someone actually qualified—to weigh all her options. She’s hyper-focused on just one path because she’s been fed some pretty skewed perspectives in her high school religion classes.

"Freedom of choice?" What kind of "choice" or "right" is that, really?
Who gives anyone the authority to take a life?
How can someone claim to speak for another when it comes to life and death?
It’s like that case in the States where they let someone in a coma slip away just because euthanasia isn't legal there... seriously, who gets to make that call for them?

For me, there's no debate here: abortion is murder. Since the law is such a mess and doesn't take a hard stance, my view just ends up sounding "preachy," but that's the truth. It breaks my heart to hear someone so casually ask for a way to end their own child's life. I just hope that, one day, they truly and deeply feel the weight of what they did... that should be punishment enough. And let's be real, this whole topic is a total "trick" question. Nobody is looking for actual answers on this forum; we're just here to argue.

Megan Reed said:I’m saying it again: someone should just tell her to give birth and leave the kid right on the steps of a local shelter. Seriously. There are people over there who... They absolutely love it. The kids are fine, and they'll definitely take care of him.

👍

Megan Reed said:Oh, right, my bad—I forgot. Your only job is to pump out kids like they’re on an assembly line, and then leave them for the women to deal with the fallout. Real classy. 🙂 Man, give me a break...

Here we go again with this feminist manifesto—you know the one, where they basically paint every single man with the same broad, ugly brush and label us all as villains. It’s the same old tired trope: if you’re a guy, you’re automatically the bad guy. Total nonsense.

If I hadn't missed the point, I probably would've just said something like, "Man, why does he have to kill him just because the guy walked away? Give me a break..."

GOD BLESS OUR KIDS!!! BOTH THE ONES WE HAVE AND THE ONES TO COME!!!

P.S. Look, I’m a young dad here. Even though I’m definitely older than the lead actress in this story, I can tell you from experience: being in a tight spot socially when your long-term girlfriend gets pregnant is no joke. But there’s always a way out. Now, our Mia has two parents in a marriage where we actually love each other, and honestly, I wouldn't change a single thing about my life. As much as that scenario looks like a total nightmare, I'd say it's worth way more than a measly $250. 👋

Megan Reed said:First off, try actually reading the original post. For starters. 🙄 Then maybe you can go ahead and spout your nonsense.

Second, nobody here is talking about abortion as a method of contraception.* 😠

And third, if you think an 18-year-old girl who gets pregnant—even though she was smarter than 80% of girls her age and even used birth control (which, unfortunately, failed)—is some "immoral, old-fashioned hag," then seriously, go get your head checked by a psychiatrist.

*Nobody here is talking about those people who force twenty abortions because they never bothered to hear about condoms, the pill, diaphragms, or anything else... actually, that kind of behavior is condemned by everyone involved in this thread, I assume. NO sane person approves of that kind of behavior, including those who are otherwise "pro-choice." If it were me, I'd be the first one getting sterilized. 😠

Honestly, there’s nothing to argue "for" or "against" regarding abortion here, because my stance is primarily about the right to choose. 🙂 Personally, I might never do it myself, but I don't take it upon myself to tell others how to live their lives, let alone tell them what they can or can't do—unlike some people here who clearly think they have that right. Save your moral lectures for your future girlfriends and wives. 🙂

The fact that a bunch of brainless pro-lifers showed up and derailed the original topic in a completely ridiculous direction is a whole different issue.

Do yourself a favor: actually read what this is about before you try to draw any intelligent conclusions. 🙄 🙄 🙄

Go teach your little brother some manners and take those deep teenage life lessons about morality somewhere else.
I've read every single post in this thread from start to finish, and all I see is a pile of female-abortion-affirming posts and those "deep" quotes from Peter Myers29, who was just trying to politely point out how totally primitive such a decision is.
In my opinion, the question behind this thread is mindless! This whole thing is just a deliberate provocation meant to let the OP brag about having over 150 posts. Even the answer to the question doesn't need to be sought on a forum, which makes this entire thing an absurdity—a stupid display proving there isn't even a real desire for an answer.
An abortion can be done at any hospital. For example, at a place like Mayo Clinic (ironically), the cost of the procedure is $533, and someone facing an unwanted pregnancy will find it very easy to solve that "problem" without all this forum-induced bloating.
There's an old saying for a reason: "No regrets after the act."

Behind every abortion stands recklessness, and being young is no excuse. An 18-year-old is an adult, and as such, is socially responsible and should be independent. Unfortunately, 18-year-olds are still nowhere near maturity; they just have the option to run away from responsibility by throwing a few thousand dollars at it and moving on like it's no big deal... pathetic and irresponsible. And the price? Just a small thing... one human life... right??? ....

It feels like this place is just crawling with a massive concentration of immoral, fake-ass old ladies who wouldn't know truth if it hit them in the face. Any effort you put into a debate here is just a total waste of breath.
Honestly, my only regret is that medical science has advanced so much that these petty little people actually get to keep clinging to their miserable, low-life existence. 🙂

Cheers to our kids and all the ones yet to come!!! 😍

p.s. Go ahead, start quoting the same predictable, recycled garbage we've seen a thousand times already.

My ears are still ringing like crazy!
It’s been 4 days straight! 😠
Just this constant, high-pitched screeching!

HAS ANYONE ELSE DEALT WITH THIS FOR THIS LONG??? OR IS IT STILL HAPPENING TO SOME OF YOU???
What the hell, man??? 😠

fadedsurfer17 said:peripheral circulation issues. ☕

I’ve actually read stuff about that too, could be it!

Anyone else dealt with this crap, or am I just losing my mind here?
Ran into a buddy who said he had the same thing for a few days before it either leveled out or just vanished—he doesn't even notice it anymore.
But me? This ringing is still going strong and it's driving me absolutely insane! 🙂

Kyle Nelson2 said:Who told you that? Your blood pressure monitor?
What else did he say? Did he have anything to say about your wife?

Yeah, sure, my blood pressure cuff gave me all the info... oh, and he had some choice words about your mother too!