I give up.. Tired of the info every day.
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Huh? What do you mean with that cryptic message Will? Slainte.
richardjonesfurniture.com
Maybe he's referring to what a PITA it is to navigate around this site.
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same ??
My guess:1. He's had a bad day.2. He had to log-in again.Frosty“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert,
in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.” Milton Friedman
Hey Frosty... I have to log on each morning when I check this site and sometimes in the afternoon when I check it on coffee break. But... I've enough "bad days" to realize having to log onto a web-site does not constitute a "bad day"! ha.. ha...
Must be something else, surely? :>)
Regards...Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
Sarge..
I've enough "bad days" to realize having to log onto a web-site does not constitute a "bad day"!
You have a point there! Forgive me?
Edited 10/28/2009 11:55 am by WillGeorge
No forgiveness required Will.... you are simply suffering a moment of frustration as you know. Sometimes we magnify moments into something that are much larger than the true reality. Just our human nature. A deep breathe will usually cure a moment of frustration, as again.. you know.
Regards for the rest of the good day that will follow!
Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
Edited 10/28/2009 12:02 pm ET by SARGEgrinder47
Sarge,
Amen to that.
One of my customers lost their 22 yr old son to suicide last week. Opening your eyes to that reality every morning is a bad day.
Any pi$$y- a$$ complaints about how HARD it is to log in to knots every day, well, you folks need to adjust your attitude. And I sincerely hope that such an adjustment does not come from without.
Ray
Yep.. small change is simply small change. Dropping a penny down a drain gutter grate is not the end of the world. I drop by three forums daily and have for years. This is the only one I didn't have to log onto each time you visit. The lost of that feature is equilavent to that dropped penny that rolled into a street gutter drain.
But.. in this case I think Will make have something more important and personal going on in his mind than merely logging on so I don't necessarily attribute his frustration to simply logging on. Just my thoughts and an un-educated guess?
Regards...
Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
Edited 10/29/2009 11:18 am ET by SARGEgrinder47
Sarge,
You are probably right about Will. We all have those days from time to time, when we are down to our last nerve, and someone or something gets on it. This ain't my best time of the year either.
Best,
Ray
for years we never locked the doors on the house. now we do. everytime we want to get into the house after being away we have to log on. keeps the bandits out.
Sir.. I just found your words.
But.. in this case I think Will make have something more important and personal going on in his mind than merely logging on so I don't necessarily attribute his frustration to simply logging on. Just my thoughts and an un-educated guess?
I am sort of educated but a poor speller. And I think a sort of easy going guy. Hell, I put up with my animals that drive me nuts sometimes.. And my children!
I just love the folks in Knots and it was always so easy to get into here. If my opinion was needed or not!
I was always sort of layed-back untill I got old!
Just glad to see ya back regardless of reason... one less thing on my own mind which more than two things is definite over-load in my case. :>)Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
Ray, I certainly understand about perspective, but that's really a pretty slipepry slope. Folks are chided for being complainers when they note that the web site (which many of us have paid a fee to subscribe to) is not working in a well-established and convenient way? There is always a worse annoyance or legitimate tragedy to point to no matter what one is complaining about; that can't mean one is never justified in complaining. The fact remains that one of this site's features (not to mention it being a typical feature on most any web sites) has been broken for weeks and weeks. No one from FWW to my knowledge has come forward to explain why this cannot be fixed or when a new site introduction is to occur that makes fixing it impractical. Instead, it just goes on and on. The annoyance may be small, but it is not petty of the readers (not to mention the paying subscribers) to express some measure of frustration at having to put up with this lingering break down of a basic function.
Hi Sam,
Ok by me. I won't complain about other people complaining;-)
Never know what else a fellow is dealing with before that last straw lands on his back.
Ray
Tonight I poked the Automator script I made and it filled in the text frames and I was taken to a thing that said something like " this site has been recently modified or updated etc. and you may need to log in again " Here is the page from my history. Not sure if it will take you there but . . .https://www.finewoodworking.com/user/login?return_url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.finewoodworking.com%2findex.aspx%3fThen when I hit the Automator again it wouldn't work with THIS log in. Well any way I fought my way through the gauntlet. Again. Wheeeeuuu. I gotta rest now.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 10/30/2009 10:06 pm by roc
>lost their 22 yr old son to suicide<I hear you. Still . . . part of me wonders that if more people spoke up and refused to put up with some of the passive aggressive behavior and silly petty meanness that we might live in a different society. A society constructed by the " inmates " to where that young man might have found a welcome and rewarding place in that society rather than feel so outcast that he did not care to continue with it.I ( for one ) am mad as hell and I am not going to take it any more.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_qgVn-Op7QBarking mad.: )rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
> log-in again.<Could make up a "script" or like that to log automatically in when you hit an F key. That'd show em ! ! !Actually I am surprised that with all the computer talent we have lurking here that someone hasn't hacked into the "system" and fixed it for em. You know just like on TV.rocPS: For a Mac it is now called Automator here's howhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488
Edited 10/28/2009 4:24 pm by roc
>Could make up a "script" or like that <PPS: Well that didn't work." It's hard, it's hard work. "Completely aside can any one tell me who I am quoting there ?rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln
( 54° shaves )
Edited 10/28/2009 4:27 pm by roc
roc,
bush.
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You are correct Saaaa ! ! !I used to work with a guy who for weeks after that speech would walk around at work saying that and doing a great impersonation. It was hilarious.Not that it wasn't hard work for W and his cabinet.Well you had to be there I suppose.since we are getting random what is up with this dog ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTH_rLgnL0rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 10/28/2009 6:20 pm by roc
It's not the loging in (but it could be) or the Logging in (oh...I alreadt said that) or the logging in... Its the new excedrin headeach!!!
I will say that On the web site the content has taken a nose dive as of late but that could just be the economy taking president over my entertainment.
But this logging in is a real PITA and no for the last time I wont buy that dremel doohickey!
Chaim
I used to have to wait 3 to 5 minutes for my dial up to bring up a new site. Like others have said, maybe there's more to this than meets the eye or the post. I think he'll be missed by those of us who are always seeking advise.BTW, what is up with that dog?Jim
>What's up with dog<Apparently his hind foot wants to steal the bone from the front half of the dog. I was just waiting for the hind foot to get the bone and try running away with it.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Ah! I never knew what Automator did or took the time to learn.Chris @ http://www.flairwoodworks.com and http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
I'm a PC and Mr. Norton asked me if he should sign in for me each time I select this site. I just have to wait about a second and he fills in my user name and password for me.
What a guy!
Regards,
Mack"Close enough for government work=measured with a micrometer, marked with chalk and cut with an axe"
You are a PC who is a Mack or a Mack who is a PC ?: )rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
>Norton<Is it this ?http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339995,00.asphmmmm PC didn't care for it. I pulled a couple of quotes from what I read :The whole idea of Norton Utilities is that you'll get a better, faster experience with your computer after taking advantage of its tools. . . . The best results came from the file move and copy test which averaged 97 percent of the time that it took before optimization by Norton Utilities. The rest were unchanged or slightly slower (i.e., slower). So I tried again using the product's own performance test. . . . Most of the tests came out almost identical, some slightly faster, some slightly slower. Overall the improvement was just over one percent. That's not terribly impressive, and it's all the more dismal when you consider that the app itself is the tool that's telling me that it doesn't really do much.. . . . "includes" many tools that are nothing but links to existing Windows applets. Since I only had a day or two to work with the code before its release, I didn't have time to create a totally screwed-up test system, but after running all of the optimization tools on an everyday workhorse computer, I couldn't measure a significant performance benefit.Naahh you must mean something else. Some thing worth owning.A Mr. Norton automator thing.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
I gave up on sorting out Windows PCs about a year age as it had become a frustrating experience. Not worth the occasional bottle of wine.The first thing I used to do was remove all the crapware, including Norton. Quite often it was the last thing I needed to do.A utility should be just that, not something that tries to take over the PC.
Is that your real name. Mac
ASK
No. The "Mack" part comes from being called "Mack" most of my adult life as were most people whose name started with McC or Mac and were in my line of work. Everybody had a nickname and I've definitely been called worse. The "Wood" part comes from liking to play with wood.
Regard,
Mack"Close enough for government work=measured with a micrometer, marked with chalk and cut with an axe"
Mack,
Have you ever been to a Scottish games festival? There are many held in the US every year.
One of my favorite tricks is to get into a crowd of kilt-wearing Scotsmen and shout out, "Hey Mac!" Several dozen men turn around.
It's only eclipsed by shouting out, "Hey Scotty!" That gets the attention not of dozens, but of scores...
ZoltonIf you see a possum running around in here, kill it. It's not a pet. - Jackie Moon
Most people "know" a lot more about woodworking than they are able to actually put into practice.
Paralysis by information overload.
Just go build something - only antidote that I can think of.
Edited 10/28/2009 2:08 pm ET by Marsupial
I've said it before, but I can't believe how upset people are getting over needing to log in to a web site where they can get free advice and fellowship. In the grand scheme of things, surely this can't be that big a deal.Paul
I hope you do come back - I enjoy your posts!
Regards,
Paul
Yeah, I have to do it also. Info from up high now says mid-November.
hi,Gretchen wrote:
> Yeah, I have to do it also. Info from up high now says mid-November.i'm a bit confused by all this "had to log in again" trail... i've been logged on since sep 29 (from my mac desktop), and i haven't had to re-authenticate since... seems like i've missed some change (which has not as yet affected me)...still, as others have said, having to log in is a pretty small inconvenience for the opportunity to hang out here. :-)cheers,
bert
if it's worth doing at all, then it's worth doing well.
Will George, my friend,
I am sorry to see your message. If you really stay away, I will miss you. We have exchanged many messages, all in good spirit.
I hope you are not having any really bad problems. Whatever your problems, I hope they go away quickly. You have a great family. Give those grandchildren a hug. That makes problems go away quickly.
Come back whenever you are ready. We'll be ready for you. I hope you see how many friends you have here.
Best of luck, whatever you do.
Mel
Measure your output in smiles per board foot.
Mel,I been looking at "Member Visits " herehttp://forums.taunton.com/fw-knotsWhich as you probably know shows who is on line today (click at bottom of list for longer list ).I haven't seen Will. I suppose to get your message to him it would take sending a privet e-mail by the the "Reply via E-Mail " button bellow.Just a thought.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )
Edited 10/31/2009 9:42 pm by roc
Roc,
Excellent idea. I will do it right now.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
I came back.. I think I was just annoyed.. not that mad... I now get typing lessons... And at my age.. I should have given up to what the children do all the time...
See my post to Forest on the big ball and the steadycam. Mel... Thank you, have had a bad few weeks. Love to you and family...
AND to all in Knots!
Edited 11/2/2009 11:56 am by WillGeorge
Will George,
Thank you for writing. I am not so worried any more. Whatever the kids did, remember that you can't control it. You can't be holding every one of them all the time. We just dos the best we can. Sometimes things go wrong. Last month, Freddy fell and got a big cut just below his nose. We went to the hospital. Then Freddy got croup and Pneumonia, both at the same time, probably from going to the hospital to get his cut fixed. Please don't ever write a cryptic message and leave quickly again. As you can tell from the messages, you had a lot of people worried. Good to have you back.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
Pneumonia, both at the same time, probably from going to the hospital to get his cut fixed. I would think probably. My brother had problems with Pneumonia all his life. He died of MS a few years ago and the doctor said it was the MS but mostly from Pneumonia. MS was killing him but in his weakend state he got Pneunomia very bad.
It is VERY serious to those prone to it. I do remember my brother telling me he had few problems with his lungs after he had a Pneumococcal vaccination in the US Air Force. I think he said that? Not sure why there but maybe because he worked around some nasty jet fuel for the STAC jets and bombers. I think he mostly re-fueled the big bombers on land. Not in the air.
As to my cryptic message... Most things I say, do or think are cryptic. I guess I just had a 'bad hair day'.
And tell Freddy that he is now a 'real' boy. He got his first stitches and scar.
More than several trips to the ER with my children. Two very serious. What a frightening thing to have to do that. Would have changed place with them in a heart beat.
Will George.
I guess taking kids to the emergency ward is part of growing up.
Thanks for writing back.
Great to have you back.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
"I came back"Excellent.
Thanks for checking back into "Hotel Happiness".. I for one can cease the worry and go back to my nap..
Regards and have a good day.. would ya? :>)
Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
Edited 11/2/2009 12:47 pm ET by SARGEgrinder47
Welcome back, Will.We missed you and were concerned about you. I hope you realize that.Frosty“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert,
in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.” Milton Friedman
Hi WGWelcome back mate"Getting typing lessons?".... here's a tip I received from a secretary that enabled me to double my typing speed.
Use a finger on both hands rather than the one!RegardsBruceI started out with nothing...and I still have most of it left!
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