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    Need a New Desktop

    I did clone my drive using Macrium. That went flawlessly, and the new SSD definitely runs the computer faster. However, doing a restore on the new drive failed. I tried two or three times and it wouldn't work. It did not give me an error message and would not tell me why. It just said that it...
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    Nearly half of Americans don't want a self-driving car

    I didn't catch that. It all depends on what it would do. I can see some things being safety issues, but no motorcycle enthusiast is going to want his bike taking over to "save" him. If you exceed the speed limit, will it slow you down?
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    There are good folks out there

    Especially the little girl! Good story, and good outcome. I contend that the majority of people are pretty good people. It's the minority that ruins it for the rest of us.
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    Nearly half of Americans don't want a self-driving car

    I was glad to hear him say that they were designing the system to help them make motorcycling safer. The way he said it, I assumed he was talking about the interaction between man and machine. I did not take it as giving you the ability to get on the bike and not actually drive it yourself...
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    Homemade rocketry gone awry

    I remember as a kid exactly where I was when I heard that his attempt had failed. While I enjoyed watching his jumps, I always thought that it was a really strange "jump". It was technically not a jump. It was a launch.
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    No need to check ammonium nitrate

    But when you do, it can make pretty amazing YouTube videos.
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    Need a New Desktop

    I may try cloning my HD over to the new SSD. Then try a clean restore on the SSD. That way I will still have my HD as a backup of all my files.
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    Need a New Desktop

    My intention has been to get a clean install. But so far, I have not been able to get that to work. I followed the advice above and unplugged my HD, hoping the thumb drive would install onto the new SSD. But no luck. I tried twice and it just hasn't worked. It goes through the long process of...
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    Retirement: inside or outside the USA?

    Priorities!
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    Need a New Desktop

    That makes sense. A friend I was talking to this morning made that same recommendation. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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    Ethiopian B737 at Dire Dawa on Jan 9th 2020, swarm of grasshoppers

    Wow. The number of things that can go wrong on a flight seems to be limitless.
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    Need a New Desktop

    I have read through that. What I can't seem to find is will I be given the option to restore to my new SSD? I don't want to lose what's on my original HD. Thanks
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    Need a New Desktop

    OK, I got the new SSD installed, formatted, and a name given to the drive. So now my computer recognizes the drive in File Explorer. I'm unclear, however, how to install Win10 from the recovery disk (USB) onto the new SSD. Can someone walk me through that? I tried searching online, but haven't...
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    Mooney down in Florida

    I had seen that video before, and it makes me cringe every time. I can only imagine the sheer terror that she, her husband, and her brother-in-law experienced for a few seconds before impact.
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    Need a New Desktop

    I canceled the Kingston and ordered the SanDisk. It is being delivered tomorrow. Thanks!
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    Need a New Desktop

    I ordered this drive back on January 31st... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079XC5PVV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It still has not shipped. They say they will send me an email when they have an estimated delivery date. Can anyone recommend a similar product that I could...
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    Who here plays a musical instrument?

    I would love to be able to play bagpipes. But I would never practice enough to get even remotely good enough to play in public, and I would not ask my wife to go through the torture of me learning. I can see how it would be a real sacrifice for the rest of the family! Edit: I played snare drum...
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    Retirement: inside or outside the USA?

    We honeymooned in Costa Rica 20 years ago. It is a very beautiful country, at least the parts we saw. We stayed at two different resorts on the Pacific coast, and drove back and forth from San Jose to one of those. Very beautiful, but also very remote. I agree with you, I would not want to live...
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    [N/A] Gas or Electric

    That's why for the last few years, all breakers for circuits in living spaces have to be arc fault. An arc fault breaker would have tripped with that switch. Or at least should have.
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    Wearing shoes in the house

    My parents' house is not perfectly clean, but it is very clean. My mom loves to clean, has always had the energy, and she just enjoys doing it. She's 75 and still going strong. Unfortunately, the cleaning gene did not get passed along to her son!
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