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I am incredibly sad to say that the MOTDOTU passed on this Wednesday, even though I am certain it was to a better place. After fighting to stay with us for the last four months, and really the last five years, my mother died peacefully with her husband, all six children, her beloved sister and brother in law, ten grandchildren, two daughters in law, and one niece by her side. Remarkably, I had just returned from Germany, a brother had just gotten back from Hawaii, my Minnesota sister was flying in by chance that day, my globe-trotting CEO brother was a day from leaving for NYC, and my LA brother was able to fly up on short notice when our mother was taken to the ER Tuesda…

I see in the forum rules that there are no "profane" posts allowed, but then I saw elsewhere where one or more members said "Fuck this, or fuck that - I'll do as I goddamn well please", words to that effect. So would that be a violation of the rules? If this was a legitimate site then it probably would be a violation, yes? The only reason I ask is because a friend of mine, Bob Fletcher, had his company taken over by the CIA so it was no longer legitimate and there was a lot of profanity.

As of a couple of weeks ago I'm now officially in business with a license and everything I've been looking into ways of diversifying, and with that in mind I've been delving into other areas and letting a bit of my artistic (autistic?) side out. I bought a nice little engraver to go along with all my Proxxon mini tools. I'm also thinking of getting into knives and such. I don't know if that makes any sense but it's me thinking aloud. I'm not really a knife type but doing wood grips is fun. I don't actually know anyone into knives so I don't know what most look for in one. Any of you guys into knives? If so, what is it you look for. As to the engraving, I've had quite …

Do any of you have any recommendations for small business software. I've been looking at Quicken, Quickbooks, Turbotax etc. I've never used any of them and don't know exactly what I need. They need to be reasonably easy to use and learn as ell as not being excessively expensive. Life is a big hectic mess right now and I need something to simplify at least some of it.

Happy birthday Mike! All the best from Scotland

All the best Birgir! maybe someone will bake you a cake today?

Sorry I am not in Germany any longer to toast you with a German beer, but a Pilsner is as close as I can get. Happy cycling, wine drinking, music listening and rattlesnake hunting to you Greg! Prost!

Hope you're having a good one, Anurag.

Have a large day Scott!

Happy Birthday Justin!

Wild Man Fischer dead at 66. I hope he and Frank can make up on the other side. RIP Wild Man

Hey people, Im a headphone lover but sadly the people at hf is banning everyone. I decided to join this community.

Happy Birthday David 909

To all the dads in our HC contingent - have a great one. Kick back and enjoy your drink of choice, whether it be cocktails, beer, or drams.

Very sad news today. We'll sure miss you, Big Man...

Shades of Rodney Dangerfield. I have an opportunity to get Java programming certification starting this fall. I haven't been in a classroom for I dunno how many years. Of course, I'm less worried about the time away from yardwork and housework, and more concerned about being away from inhaling solder. I'm just finishing the never ending parts list for my Bijou. Gah! Oh well, I guess pc boards don't spoil in the back of the fridge. Actually might be fun, though. I'm in QA, so now the devs here will be less likely to try to sneak shit past me.

Happy birthday and warm wishes for a wonderful year!

Happy bday Vincent!

Have a great one Ben. Cheers!

Sigmas has always been a little loose on Foveon pixel count, but anyone else excited about their new SD1? Now to find which neighborhood bank has the weakest security.

Happy Birthday Brent!

Hell yes. Finally.

I woke up to this. Pretty cool and mostly harmless since it is situated right between two glaciers which means little to no flooding.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIN!!!!! Hope you have a good one

Have a great one Raffy! Cheers!