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SpaceCoastVol said:
There may be some of that old dog aspect. When you 'grow up' with a certain level of technology, the new tricks aren't so simple. (How many people do you know that can work on a new car? I would say 50-60% of the people I grew up with could at least change the oil.) You probably grew up typing with your thumbs. I didn't. It is a new skill, but you are right, I can swipe and get to the end result so I really don't want to spend the time learning it.

I think the 'accessibility' argument is an interesting one. I always said when computers were becoming more ubiquitous that the designers were making a very important mistake. They designed these systems, and they are intimately familiar with how they work. To them it was simple. I have always said they needed to give one to my mom and simply have her turn it on. And go from there. And now, talking to tech support is an ordeal. You generally have crappy phone connections (because cellular connectivity generally sucks when talking to the Philippines or India) and a language barrier. I have trouble and I have spent the last 35 years going overseas and I have no trouble with Korean ATC or French women controllers. I can only imagine how hard it is for people that never left Alabama or Texas talking to "Suzy" in Mindanao.

What sucks balls is when software manufacturers 'update' their **** and change everything you are accustomed to into something that requires hours of study and relearning. THAT isn't improving end user accessibility, and it generally doesn't make the experience better.

Oh, and with regard to working on a car. I bought a new Mustang. I have ZERO illusions that I can do even basic maintenance on it and that the dealer probably has a $200,000 diagnostic machine that he needs to pay for so just getting the oil changes will probably cost me over $100.
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Agree with every point you make, in my 70's the only tech I can use is the television remote.
Flying I to Mindanao never caused you stress?

Being lazy I took the wife's chevy spark to 5 minute oil change in powell. $115.00 it uses 3.5 qts of oil.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
Respectfully, I have misunderstood your sentiments on here at times because I think you gravely underestimate the power of an Oxford comma.
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Diehard proponent of the Oxford. Anyone that doesn’t use it can get proper fuqt.

I was just wondering though - if the second item is in quotations, does the Oxford go inside or out 🤔
 
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Diehard proponent of the Oxford. Anyone that doesn’t use it can get proper fuqt.

I was just wondering though - if the second item is in quotations, does the Oxford go inside or out 🤔
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I was taught by Nuns on it, and my English teacher mother. I was taught if the quote was a question, the question mark goes INSIDE the quotation. I'm not sure that's what you're talking about.

No, that's not what you're talking about. I reread your post. I had seen some confusion on the matter I was talking about a couple of weeks ago. My bad for interjecting
 
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85SugarVol said:
Diehard proponent of the Oxford. Anyone that doesn’t use it can get proper fuqt.

I was just wondering though - if the second item is in quotations, does the Oxford go inside or out 🤔
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Paging @GordonC

'Murcans *always* put them inside the quotations. The wankers across the pond put them outside unless they're part of the quoted material.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
I was taught by Nuns on it, and my English teacher mother. I was taught if the quote was a question, the question mark goes INSIDE the quotation. I'm not sure that's what you're talking about.

No, that's not what you're talking about. I reread your post. I had seen some confusion on the matter I was talking about a couple of weeks ago. My bad for interjecting
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Fear not, for you have at least two posters here that know.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
I was taught by Nuns on it, and my English teacher mother. I was taught if the quote was a question, the question mark goes INSIDE the quotation. I'm not sure that's what you're talking about.

No, that's not what you're talking about. I reread your post. I had seen some confusion on the matter I was talking about a couple of weeks ago. My bad for interjecting
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No worries my man. It was simply a reference to another conversation on here a bit ago about whether one should place punctuation inside or out of the quotations.

I find the practice of placing inside the quotations to be “abhorrent”, and refuse to do so.
 
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85SugarVol said:
No worries my man. It was simply a reference to another conversation on here a bit ago about whether one should place punctuation inside or out of the quotations.

I find the practice of placing inside the quotations to be “abhorrent”, and refuse to do so.
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I didn't realize I had errantly responded to Dinka until a few minutes. I read your quote inside his post.
 
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European Postal Services Suspend Shipment Of Packages To US Over Tariffs​


ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing multiple international postal services to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the rule.

The exemption, known as the “ de minimis” exemption, allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty free. A total of 1.36 billion packages were sent in 2024 under this exemption, for goods worth $64.6 billion, according to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agency.


It is set to expire on Friday. On Saturday, postal services around Europe announced that they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid confusion over new import duties.

Postal services in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Italy said they will stop shipping most merchandise to the U.S. effective immediately. France and Austria will follow on Monday.

The U.K.’s Royal Mail said it would halt shipments to the U.S. on Tuesday to allow time for those packages to arrive before duties kick in. Items originating in the United Kingdom worth over $100 — including gifts to friends and family — will incur a 10% duty, it said.









“Key questions remain unresolved, particularly regarding how and by whom customs duties will be collected in the future, what additional data will be required, and how the data transmission to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be carried out,” DHL, the largest shipping provider in Europe, said in a statement.

The company said starting Saturday it “will no longer be able to accept and transport parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the US.”

A trade framework agreed on by the U.S. and the European Union last month set a 15% tariff on the vast majority of products shipped from the EU. Packages under $800 will now also be subject to the tariff.

The U.S. duty-free exemption for goods originating from China ended in May as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb American shoppers from ordering low-value Chinese goods. The exemption is being extended to shipments from around the world.

Many European postal services say they are pausing deliveries now because they cannot guarantee the goods will enter

















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DinkinFlicka said:
99.9% of the time, no. That's what I'm saying.

If I had a band called "Dink," (the comma being an actual part of the name) then it would remain inside the quotes over there.
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Agreed. My wife loves, and recently insisted, we go see “Moulin Rouge!” at the Orpheum.

It was just a stupid attempt at a joke playing off wankers and Oxford…
 
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