scififan43

@scififan43 (2434)

United States • Age 60

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How I spent the Holiday

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64044) • United States 5 Jul 12

Sorry I haven't been around - we went to our friend "S's" - had a nice party - not too many people. Her daughter, who helped us last winter, "A" had some friends over and the "kids" stayed outside by the pool while we "old folks"...

fourth of july

party

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scififan43 For me it was quite simple, I had to work.

9 Jul 12

What is your treat for your mom this Mothers Day

strawberrychocodahi @strawberrychocodahi (4817) • Philippines 12 May 12

Good thing that I can spend my Paypal amount to buy my mom a cake this mothers day.My brother is the one to pick it up since I'm living far away from them. All of us like to give something special and treat our loving mom this...

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scififan43 For Mother's day I took my girlfrind out to her favorite resturant and had a great meal. as for my mom, I called and wished her happy moms day and I she did get her card two days early. but I did get my gf who is also a mom of two lovely little girls, a pot...

15 May 12

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Tablet or laptop

nayaz1625 @nayaz1625 (131) • Mauritius 16 Dec 11

Tablets are becoming more and more trendy. However, comparing their use with a laptop, they seem to be too expensive. For the same price, a laptop can offer far more functions. There is also the Hard Drive capacity. Am I right?...

ipad

laptop

tablet

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scififan43 I have wondered about that question myself. I was also thinking of theposibility of getting a tablet instead of a latop or a netbook for my next computer. i would have to say the tablet is more portabe than the laptop but I don't knwo much abut tablets.

28 Feb 12

the best video portal in the world :)

abhi285 @abhi285 (159) • India 17 Dec 11

Apart from being so easy to use it is a place where you can express anything to the entire world. The scale is so huge that it has the power to make you the most popular person in the world in just a click. I think because of you...

youtube

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scififan43 Yes youtube has become so big that you can find almost anything there. for me it have become a place to find old movies and tv shows. espicaly rare ones.

28 Feb 12

Do you respond to all the posts in a discussion that you have started?

chandu95 @chandu95 (242) • India 17 Dec 11

Hey all!! Whenever I start a discussion,I think of all the people who are gonna see it and maybe post in it...When I check back to see how many have seen and posted in it,i kind of grow nervous because I think that it is pretty...

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scififan43 I ussulay try to answer all of my post from dissucusions that I have started. I am more the most part able to do so. but somtimes I may not answer a post becase i may not know how to responed.

28 Feb 12

Which internet plan is best...

ASHUDEEP @ASHUDEEP (1774) • India 18 Dec 11

hi friends now a days a am searching a new internet connection but i am confused to buy which plan.there are many plans like broadband and wireless connection and sometimes i also think to buy 3g sim card and...

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scififan43 I would suggest a DSL connecton with at least a moderate conectivity speed. maybe 54 mpps i think.

28 Feb 12

What has NASA done for me?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64044) • United States 8 Feb 12

Honestly, tho, its more than Tang and Teflon! There are so many real world applications that NASA as done for us that it is just WRONG that we aren't spending MORE money on...

applications

nasa

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scififan43 NASA and the space program has done so much for everybody it is hard to count the many differnet spinoffs of the tech. most poeple realy do not stop to relizie how mportant the space program has been. we need to keep it going.

28 Feb 12

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What if they send you a friend request and have no activity prior?

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 21 Feb 12

So I am wondering if it matters to you if someone has zero activity when they request your friendship? I am also wondering how someone with no prior activity actually chooses who they want to be their friends? Maybe they are going...

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scififan43 I am not sure why some users do that. I think some set up a profile on a site then when the time is right use it for promational purposes. I see this at other sites all the time.

23 Feb 12

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Bureaucratic stupidity!!!!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64044) • United States 22 Feb 12

Talk about bureaucratic stupidity! Maggiepie comes home today, but before she could come home, she needed a hospital bed. The medical supply place told me on the phone, that their guy couldn't move any existing bed because...

bureaucrats

maggiepie

stupid rules

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scififan43 I hate bureaucratiy too. but the bums on the street cornnor do need to get off there rears and do something. helping you move the bed would be there good deed for today.

23 Feb 12

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Has a friend ever started a discussion so disturbing that you deleted them?

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 22 Feb 12

Now I am one that is very open to opinions and situations. I am one that is non judgmental and has no problem with opinions that are not the same as mine. I might not agree with things, but I would never slam or be unkind to...

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scififan43 No I have never had this problem ever come up on me. If it did I am not sure what I would do, but I would not answer that post if I thought it was offensive. I don't think I wouldnt delete that person from my friends page but just go on and not be too...

23 Feb 12

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Say WHAT?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64044) • United States 8 Feb 12

I'm beginning to think my cats have grown THUMBS! Ethernet cables are normally a B!TCH to get loose, but tonight when we couldn't get online. The roomie checked the hook-ups and sure enough the ethernet cable...

cat

cats

internet

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scififan43 That is a very good question. How can a cat unplug a internet conection. I didn't know cats could even do that! lol!

14 Feb 12

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What is the favourite device always acompany you everyday

barkah69 @barkah69 (96) • Indonesia 11 Feb 12

Hi friend, Technology growed up fantastic now. And almost everyone can feel it effect. So what kind of device together with everyday everytime. Pc, laptop, tablet or cellular. What is the reason you always with that...

cellular

computer

technology

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scififan43 for me that is my cell or mobile phone. it goes everywhere I go. it is my primary means of commacaiton regardless if it is a voice call or a text message. second is my laptop computer, however it says at home, I do not like to bring it outside the house...

14 Feb 12

Kodak will exit the digital camera market

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 12 Feb 12

That is the reality of capitalism, I think. For century long, we all familiar with the brand name of Kodak, from its disposable films to digital camera until now. In the latest news, Kodak announced its official retreat from the...

digital camera

kodak

photos

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scififan43 Yes it is sad. I used kodak filim for a long time for my opital camera befroe I went ditigal. I have a kodak sm card for my digital cameara but that is all I need for it. most pics I will take with my cell phone cam and its a LG. Yes I think they failed...

14 Feb 12

Wikipedia blackout for the day

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 18 Jan 12

Today , if you search for any information Wikipedia pops out the message that it is not available and this is done to create awareness among public. “ Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge For over a decade, we have spent...

blackout

information

wikipedia

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scififan43 I have not done a wiki search in a few days. However I hear about it over my twitter feed that it was a part of the protest against SOPA. I have head of it but I have not payed very much attention. but I hope wiki doenst go away, I get so much ussful info...

19 Jan 12

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Dang city!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64044) • United States 2 Feb 11

or was that the State? Anyway, about 6 this morning our power went out. Oh, it'd blink on for a few minutes, but go out again. When I finally got over to Maggiepie's she had power and I got on her computer and saw that...

black outs

no electricity

power out

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scififan43 we have not dealt with a power outage since this summer. lighting struck and hit a tree then the tree hit the power line and we were without power for two hours. but we do have gas heating for the winter and just in case we do lose power we got that.

2 Dec 11

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Life without a problem

atprudente6 @atprudente6 (673) • Philippines 2 Feb 11

Can you imagine life without a problem ? There will be no challenges, No ways for improvement. Would it be very boring if we live in this kind of life?

problems

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scififan43 I think that we all would want to live this life.

2 Dec 11

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Villains spice up the movie story

atprudente6 @atprudente6 (673) • Philippines 2 Feb 11

Have you ever wondered why are there always a "villain" in every movies? What ever the genre of the movie is (may it be comedy, horror, suspense, animated etc) villains are always present. Actually, for me, villains is the...

movie

villains

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scififan43 Yes they do. Drama of any kind is aobut conflict so every story needs a anganiist. someone must be a bad guy or the story would just be plain boring.

2 Dec 11

crazy about activities with computer... what about you??

deliar @deliar (609) • Indonesia 22 Nov 11

you know, so much time that i spend for online a day. maybe i am a crazy computer user. i can go with computer for 5 hous a day. and if i am on freeday, almost all day long, i am on the face of computer. many activites that i...

computer user

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scififan43 I find myself using the computer and internet more and more these days. I don't spend as much time watching tv as much as i used too. the net has so much to offer and so many nice interset too. but I do get tired and will take a break and do someting ealse...

29 Nov 11

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Oh no! No more Wikipedia!

phillyguy @phillyguy (3005) • Philippines 22 Nov 11

I believe most of us (if not all) visits Wikipedia for some information. Do you find Wikipedia useful? Do you know that they don't earn money because they don't put any advertisements in the site? Crazy right? Imagine how much...

internet

no more wikipedia

wikipedia

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scififan43 I do use wikipedia. I have found myslef using quite a lot these days. I simpy will type a subject into a seach engine and then find the link to the wiki page. I was not sure how they made money or genrated revune. I have seen other sites ask for paypal...

29 Nov 11

WOW ! Toilet seat does it ALL for you!

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! @krupesh (2608) • India 24 Nov 11

A toilet seat that can relieve constipation besides washing, drying and even massaging is on display..the link for that is given...

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scififan43 now I have seen everthing. I can't belive that. OMG.

29 Nov 11