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New Webhost

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This site never ran like it should with my last 2 Web Hosts. Slow, laggy, plugins not working correctly. Web host blaming the plugins. Plugin support repeatedly blaming the web host server configuration.
You all deserve better as do I.
Fortunately my old friend that hosted this site for many, many years (from it’s inception) is getting back into the web hosting business. He knows what he is doing and is willing to provide personal support and not buck-passing.
I have volunteered to be the first client and sort of guinea pig. I have given him carte blanche to tweak what he wants to. I will provide the details when he is ready to go full time.
This site is now running wicked fast!
Please let me know if you run in to any issues.

Multiple Sclerosis – Bike MS

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I am doing a bike ride fundraiser for National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The goal is to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body’s immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. The exact antigen — or target that the immune cells are sensitized to attack — remains unknown, which is why MS is considered by many experts to be “immune-mediated” rather than “autoimmune.”…People with MS typically experience one of four disease courses, which can be mild, moderate or severe.
More than 2.3 million people are affected by MS worldwide. Because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not require U.S. physicians to report new cases, and because symptoms can be completely invisible, the prevalence of MS in the U.S. can only be estimated.
Please donate anything you can.

Bike MS: Colonial Crossroads 2017

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I’m doing a fundraiser for MS. It is the Bike MS: Colonial Crossroads ride.
Because of scheduling conflicts I will only be doing the 1 day ride.
PLEASE help me raise a few bucks for MS.
Any donation amount accepted but donate $25 or more and I will send you any or all the TweakGuides you desire for free. Just forward your donation receipt with which guide(s) you want.
Thanks!
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/VARBikeEvents?px=15897269&pg=personal&fr_id=28847

Weekend Random Stuff…

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Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Central Virginia so I rode a section of the Virginia Capital Trail on my new bike.
I finished the day off with a delicious Hardywood Bourbon Barrel Cru and an Ardent Company Man (German-style pils). It was a good day.

Maps Wrong?
I remember this issue being discussed several years ago but I just saw this article and thought I would pass it along.
Five Maps That Will Change How You See the World
Here is an article from 2014: Why every world map you’re looking at is WRONG: Africa, China and India are distorted despite access to accurate satellite data

Report Wrong
Apparently the original report was wrong, Vulkan’s Multi-GPU Support Isn’t Only For Windows 10. Good news!

Microsoft Wrong
‘Windows 10 destroyed our data!’ Microsoft hauled into US court.
Judge TweakHound’s decision, I’m ruling for the plaintiffs and awarding $10,000 in actual damages and $10,000,000,000 in punitive damages.

Just Plain Wrong
Senate Puts ISP Profits Over Your Privacy
No justification for this.

IoT Security Wrong
“96% of security professionals responding to a new survey expecting an increase in IoT breaches this year”
Thanks to Ed for the link!

Uber Wrong
Uber to Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident

Star Wars Never Wrong
Bob Iger Reveals ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spinoff Details, Talks Plans After ‘Episode IX’
“You’ll also discover how he got his name.”

RIP Chuck Berry

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If you listen to Rock & Roll in any form from any era then he has touched your life. He was one of the most influential music artists ever. Icon doesn’t even begin to describe him.
Mr. Berry, thank you for your music and for influencing the bands I love. Thank you for the good times it continues to bring.
A Father Of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Chuck Berry Dies At 90
Chuck Berry – Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer – Biography.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry
Another place Chuck Berry left his mark? The silver screen
Members Of GUNS N’ ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, JUDAS PRIEST, Others React To Passing Of CHUCK BERRY

I am so sad to hear of Chuck Berry’s passing. I want to thank him for all the inspirational music he gave to us.
He lit up our teenage years, and blew life into our dreams of being musicians and performers.
His lyrics shone above others & threw a strange light on the American dream. Chuck you were amazing & your music is engraved inside us forever.
Mick Jagger

Chuck Berry was rock’s greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock ‘n’ roll writer who ever lived.
Bruce Springsteen