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Oh I did a huge number of those last week

Blue Screen of Death Delays Windows 10 Update Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update was reportedly supposed to arrive last week, but last-minute problems have pushed the release back. According to the Verge, a “blocking bug” has pushed back the release of the update. “As Build 17133 progressed through the rings, we discovered some reliability issues we wanted to fix,” Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar wrote in a Windows blog post. “In certain cases, these reliability issues could have led to a higher percentage of (BSOD) on PCs for example.” BSOD, for the unfamiliar, is the acronym for Microsoft’s infamous “Blue Screen of Death,” a full-screen error indicative of a major system crash. It got a green update for a spell in preview builds of Windows 10 back in late 2016. This build is reportedly the final version of Windows’ next major update. It’s notable because it will add a handful of long-awaited features such as dictation, HDR support, and a cross-device syncing capability called Timeline. It also includes new Fluent interface design changes. Microsoft first revealed this design schema at its Build Conference last year. Codenamed “Redstone 4,” this latest update doesn’t have an official name yet. The “Spring Creators Update” has been tossed around, as has the “Windows 10 April 2018 Update.” The current build version (which addresses the BSOD issues) is available to Windows 10 Insiders that belong to the Fast Ring. Slow Ring and Release Preview availability will come next, but the update may not officially launch until May. This year’s Microsoft Build Conference, which should shed light on additional Windows 10 updates and features, will take place beginning May 7 in Seattle.

The Babe Bows Out Babe Ruth (1895-1948), Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player nicknamed "the Bambino" He was the greatest ballplayer of them all, the towering Sultan of Swat. But by 1948, Babe Ruth had been out of the game for more than a decade and was struggling with terminal cancer. So when the beloved Bambino stood before a massive crowd on June 13 to help celebrate the silver anniversary of Yankee Stadium—known to all in attendance as the House That Ruth Built—and to retire his No. 3, it was clear this was a final public goodbye. Nat Fein of the New York Herald Tribune was one of dozens of photographers staked out along the first-base line. But as the sound of “Auld Lang Syne” filled the stadium, Fein “got a feeling” and walked behind Babe Ruth, where he saw the proud ballplayer leaning on a bat, his thin legs hinting at the toll the disease had wreaked on his body. From that spot, Fein captured the almost mythic role that athletes play in our lives—even at their weakest, they loom large. Two months later Babe Ruth was dead, and Fein went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his picture. It was the first one awarded to a sports photographer, giving critical legitimacy to a form other than hard-news reportage.

Wisdom Sayings A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind. Iranian “ A crown's no cure for a headache. English “ A new broom sweeps clean but an old broom knows the corners. Virgin Islander (on friendship) “ A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. American “ A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom. Lord John Russell “ All's well that ends well. John Heywood “ Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. Ralph Waldo Emerson “ Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own. Chinese Proverb “ Economy is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich. French (on thrift) “ Not even a fish would get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut. Korean “ Everything in moderation. unknown “ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and he'll eat forever. Chinese Proverb “ He that respects himself is safe from others. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “ He who flees at the right time can fight again. Marcus Trentius Varro “ Health is better than wealth. unknown “ In bad things be slow; in good things be fast. Afghan (on time and timeliness) “ Just because something is common sense doesn't mean it's common practice. unknown “ Justice is truth in action. Benjamin Disraeli “ Life is a journey, not a destination. Cliff Nichols “ Life is what you make it. Grandma Moses “ Live and let live. Dutch Proverb “ Lost time is never found again. Ben Franklin “ Money buys everything but good sense. Yiddish (on money) “ Nothing is impossible to the willing mind. Books of the Han Dynasty “ One should speak little with others and much with oneself. Danish (on the conduct of life) “ Out of sight, out of mind. unknown “ Plan your life like you will live forever, and live your life like you will die the next day. unknown “ Proverbs are the daughters of experience. Sierra Leone “ Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted. unknown “ The errors of a wise man make your rule rather than the perfections of a fool. William Blake “ The more things change, the more they stay the same. Alphonse Karr “ The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have. Yiddish (on conscience) “ The wise do as much as they should, not as much as they can. French “ The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others. Tibetan “ What's good for the goose is good for the gander. John Ray “ When you say one thing, the clever person understands three. Chinese “ Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather. Czech “ Wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past. unknown “ Wonder is the beginning of wisdom, Greek Proverb “ You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. John Heywood “ You can only die once. Portuguese Proverb “ You have to take the bitter with the sweet. unknown

I'm really sorry about you personal tragedy. The annoying loss of some data is noting compared to the great personal losses you've suffered and no dogs and birds you may have can replace a daughter! Just hope that visting this forum you may find some sane distraction keeping your thoughts free of sorrow while here. Welcome!

Tony Martin is a great singer, very underappreciated.

never heard this version b4, dunno if it is fanmade with all that extra stuff at the beginning. the video seems like it is pieced together from other pf video, like the wall movie.

except for strong arm, this is their best album, imo

i love the tone they got on the intro guitar part, just excellent