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    Vpn

    You probably don't need to use a VPN in the US, because of unrestricted internet access.
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    Certificate Expired?

    Yeah, I couldn't get into this site yesterday, both with Firefox and Konqueror. Didn't see any messages about expired certificates or other problems.
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    Vpn

    I know Astrill VPN has servers in Turkey, and I believe supports SSL or TLS, although I've not tried this for myself. Fast, Secure & Anonymous VPN | Astrill VPN I'm in China, not America, and so have explored and used a few VPN services. At the moment I'm using Hoxx. But they don't have servers...
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    Very odd..

    Reinstall Windows? Just a guess, otherwise no idea as I've not used that OS since Vista.(n)
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    how to attach picture to text message when no + nor paperclip appear

    You have a Samsung phone? Are you using the stock Samsung messages app, or something else? Do you have the APN setup correctly and enabled? Because a working APN is required to send MMS.
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    THOUGHTS ON MICROSOFT ENDING SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS 10

    I'll give another vote for LINUX. (y) I've not had a Windows system since Vista back in 2008. For a while now I've been using MX Linux on a Macbook Air, after Apple stopped supporting it with updates. I'm using the KDE Plasma desktop, and very happy with it.
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    Motorola Razr Won't Stay Unlocked and Won't Text With my Car

    "MAP type texting"?? That's something I've never heard of, and I've been using many Android devices for over 15 years now.
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    Random Thought Thread

    When in Hangzhou take a walk around West Lake. (y) I was in Hong Kong and then Zhuhai last week via the Hong Kong, Macao, Zhuhai Bridge. Came back to Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia on the high speed trains via Beijing. So if you want me to buy you a beer, come to our home in Ulanqab. (y)
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    Random Thought Thread

    That's Hong Kong Airport?
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    Random Thought Thread

    Welcome to Chynah!
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    Politics

    Nixon: Watergate Trump: Escalatorgate
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    Random Thought Thread

    One night in Hong Kong, then onto Zhuhai
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    What is your home network setup?

    China Unicom 1gbs fibre-optic broadband connected to a TP-Link wireless router sat on top of the fridge-freezer, 2 Macbooks (1 with macOS, 1 with MX Linux), 1 Xiaomi tablet, and 2 smart-phones (Samsung & Vivo).
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    Politics

    That's a good reason to use a non-US VPN (y)
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    Site really slow

    FWIW here's a couple of traceroutes from where I am. I haven't noticed any slowdown with these fora. ~ % traceroute 147.182.165.119 traceroute to 147.182.165.119 (147.182.165.119), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 14.515 ms 4.605 ms 7.182 ms 2 192.168.1.1...
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