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A man and his wife are sitting in the living room and he says to her, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative state dependent on some machine. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."

"OK," says his wife as she gets up and unplugs the TV.

Reading emails in Thunderbird with JAWS and encountering way too many tables, which really shouldn't be seen? Press JAWSKey+6, while you're in the Thunderbird window. Arrow down to, and expand Web / HTML / PDFs, then down to and expand reading. Down arrow to Configure Web Verbosity Levels, and expand that. Spacebar on the verbosity level that you use. Many options/check boxes to toggle, but the one you are looking for is, tables or grids. YOu can press t to get there quickly, or downarrow through the selections. Uncheck tables or grids one, tab to okay and you're done.
Dad baffled by his 20TB hard drive crash. The unexpected culprit his son discovered
"...His son opened the casing and found no circuitry at all, just iron weights arranged to mimic heft. What looks like a one-off mishap exposes a slick counterfeit pipeline thriving on trusted-looking listings and too-good-to-be-true prices. Here is how the ruse works, ..."
https://3dvf.com/en/dad-baffled-by-his-20tb-hard-drive-crash-the-unexpected-culprit-his-son-discovered/
Dad baffled by his 20TB hard drive crash. The unexpected culprit his son discovered - 3DVF

Fresh out of the box, a 20TB "upgrade" collapsed before it could save a single file. Then a skeptical son opened it and found something no hard drive should hide. How many perfect-looking deals are built like this?

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Clonezilla Explained: The Ultimate Free Tool for Disk Cloning and System Backup https://idolinux.com/clonezilla-explained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clonezilla-explained
Clonezilla Explained: The Ultimate Free Tool for Disk Cloning and System Backup - iDoLinux

In this article we are discussing Clonezilla, one of the most popular backup and restore FOSS tools available. What is Clonezilla? Clonezilla (Clonezilla Live) is an open-source disk imaging and cloning solution designed for system backup, recovery, and large-scale deployment. It creates exact copies of entire disks or individual partitions, making it a practical tool

iDoLinux - Linux How Tos And Tutorials
Due to internal changes, if you get buffers with empty items on Mastodon, you may need to remove your database files from %appdata%/tweesecake, or userdata for portable setups.
Want to learn how to script for JAWS? Here's a good getting started primer: https://gist.github.com/BeastlyTheos/177004102bafda4b20e9b6e72863d29a
learning Jaws Scripting: a walkthrough

learning Jaws Scripting: a walkthrough. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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alright everyone, presenting to you, bootswap!
A lightweight Win32 utility for managing UEFI firmware boot entries.
here is the code: https://github.com/aryanchoudharypro/bootswap
GitHub - aryanchoudharypro/bootswap: A lightweight Win32 utility for managing UEFI firmware boot entries

A lightweight Win32 utility for managing UEFI firmware boot entries - aryanchoudharypro/bootswap

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The Best Automatic Litter Boxes Tested by Our Spoiled Cats
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-automatic-cat-litter-boxes/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Best Automatic Litter Box of 2026: Petkit and Litter-Robot

With the best automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Step into the future with our top pick, the Petkit Purobot Max Pro 2.

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The End of Free OTA TV on ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Unless You Upgrade if Owners Get Their Way
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiZ50gRBIIo

The End of Free OTA TV on ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Unless You Upgrade if Owners Get Their Way

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