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The Canadian government threw out some of their PPE stockpiles because it was past the "due date". And the rest they sent to China. The local companies can't step up because they're waiting for "permits" from the government who won't answer the phones. In the meantime, the government is throwing millions at anybody that says they're "working" on a vaccine, enriching their CEO's in the process ("bonuses").
War, and viruses, are good for business.
(Note: you're NOT a "vaccine company" until you actually have a vaccine)
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I don't see the profiteering in this. The demand is significantly higher than last year and the supply hasn't kept up. Ergo, prices have gone up.
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Even with a hint? Good grief ...
Mean American about distorted top right? (8)
Mean MEAN
American US
about RE
(distorted) (anag)
top right? (8)
USERNAME
Just use your eyes: look in the top right of this page and what do you see? 
So ... as it's unsolved today it reverts to @Peter-in-2780 or @RichardDeeming - I'll let them work out which between them.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: top right? (8)
 
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I got "Profile" and "Reputation" at one point. Obviously wrong letter counts. "Username" just didn't click for some reason.
I also hadn't seen that you posted a hint until just now.
Well done for going 3 days unsolved. A couple of stinkers in there where you were really pushing the rules, but nothing that I could really argue as invalid.... perhaps just... pure evil
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I genuinely though all three of 'em were pretty easy - though this one had deliberate misdirection built in! 
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Original Griff wrote: Good grief ...
You took the words out of my mouth! 
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@RichardDeeming I have a topical one, which you are welcome to set. The email link in this post should work...
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I might borrow that if today's easy one manages to go unsolved. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I don't normally do this, but ... since I'm not up tomorrow anyway ...
Mean American about distorted top right? (8)
Let me break that down for you:
Mean
American
about
(distorted)
top right? (8)
Just use your eyes ...
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Top right on your post says 54minutes ago
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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A few days back, I was encouraging people to watch the rerun of Total Wipeout. Having seen the first 10 minutes, (that's all I could watch!) of the first episode on Saturday, I'm back to tell you: don't watch it. The BBC have TOTALLY RUINED it.
In replacing Richard Hammond & Amanda Byram, with Freddie Flintoff & Paddy McGuinness, the BBC have managed to achieve the almost impossible. They have turned a very funny game show into something that is embarrassing and painful to watch. Just like they did with Top Gear! 
I feel so compelled to stop this travesty, that I have set up a petition on Change.org. You can help by signing the petition - here:
http://chng.it/rjBfPWP5kN[^]
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Oh, when you said "rerun" before I thought you meant repeating old episodes. Didn't realise they were new ones.
Not that I would have watched them anyway, I rarely watch "live" TV. Netflix or Prime are my only sources for watching stuff.
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Yes, they are repeating old episodes. But they've been hacked to remove Richard Hammond & Amanda Byram. Replaced by Freddie Flintoff & Paddy McGuinness doing a, (very amateurish and unfunny) voice-over. Truly appalling.
modified 11-Aug-20 9:35am.
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A hack so they don't have to pay royalties to Richard and Amanda?
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Gerry Schmitz wrote: A hack so they don't have to pay royalties to Richard and Amanda?
Probably. But whoever made that decision should be fired. It is unbelievable how bad they've managed to make it!
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5teveH wrote: Having seen the first 10 minutes, (that's all I could watch!)
No worries. After seeing the first 0 minutes I had no interest.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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ZurdoDev wrote: No worries. After seeing the first 0 minutes I had no interest.
Good choice. But if you want to see how it should be done, there are plenty of the old episodes, (in their original form), on YouTube.
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Yesterday I posted this The Lounge[^]
Well I connected the laptop to external monitor via VGA and Saw that after Power On, It goes into blue screen of death
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION dxgkrnl.sys failure
Many attempts to go into safe mode or whatever has failed. Its just too adamant and Don't know what happens after it restarts.
So Did I move forward one step or backward. Was Happy to see atleast some screen but then it was more frustrating.
cheers,
Super
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It's worth trying a restore disk, but ... that's an indication that your graphics hardware may have failed (which would explain your lack of a picture at all).
I'd suspect that it's probably new lappie time, I'm afraid.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I'd suspect that it's probably new lappie time, I'm afraid.
Yeah, Its not a big deal to buy new one. But I would prefer to buy as choice and not as a compulsion. .
My aim is to not bow down to Laptop. I want to make it work and then show it a middle finger and buy new one. Am I too cynical?
cheers,
Super
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"Cynical"? No.
"Hopeful"? Possibly. 
And "new lappie time" means what? A whole day reinstalling software and configuring it? 
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OriginalGriff wrote: A whole day reinstalling software and configuring it?
My biggest issue is if I can retain the advancement in various games level I have been playing via steam. I don't want to start from Level 0.
cheers,
Super
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super wrote: My biggest issue is if I can retain the advancement in various games level I have been playing via steam. I don't want to start from Level 0.
Not necessarily. If the games are online multiplayer, then yes. But if the games are individual with offline modus, might be a yes but there is a chance of NO too.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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