![]() but those speeds can be achieved if you have an old Mac and have never done any cleanup work.Īs you state it's quite possible to achieve the listed performance improvements under specific circumstances - if I only have 100 MB free it's probably trivial to clear out 400 MB of cache and temp files, to get "5x more free disk space", at least for a while. How much faster will depend how much junk you've got. This is accurate but still not particularly impressive, reading the Apple developer docs here makes it sound like it's basically App Store review without a reviewer.Īlso note that "Beginning in macOS 10.15, all software built after June 1, 2019, and distributed with Developer ID must be notarized." (see previous link for details), so it doesn't sound like one can avoid using notarization, unless one wants the users to have to deal with Gatekeeper during install.ĥx more disk space is easily achieved, and removing junk files does make things faster. It also means Apple can/will stop the software from running (even if it's already installed) should they later discover there is malware in it. ![]() It means Apple has scanned the software for malware and hasn't found any. They are notarised by Apple and that does mean a basic level of endorsement. Normal users should not have to clear the filesystem cache (stored in RAM) as macOS will reclaim this memory as needed if other apps need it. to simulate that the mac was just started and that the app files where not in the file system cache. But there should be very little reason to do so - I've done it as a developer to test the "cold" startup time of apps, i.e. You can "clean" memory for free with the purge command in Terminal. Ps: memory cleaners (also part of CleanMyMac) are pretty much snake oil. So I'm guessing that CleanMyMac sadly is fairly successful at targeting less experienced mac users. Todays version of CleanMyMac reminds me a lot of MacKeeper both in features and marketing.ĬleanMyMac gets mentioned reasonably frequently as part of technical questions on various mac subreddits, almost always by less technically experienced mac users. Their website makes some outlandish and misleading claims. Over time it's accumulated some legit and some questionable features. Many years ago it started out as a legit uninstaller app. It doesn't position itself as something that will Make Your Mac Better™ - it just does one job, does it well, then gets out of your way.ĬleanMyMac is a mix of legit features and snake oil. It's an app that removes applications/plug-ins by checking the receipts and finding/removing associated preference files and application bundles. ![]() It's bad and will break things.Įdit: I don't put AppCleaner in the Mac Cleaning Software category. Tl dr: Don't install Mac Cleaning software. These apps push a narrative that they offer improvements on macOS, but the idea that a couple of dozen developers have stumbled on the secret way to make that experience even better is - while compelling - completely baseless. They take OS design very, very seriously. That aside, I'll give honorable mentions to Onyx (which isn't actively awful) and MalWareBytes (which does a decent job at finding and killing malware that's usually the result of the end user doing nuts and installing every sketchy application/warez/unsupported browser plug-in they can get their hands on).Īpple is a trillion dollar corporation that controls both the hardware and software of their products. I have, however, made a lot of money removing them and undoing the damage they've done when some bright spark decided to install them on a couple of thousand Macs and then watched performance nosedive, hit the ground, and then keep digging. In that time I have never, ever seen one of these cleaning apps do anything remotely useful whatsoever. The few that aren't straight bloatware trash just do the same basic set of maintenance tasks that macOS does all by itself - further, some of those tasks might look useful but are actually fabulously counter-intuitive and may actually degrade your performance.īona fides - I'm a full-time Apple Consultants Network member and have spent the last twenty-five-plus years professionally supporting macOS and Apple technologies in small-to-medium business environments.
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![]() There was an order to hold $25,000 for 90 days. ![]() My intent is mainly to alert others to this event and the business practices that underpin it as they make their own decisions regarding which Title company to use in their own real estate transactions.Ĭlosing documents are not your fault. ![]() I expect no relief from First Integrity on this issue based on the discussion herein. I am now left to pay a tax for which I am not liable due to an error by your company, and by your own admission, you know it but are unwilling to change behavior due to the release from liability statement on your closing forms. If you don't even look for areas in which to improve, you won't ever find them. This was an error of omission on the part of First Integrity Title. My bottom line: there are two types of errors-those of commission and those of omission. Additionally, it will look great to your customers, avoid the necessity to shield slipshod work behind liability clauses, and perhaps, improve your work product to the point that the Director of Experience position becomes unnecessary. This shouldn't be difficult particularly since you are working within a "pay in arrears" area and all this information should be either current or historical. My encouragement to your business: set up and maintain an active Municipal Outreach Team to stay abreast of current and upcoming tax rates, levies, and excise taxes within the communities you serve. I am now liable for paying this entire tax for the entire year 2021 due to First Integrity's failure to list it in the closing paperwork. It is the ************ ********** piece that is incorrect here, in that there was a novel $75 excise tax for 2021 levied by Boulder County that was not included in the closing documents, which if included, would have been paid for the year through our closing date, 21 Dec, by the seller. I pointed out to you that our closing agent had confirmed in an email the language derived from the contract stating that "taxes for the year of Closing, based on Most Recent Mill Levy and Most Recent Assessed Valuation, adjusted by any applicable qualifying seniors property tax exemption, qualifying disabled veteran exemption or Other n/a.)". During our call, you were very clear to me that once the contract is signed, First Integrity is not liable for corrections to the tax computation, even if errors or omissions were made (based on language in the contract closing paperwork and as backed up by your legal team, as stated by you). **************** (Director of Experience), While I appreciate your response and offer of outreach above, I would remind you that I called you and spoke with you already about this matter, during the week of. In the military, I used to tell my people "if the difference between the minimum standard and your maximum output is negligible, then there is no room for improvement." This is exactly how I view First Integrity Title-no motivation to improve their processes, since once a contract is signed, they are not liable for errors, like the one they made on my closing. I now have to pay this tax, levied on my property for 355 of the 365 days in the year that I didn't own it because this company did not perform any measure of diligence to learn about upcoming and novel taxes levied in the communities they serve. It's not our job." I sense that this company is using a broken assembly line process to manage closings, and novel or independent thinking is discouraged. Their response was that they did not know about the tax because (their words), "we couldn't know about it. After closing, I received the tax **** for the previous year *** pays in arrears), and noted the extra tax, so I called First Integrity to inquire. I was mostly dissatisfied that an excise tax on my property had been levied during the previous year but was not reflected on my closing sheet. ![]() On day of closing, we were still having to correct paperwork with errors, some of which ended up as pen and ink corrections!! This was shoddy and preventable had there been advance contact. I was passed between two agents, neither of which ever took the lead on my purchase, resulting in some information being overlooked. Their emails are confusing, filled with colored boilerplate business rules and disclaimers, to the point that the actual message is difficult to find. I got the "that's the way we always do it" treatment, rather than an explanation of what was to transpire. As an out of state buyer, I expected a title company to appreciate the differences between my purchase and the ones they do for in state clients. 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Wes, same thing happened at FTP (Full Tilt Poker) some pros could see all the hands at tables.Īs you correctly point out, most computer random number generators are in fact pseudo-random. When it comes to Euchre sites, poker sites, etc being rigged the prudent course is to go with the Sagan standard: "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence". So there are you tools if you are interested. Or to make the game more interesting? Wow! So why would it be rigged? I don't know but suspect to weaker player around as if you lose too often, you don't show up. It was that way on Yahoo and Pogo, now long gone. When it comes to live play, you find yourself playing too conservatively. So now players, believe or not, psychologically adjusting their game. So we find ourselves playing again rigged aces by sitting up your King doubleton, or I have a hand but now expect an equally strong hand with one of the opponents. I hate it when the dealing is rigged as I find myself looking for patterns when to expect the "unexpected". If the aces are rigged, most likely hands can and will be rigged. So if you want to prove your "extraordinary clam", spend a little time tracking the aces. Of course any particular hand, with random dealing, you do not know when it will be buried. If you track a particular ace, say hearts is trump and you want to know what is the probability of the AC buried, statistically, many hands played it will on the average be buried 16.7% of the time. And two off suit aces will buried 5.5% (1 in 20 deals). Slightly less than half the time an ace can be expected to be buried. It also means 44.2% of the time, one or more of the aces will be buried. For example, there are three off suit aces, thus of 3, and you have NO aces in your hand, 18 unknown cards, 55.8% of the time the Stock will have NO aces (all will be in play to one of the 3 other players. Track all three off suit aces or a particular Ace as to how often it is buried in the Stock. I suspect some are programmed to have Aces in play far too often but that can easily be discovered. Some websites, for example, (not naming any) seem to always ( 90 - 95% of the time all the aces are in play, a King almost never wins a trick unless the Ace is turned down). However, here is how you can tell if a the dealing is truly Random in General. So it is always difficult because even in live players, live table, sh. Guess what they can be programmed do things, just need a "trigger" and that can be many ways, scores, etc.Īnd Wes made a comment (see below). I have played though on many, Pogo, Yahoo, Trickster, etc. ![]() ![]() I never responded but think it is time that I do. That said, I think it's best to assume a site is not rigged unless one has extremely strong evidence suggesting otherwise. I played on the site at the time but luckily he never played at my table. I almost have direct experience with real riggage back in the day when it was proven that there was a superuser on Absolute poker stealing lots of money from players becuz he could see everyone's cards and thus make perfect decisions at the table. My girlfriend also says she's experienced the same trend. I seem to get a lot better hands (relative to what the up card is) when I'm closer to 10. I'm wondering if anybody else has noticed this. However, I've noticed a difference between my success when my tokens are closer to 10 (I've never purchased any) vs. I've also been pretty successful overall. I do enjoy this app and I've enjoyed spending a lot of time on it. Download rules as a Microsoft Word file.Complete listing of all Tips + Info here.Euchre 3D APK file details: Best Android EmulatorsĬom-astarsoftware-euchre-5-40_SOFTSTRIBE. 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When police arrived, attendees were hurrying away from the scene, court documents said.Ĥ fatally shot in California in latest US mass killingĬommonly known as chicken fights, cockfighting is popular in Hawaii despite being illegal.Īnother man who was shot told police he “saw a person holding a gun and began to shoot at the crowd,” documents said. Honolulu police were dispatched to a rural neighborhood in Waianae following a report of shots fired shortly after midnight Saturday at a cockfight. State Public Defender James Tabe, whose office represented Borge at the initial hearing, said it is too early to comment on the case. Petitions were filed against the juvenile for the same charges, police said. 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Part of that build will include leadership training for all of the senior staff, including myself,” the statement read. As we prepare for a move to the East Coast, I am more committed than ever to ensuring that not only our team that is moving, but also our new team in NY, is comprised of the best and kindest in the business. The allegations were more focused on inner conflicts between staff and executive producers and managers.Ĭlarkson finished her statement on Saturday with: “I have always been, and will continue to be, committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment at The Kelly Clarkson Show. To be clear, the production staffers had nothing but good things to say about Kelly, sharing that she is ‘fantastic’ and probably doesn’t know about anything about this behind-the-scenes drama. This statement comes in response to the 11 staffers who say that the show producers “overworked” and “underpaid” employees plus working on the series is traumatizing to their mental health. I love my team at The Kelly Clarkson Show, and to find out that anyone is feeling unheard and or disrespected on this show is unacceptable.” Kelly began with: “In my 20 years in the entertainment industry, I’ve always led with my heart and what I believed to be right. But first, check out the chat with the actor with WJBF’s Karlton Clay.įollowing a report that surfaced on Friday from the Rolling Stone that alleges that one current and ten former employees of The Kelly Clarkson Show shared that the behind-the-scenes environment of the production is toxic, Clarkson herself took to social media on Saturday to address these claims. Looking forward to seeing Gavin back on your screens on General Hospital? Comment below. 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But I do realize that all classics were new at some point in time and that just because an author is now dead does not mean their books are good or wholesome.Īs much as I get excited and feel compelled to tell everyone I know when I discover a classic work of children’s literature that I missed out on as a child, I’m even more excited when I discover books of equal value that are being written today. I admit that it might be a good style for reading to children, but I didn’t care for it.Let me confess to you straight out that I tend to have a bias towards the older, time-tested children’s classics. The narrator’s style wasn’t to my taste either. If you’re a parent I recommend listening to the first hour or so before you let your young child hear this book. I think that some of the attack scenes early in the book might be a bit too scary for some children. It became too boring to continue and I gave up. The prologue had hinted at a fallen kingdom, but by the third hour of this eight-hour book there had still been no real history given to explain the goal behind the story. The first two hours or so consisted of action scenes as Heather and Picket tried to escape from multiple attacks with no explanation about the reason for the attacks. This book isn’t even in the same league as the Harry Potter books, which I did enjoy. This is billed as a kids’ book but many reviewers commented about how it would be enjoyed by adults too. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and am on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happens to Heather, Picket, crabby old Elmer, and especially King Jupiter's heir! A job very well done, S.D. Smith has masterfully woven a fresh tale in a brand new world with endless possibilities. With elements of Watership Down, Redwall, and Narnia, S.D. The Green Ember: A tale of perilous adventure, thrilling courage, and hope in the midst of darkness If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? He's a talented reader, and I enjoyed his musical additions very much. This is my first book read by him, and I enjoyed it. Have you listened to any of Joel Clarkson’s other performances before? How does this one compare? the perfect embodiment of their beautiful vision of future reality. In this Audible version, I got chills when narrator Joel Clarkson sang the song of the Mended Wood to a haunting tune he composed himself. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Green Ember? A wonderful set of role models and creative sparks for kids. Yes, and I will listen with my two sons and my daughter, and then watch them go straight out to make wooden swords to learn to fight bravely like Picket and conquer their fears. Would you listen to The Green Ember again? Why? I hate to be the first to throw a wet blanket on this, but I feel strongly that our youth should have well written stories to listen to, or they will not want to read when they get older.Ī stirring tale of adventure, courage and hope When something exciting happens, you will never know it by the tone of voice used by the narrator, it will be the same tone, used for going to bed. I actually put him on 2x and he sounded normal. The narrator talks in a slow monotone whispery voice, that most people use to talk to five year olds. It is liable to give the younger kids nightmares, if they don't die of boredom first. Putting that aside, I have the maturity of a ten year old, but I found this to be too dark and too serious and almost void of humor. Jacques has his own following, so if you are one of those you might like this. I understand having them talk, we can easily pretend that animals communicate with each other. I have never understood turning animals into humans, if you are going to do that, then just make them elves or hobbits or some sort of little people. I loved Watership Down and in that rabbits lived in warrens and the only one who wore anything close to clothes was the old general, who wore an eye patch. ![]() Rabbits live in houses with windows, winding stair cases etc. In this book rabbits, have hands, not paws, they wear clothes, climb trees, and wolves wear uniforms, shoot bows and arrows and have swords. THE WHITE RABBIT HELD UP HIS HAND, (not his paw?) This is more Brian Jacques and it is not Watership Down. YOUR ONLY A BETRAYER IF YOU BETRAY YOURSELF |
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