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I am trying to set up a gmail account, but the service is so slow as to be utterly useless. I get a temporary code sent to me by a company as I try to change my email in my profile with them. The code expires in twenty minutes, but the message only appears in my gmail inbox two or more HOURS later.
Can anybody recommend a free email service other than gmail that performs better?
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Cp-Coder wrote: Can anybody recommend a free email service other than gmail that performs better?
I prefer protonmail, but it doesn't "perform" better, it's just more secure.
What email service do you expect to have more servers than gmail??
Are you really that much of an idiot, to ask that?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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A better service just needs to be faster. I don't care how many servers they have!
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You're now a whining child.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Play nice or I'll sick 'Bob' on ya! 
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Google has a "lot" of servers and most places it is instant. His dialup connection isn't Google's fault.
This is being nice. He needs to understand he needs to readjust his view on the world to avoid more disappointment.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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You are wrong! I have a fast 400MB connection. And you can drop the insulting, condescending attitude. 
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I'm never wrong.
You have "a" connection, and it is slow. Go complain there.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Quote: I'm never wrong
You won't admit it, but you are WRONG!
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You've surely seen the Venn diagram before: good-cheap-fast[^] and heard the proverb: "You get what you pay for" - and know the aphorism: "If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product".
Why would you expect anything else to be "better"? 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OK. Your point taken. Maybe I should be willing to pay for better service?
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my Gmail is nearly instantaneous. Do you need a better internet connection?
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Same here. No lag.
The mobile verification message also comes properly.
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Steam is giving away Mafia: Save 100% on Mafia on Steam[^] - it's a 2002 game, so the graphics won't be up to Red Dead Redemption standards, but ... it's a good story.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Pay for it, and go for the game called "Omerta".
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I'm not a big fan of turn-based games, but I'll bear it in mind.
Still wading my way through GTA V, with Witcher 3 and Serious Sam 4 waiting in the wings for sufficient free time (hah!)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Nobody in New Orleans mentions or jokes about the Mafia. 
Mort
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Loved the game, even though back then the system I played it on was somewhat underpowered. Maybe it'd be worth seeing how it performs on modern hardware, at max settings.
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I am using windows 11 on a new computer. ALL of the color palette is totally screwed up. I have run windows Update to get the latest version, but nothing has changed.
Tabsand currons are a horrible brown color, that looks like S**t.
Have you experienced this and how did you fix it?
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Check your video drivers, and maybe reset them to default.
Check your cables - depending on the connector type a loose or broken connection can cause this.
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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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Check whether Windows automatically installed a color profile for your monitor. I had this issue in the past, Windows found and activated a color profile that made everything yellowish. I had to download an updated one from the monitor manufacturer.
Luca
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. -- Wing Commander IV
En Það Besta Sem Guð Hefur Skapað, Er Nýr Dagur.
(But the best thing God has created, is a New Day.)
-- Sigur Ròs - Viðrar vel til loftárása
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Unfortunately, my monitor is so old I doubt it is still available.
I have switched to "dark mode" which I never used before, and it is sort of OK.
Also, I think your signature is wonderful. See mine below.
Every morning that I wake up, is a Great Day!
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After an hour of assembly, most of which was "WTF does that instruction mean?" I tooled around Philmont on my new electric bike. OMG OMG OMG. The hills are nothing, I mean NOTHING to this thing. It's incredible. And it's cool to set the power level so I can actually get some exercise without tearing my muscles apart. We have lots of hills here in Philmont, lol.
Some amusing moments:
The front wheel fork was already mounted onto the frame, but backwards.
It took me 15 minutes to figure out why the battery wouldn't fit into the receptacle on the frame. Turns out there was a piece of nearly frame-colored foam that was blocking the battery from seating.
The front light mounting is stupid - it's not clamped or screwed in. I lost the stupid bracket going over a bump and couldn't find it anywhere on the road! Fortunately the lamp itself, being tethered to the power cord, was not lost.
And what the heck is this "throttle" thing that said "Go!" but when I press it the motor brakes?
However, this is going to be awesome - I love biking, but the hills around here make it a real chore. Now it's fun again!
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Documentation is really confusing, I think the Chinese ought to invest in a company to write decent docs cause they sure as hell don't.
I installed a shower door earlier this week and had several WTF moments. The docs were not only confusing but incomplete so had to guess what to do in a couple of cases. If I hadn't done home improvement for so many years I would not have known how to do it. But walk in shower looks great and it sure beats the tub shower we've been using in the guest bath.
PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer is finally available for download.
JaxCoder.com
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My favorite Chinglish doc was instructions that came with a portable radio it said: "To conserve batteries, turn off when not in use."
Easy to understand and absolutely correct, but
I find it sad to realize that there must be people who need that wisdom.
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