Civatar | cosmicrat | Activity https://civatar.com/members/cosmicrat/activity/ Activity feed for cosmicrat. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:07:45 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e31345f0c3034151c210d2a87535ed62 cosmicrat replied to the topic "WINDOWS 11" - https://civatar.com/activity/p/5899/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 05:14:15 +0000 @diogenese19348   I agree, and I’ve found for years that anything MS offers is intended at some point for their profit. That’s one of the reasons I don’t use Windows.  About that “anonymous”, it wasn’t my intent. I have noticed that even…   Read more»

]]> 371c6e1ee205886fcceb818662747cc5 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=94 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:48:26 +0000 The Beam and the StreamI stood calmly, minding my aim at the white porcelain target looming below. I listened to the sound of the flowing stream […]

]]> a80b75c4e774e72a67bedcb4de2b744e cosmicrat posted an update: So, 16 members? I was wondering if joining this site is […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/3951/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:42:23 +0000 So, 16 members? I was wondering if joining this site is easier than it was in the beginning– perhaps a streamlined interface for new members? Just in case we might want to invite new people.

]]> 1 76e9f5a2ac6d81f1ef8c646cd7ed5956 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=92 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:42:10 +0000 Cosmic ChroniclesPart 3 1983–1989 The Cosmic Cabdriver Curiously Yellow Yellow cabs are not simply yellow. There is a little g […]

]]> 81b060010ed9628c1ae5456e94b1de34 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=90 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:07:10 +0000 Cosmic ChroniclesPart 2 SEDUCTION IN SANTA MONICA It was the fall of 1976, and Michael was watching Los Angeles crumble down around […]

]]> f0f262d9b34fae871f402b6af43f1187 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=88 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:22:35 +0000 THE COSMIC CHRONICLESThis is a tale of actual events and real people. January 1946, Somewhere in Florida It had been a New Year’s Eve t […]

]]> e05ca6a58869a8411bf2d71311623fee cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/3742/#acomment-3744 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 08:08:58 +0000 Fascinating phenomenon– or one might say a-maize-ing. Corn perspiration should be studied. Do wheat and oats do likewise, or would that go against the grain?
Here in the desert it’s dry, so 115 to 118 doesn’t feel so bad.

In reply to - viccles posted an update Fun Fact: A phenomenon known as “corn sweat” can combine with summertime heat in the Midwest to make for some unbelievably humid conditions. Clarion, Iowa, reported a dew point of 90 […] ]]> 8283d24e694dca3588ed9c178d7abce8 cosmicrat posted an update: I was only trying to acknowledge Greystarfish's note that […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/3697/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:50:54 +0000 I was only trying to acknowledge Greystarfish’s note that Ring of Friendship is, indeed closed– the link shows “404”, and, and that no, I don’t have Steve’s email address. Thanks for letting me know.
This button | seems to work. Smile

]]> 3 6ba6fda9d62284398659ae3512778ca3 cosmicrat posted an update: I just tried to reply to a message, and the "Post Reply" […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/3695/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:02:50 +0000 I just tried to reply to a message, and the “Post Reply” button wouldn’t respond. Am I not clicking forcefully enough?

]]> 3 eda821db3ceab2f6c26eda04a0025e65 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=86 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 01:00:39 +0000 My Toilet SingsWhen I flush my toilet, it refills the tank. Just when it is almost finished refilling, it begins to sing. It starts out […]

]]> fccab1b4801db99bab7e805908408b1c cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=84 Wed, 31 May 2023 11:09:06 +0000 Artificial FriendsOUR NEW ARTIFICIAL FRIENDS It has been thousands of years since we homo sapiens (as we proudly named ourselves) had any […]

]]> 6c6b915b33e95ef39316d789aa846382 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=82 Sun, 21 May 2023 13:03:18 +0000 WHAT DOES AI THINK?One could ask, “Does it think?” The answer depends on what we think thinking is. If it doesn’t now, I hope it will. It wi […]

]]> 564b38144d32b1dbe90678bc35358b1a cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=75 Thu, 04 May 2023 02:34:39 +0000 WALK THIS WAY Walking is good. It’s a healthy exercise, and sometimes has the advantage of taking you from point A to point B. When you d […]

]]> 5448cd00bc4ae627bc693ca36efeb92f cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=73 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 09:20:15 +0000 Feeling a Little Cross?So, here comes another Easter, a weird commemoration in a major religion of the tortuous execution of its founder, […]

]]> b0e9ef6fb4f580c574b30c4068e138f1 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=71 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:13:36 +0000 <strong>Guilt by Association: The Original Sin Argument</strong>Guilt by Association: The Original Sin Argument It’s surprising how often we hear some version of “original sin” being […]

]]> 5ebc54e9229791cb4b8dd7e7e52fb548 cosmicrat replied to the topic "WINDOWS 11" - https://civatar.com/activity/p/2513/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:54:42 +0000 @diogenese19348   I agree, and I’ve found for years that anything MS offers is intended at some point for their profit. That’s one of the reasons I don’t use Windows.  About that “anonymous”, it wasn’t my intent. I have noticed that even…   Read more»

]]> 180af4cce6bf37a9293d6f1ceab40ea7 cosmicrat replied to the topic "WINDOWS 11" - https://civatar.com/activity/p/2393/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:35:28 +0000 @vero I’ve been using Dropbox for years; I like the fact that my files are always on my local drives as well as in the cloud.  I have it on 4 computers, each of which updates the rest with any…   Read more»

]]> 4a5af2a13e7af38dd809419d0c57eb8a cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/2285/#acomment-2304 Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:43:51 +0000 Much better. Thank you.

In reply to - cosmicrat posted an update I’m wondering whether the contrast problem has a solution. It seems quite pronounced on this page, though I notice one line below (“Only a gardener…”) appears in a darker, more readable […] ]]> 3a76c1ff6c9fb32175e07049c8d07a20 cosmicrat posted an update: I'm wondering whether the contrast problem has a solution. […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/2285/ Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:24:19 +0000 I’m wondering whether the contrast problem has a solution. It seems quite pronounced on this page, though I notice one line below (“Only a gardener…”) appears in a darker, more readable font. I don’t know if others prefer the pale gray. If so, that’s fine, but I was hoping it could be fixed.

]]> 5 586fd8c7e93ebd8b647e62cb6c487785 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/2259/#acomment-2272 Fri, 10 Mar 2023 03:14:48 +0000 I trust it experienced no pain upon its demise.

In reply to - cosmicrat posted an update Someone on Facebook mentioned S-Zone, so I poked it to see if it responded. It didn’t. Should we assume it has lost its virtual existence? ]]> 9a666d522baf7ea5b8ac34af47bc28a9 cosmicrat posted an update: Someone on Facebook mentioned S-Zone, so I poked it to see if […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/2259/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:48:09 +0000 Someone on Facebook mentioned S-Zone, so I poked it to see if it responded. It didn’t. Should we assume it has lost its virtual existence?

]]> 3 d7775916123d5a378bb69b0db30a16e9 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=69 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 02:09:45 +0000 They Still LurkTHEY STILL LURK In the last election, some of the worst of them were defeated. Kari Lake, a notorious election denier, […]

]]> 0275e7451564979452d3a6895e1f4403 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=67 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 05:14:40 +0000 A Major MisinterpretationThe absurdity of the US firearm permissiveness is derived from the deliberate misreading of the 2nd amendment. Prior to […]

]]> a1c6dd72c94d085b09a9541dd13fe041 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1961/#acomment-1993 Sat, 18 Feb 2023 02:57:50 +0000 Thanks. I tried the “+” (which seemed to be to just add a horizontal line), and I was able to insert a picture in the relevant place. That’s good to know.

In reply to - cosmicrat posted an update Although I have used the “upload media” feature, it seems less than evident how such uploaded graphic files might be presented, as in an illustration in a blog. ]]> 181fb549b885cc81d1643fa51d22866f cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=61 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:30:46 +0000 A Metal Mental ProblemYou may have heard the argument, “The problem is not guns– it’s mental health.”That’s partly true. Guns ARE a mental […]

]]> fc06c3de5b5b80757419847d1e00af6a cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1961/#acomment-1963 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:02:44 +0000 I have uploaded several pictures to my media library. I haven’t seen a way to use any of them as, for example, a part of a blog, Menu selections seem to be unclear or non-intuitive, unlike most interfaces I have encountered in the past.

In reply to - cosmicrat posted an update Although I have used the “upload media” feature, it seems less than evident how such uploaded graphic files might be presented, as in an illustration in a blog. ]]> eb6fb8c7b80a927de6489bcee8d89ec9 cosmicrat posted an update: Although I have used the "upload media" feature, it seems […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/1961/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:59:17 +0000 Although I have used the “upload media” feature, it seems less than evident how such uploaded graphic files might be presented, as in an illustration in a blog.

]]> 6 23ce708ce1838c45e8dff58d775af0bf cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=57 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:50:37 +0000 Florida FLORIDA Slavery in Florida is more central to Florida’s history than it is to almost any other state. Florida’s purchase […]

]]> 85663ae32c558fd3c346515a5711f917 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=55 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:27:07 +0000 Reading and BeingAs individuals, we know how we feel, and we may have an idea how our environment affects us, and how we interact with the […]

]]> 5df351f0fb9f4cdfc01a1a6e3df0f990 cosmicrat's profile was updated https://civatar.com/activity/p/1915/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:58:35 +0000 0 e7388c755de09e4c69260e3c7dbdf7a6 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=53 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:16:45 +0000 Truth and BeautyAtheism is more than simply rejecting the myths and lies that have been perpetuated and institutionalized to limit and […]

]]> 5a87786a95d5e04f3e4e1e41f68cf802 cosmicrat's profile was updated https://civatar.com/activity/p/1858/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:52:57 +0000 0 16d7e15f26ce538d23b53f1b499f0460 cosmicrat posted an update: So, the "We Dig Dirt" site is supposed to exclude everyone? […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/1831/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 03:51:49 +0000 So, the “We Dig Dirt” site is supposed to exclude everyone? I thought it was either about gardening or post-holes, but I got “ou (User “cosmicrat”) cannot view this Site (“We Dig Dirt”).Your User ID has not been defined to this Site. If you believe that you should be able to access this Site, please contact your network administrator or this…Read more

]]> 4 0604092f5b611a1e89e42f360eec54df cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1741/#acomment-1829 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 02:43:22 +0000 Around 4 or 5 lines would be fine. I was thinking of links to my other sites and a line or two of plain text, perhaps

In reply to - cosmicrat posted an update Usually I prefer to format a post in my word processor, then paste it in, which normally works as expected. Recently, though, the font size came out too large, and there didn’t seem to […] ]]> ef9c11ae0ed39fb5c6ea866d2d0a79dd cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=51 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 02:02:39 +0000 LeaksLeaks How we view a leak may vary significantly depending on what is leaking and what it is leaking from. A tire leaking […]

]]> f1224c493f6caddd3f4b628aff8e99c1 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1741/#acomment-1785 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:48:52 +0000 There was not really a problem, just a comment on the seeming lack of editing interface, an issue I was able to work around. I do have another question, though, about the profile page. I was able to place a banner and my picture, but I would like to add textual links there also, and I don’t see a means to do that.

In reply to - cosmicrat posted an update Usually I prefer to format a post in my word processor, then paste it in, which normally works as expected. Recently, though, the font size came out too large, and there didn’t seem to […] ]]> cbb26c091e98ecde49804e457066911c cosmicrat posted an update: Usually I prefer to format a post in my word processor, then […] https://civatar.com/activity/p/1741/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:25:32 +0000 Usually I prefer to format a post in my word processor, then paste it in, which normally works as expected. Recently, though, the font size came out too large, and there didn’t seem to be a way to edit the format to the size I intended. Attempting to delete what I had just pasted (but not published) so I could edit it offline and re-paste it,…Read more

]]> 8 d011f837a2dcff67ce1a33dbd75d4c30 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1603/#acomment-1681 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:53:01 +0000 There are hundreds of things that have been decided wrongly, and as many reasons why they were. There are many more wrongs that might be done. There are people with power who want it that way. But, naming them and blaming them is only part of the solution.
We, the people; the 99%, have to set things right. We have to learn what is right,…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton Our Reality ProblemThere is a reason why we need to take a closer look at the human habit of believing things we are told without actual […] ]]> 0bdf349e910ff284e5814caad378d921 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=49 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:15:03 +0000 Let's Get RealJust in case anyone wonders why I seem so concerned about the importance of factual truth, and of each of us taking the […]

]]> 7e469678a9e7bfcf4bfcab1213c89c41 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1603/#acomment-1649 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 22:19:33 +0000 Yes, religion and politics must be kept separate, and one important reason is that they require different ways of thinking.
Religions have long been given “permission” to simply make things up. That won’t change anytime soon. We can believe or disbelieve its myths, or make up new ones.
Whether that has created careless thinking habits that…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton Our Reality ProblemThere is a reason why we need to take a closer look at the human habit of believing things we are told without actual […] ]]> cb006eae661d03dd46370ea550b7f6e0 cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton https://civatar.com/vocalraton/?p=46 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:59:47 +0000 Our Reality ProblemThere is a reason why we need to take a closer look at the human habit of believing things we are told without actual […]

]]> 0503f5565e53f99c2774e620b67fe992 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1570 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:55:51 +0000 That was an excellent example of the kind of comment I was hoping for.

Naturally, opinions vary on the nature, purpose, and origin of the universe. The problem arises when organisations decree “this is what you must believe or be burned at the stake, actually or virtually.
The use of the power that can provide over believers is often quite…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> f6b5b96d8cc402f5a4b3c7862f43dc2c cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1561 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:54:20 +0000 Somehow you seemed to have missed the difference between a humanitarian advocacy of equal human rights and science-based health care for everyone, as opposed to bigoted hate and dangerous conspiracist misinformation about vaccines and masks.
Perhaps you saw no harm in Kim’s continual spouting of deadly misinformation, or no value in my attempts…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> 707e7867df5703d54521f96b8c4fd0a4 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1559 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:15:17 +0000 Until you said I was “like” Kim I took nothing you said personally, but how could that NOT be an insult? If you had said I was like Trump or Putin it would have felt the same.

Prior to that, what seems to have resulted in misunderstanding is entirely different concepts of what appropriately relevant commentary to a blog is. To discuss or…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> 40266cd1c220380c73dd3518ecbe3912 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1510 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:00:10 +0000 That is an insult that was entirely uncalled for. I can’t imagine why you felt the need to say that. I don’t believe I attacked you, unless that is how you perceived my pointing out that your prior comment was irrelevant to the post on which it was made. Once I concluded that you didn’t mean anything by it, as I said, I was willing to ignore…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> 0b205401eece7c0a597ac54715d3703a cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1493 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 12:13:41 +0000 As long as we both understand that, there is no problem.

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> dc03832c575313b7364765be9870c621 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1483 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 03:04:19 +0000 When I write something, I do mean what I say, and usually think it is important that I say it. If someone wants to call that “zealous” or “passionate”, that is not a problem. I certainly don’t advocate apathy.

That I strongly hold the opinions I express was not the subject of the blog, though. It isn’t a matter of just the intellectual value…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> 62b0b9dd9d3107f90e1960664b33f290 cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1480 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 01:53:19 +0000 No, I don’t “miss” Kimberly, Irrational and abusive behavior such as hers is never desirable.
Your comments don’t upset me. I was merely curious why you wanted to make statements not relevant to the blog. Since it seems that it just amuses you to do that, I can simply ignore them.

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> 0c6fbba16ffe1af6ee723973648aac6e cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1450 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:54:44 +0000 It is easy to accept that you weren’t referring to me, since it wouldn’t have applied if you were.
What is less clear is why you made the comment in the first place, since it was not relevant to the blog to which it was posted.

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]> 69420f3ae0bfe4a830bf4f5aa948b8ea cosmicrat posted a new activity comment https://civatar.com/activity/p/1347/#acomment-1389 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:52:42 +0000 Interesting. In the first comment, you said that such zealousness exists, which is likely true. This time you seemed to imply that you meant that you were referring to me. This puzzles me for 2 reasons. First, because I would characterize my blog as quite calm and rational; second, I wonder why your perception of the my enthusiasm is relevant…Read more

In reply to - cosmicrat wrote a new post on the site The Vocal Raton The MongooseA man was riding in a train. In his lap he carried a large cage with a cloth cover which obscured its interior. The train […] ]]>