DK5 is causing Firefox to freeze,Under Windows 7 Pro and Firefox 42 on a quad...
DK5 compose new diary function is very buggy on my fast quadcore desktop running Win7 pro and Firefox 42. Can read stories okay. But this is about my fifth try over the past 15 minutes in composing a...
View ArticleDK5 debugging - does updating Adobe Flash help ?
[1] Well… See my prior diary to see the bugs I was encountering under Win7 Pro running Firefox 42, relying on Adobe Flash that had not been updated. When I clicked on BlogIt, Firefox 42 froze...
View ArticleDK5 Please allow drafts to be saved for as long as the writer wants
DK4 allowed me to save drafts indefinitely, for as long as I want. Why is DK5 insisting that a draft can be kept only for 364 days, and making me waste half a minute specifying the date ? I use...
View ArticleShould we admit Syrian refugees ?
I feel absolute anger and disgust about events in the Middle East.We invaded Iraq believing this would make the Middle East safer for our closest ally, by interposing a mighty American force between...
View ArticleWe need to do much much more about the refugees
We are in very large measure responsible for creating the refugee problem and because of this I think we should do a great deal more to help the refugees than just admitting 10,000 to the U.S.It has...
View ArticleHelping 10,000 refugees is not enough
We are in very large measure responsible for creating the refugee problem and because of this I think we should do a great deal more to help the refugees, as soon as humanly possible. It has been...
View ArticleNominate Reich for VP ?
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich would make a superb candidate for VP because on the campaign trail, he could demolish the flawed economic plans of the Republican with especial conviction and vigor...
View ArticleIf the American public understood the UK National Health Service we would...
Yesterday I had my teeth cleaned. Was chatting to the dental hygienist, highly intelligent person who said she has an aunt with seven siblings, whose first names all begin with the letter J.My teeth...
View Articlethe time to push for campaign finance reform is right after the November 2016...
More and more we are trending toward oligarchy, where a network of tremendously wealthy people exert far too much control of our country, through making large campaign contributions to candidates of...
View ArticleDK5 wishlist - allow me to delete any of my comments that no one has replied to
The purpose of this diary is to request a small change to the rules for commenting on articles. Namely, if someone posts a comment that has no responses, the poster can click on a link placed right...
View ArticleTalking points for 2016 election: GOP stand on abortion in the case of rape
Certain idiot elected Republicans have gone on record stating there should be no abortion in the instance of rape.This certainly deserves to become a talking point in conversations about politics with...
View ArticleDK5 Wishlist - please restore the PermaLink
In a comment on another diary containing a DK5 Wishlist, OccupyStephanie wrote: “If this is a wish list, I would like to add the reinstatement of the permalink button. I often preferred to share...
View ArticleAn idea that could change the face of capitalism - a book for Christmas -...
“The Good Company” by Robert Girling describes a movement already in progress that could change the face of capitalism It tells the stories of more than 20 inspiring companies like Clif Bar, Triodos...
View ArticleBook review - an idea that could change the face of capitalism - "The Good...
“The Good Company” by Robert Girling describes a movement already in progress that could change the face of capitalism It tells the stories of more than 20 inspiring companies like Clif Bar, Triodos...
View Articlebooks for the holidays - some ideas
PREAMBLEWe are continually bombarded with selective information designed to shape our behavior. Sometimes we are bombarded with flat out lies. But much more often the main tool of manipulation is the...
View ArticleAmerican foreign trade policy should not hurt Americans
I think it fair to say there are two strands to American foreign trade policy. One is purely driven by American businessmen who want to buy products from the cheapest source… this is the Walmart...
View ArticleDK5 wishlist: Reducing misplacement of replies to comments
In the context of the comment section of a diary, I would like to suggest a change that would require nearly zero programming effort, but that would sharply reduce instances where a comment intended as...
View ArticleBill Clinton earned kudos through doing lots of little things... here's a...
One thing that persistently bothers me is USPS mail that arrives with no date of mailing. Or mail stamped by one of those Pitney Bowes machines that are in many offices that do not show the real date...
View Article"Obamacare is bullshit" (?????)
Kim is an old friend and a household helper. Have been getting on her case to register and vote for the last five or six years. This morning she arrived and said, provocatively “Obamacare is...
View ArticleFearmongering about social security ... on the Weather Channel...
One of the dirtiest tricks in the Republican bag of dirty tricks for attacking Social Security is ostensibly independent organizations posting ads on the internet that offer outlandish rewards to...
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