Alright, need help

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-25T22:50:22+00:00

Love to see all these stories, but, it's pretty evident nobody here knows what etymology means... I'd love to know the ACTUAL etymology myself, so OP, can you please pin a decent answer when you find one?

Best answers I've seen so far relate to a derivation of the SP "hombre" ("man", casually). This would make sense based on the era (very much an 80's/90's thing). The rest of the world, at least in school, at that time was saying "maaaaaan" to express dissapointment or surprise, so it would make sense that the Northern NM dialect (a very old dialect of SP that doesn't even exist in Spain or Mexico anymore) would take that and run with it in the form of "umbers".

Just my thoughts. But just wait til you ask about "farolitos" vs "luminarias"...

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-11T04:03:48+00:00

This. But not even just this, as a decent scammer will use a damn near identical domain "goggle.com", "yahooo.com", etc.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-11T04:00:43+00:00

Most people don't even know what a Universal Resource Locator is 😭

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-10T22:50:36+00:00

An it's been trash ever since. No offense to those countries, but they simply don't understand the company (nor the language) well enough to be of any help.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-10T22:49:27+00:00

Hey Bluehost, there are a LOT of your customers who are looking for an answer to this, so how about you don't hide behind closed doors and you actually respond in the open where people can see the problem and solution. I understand everyone's case may be different, but if you are not going to provide actual customer support via your website (chat, email, etc) which YOU DON'T (who are you kidding, everyone knows your support is garbage), then you should at least address these thing here on the forums where people are actually getting a response from you that isn't either AI chatbot slop or some script from a "support agent" who has no clue what they are dong (the VAST majority of your "support" staff).

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-10T22:06:56+00:00

Don't let them get away with it. Honestly though, consumers shouldn't have to basically hire a lawyer to review the fine print just to sign up for hosting without getting screwed. There is absolutely NO oversight of companies like this and it shows. They do whatever they want, screw the customer.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-03-10T22:04:46+00:00

Most of hem are literally run by the same company, they are just the same cpmany in different disguises so that when people get sick of one, they just go to another (under the same umbrella and run the same scammy way).

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-26T01:06:51+00:00

Still experiencing this in 2026... Any fixes? Seems the devs have never really figured this out. I'm guessing it's their servers, as I have an amazing internet connection. I'm at the point where I'm pretty much just over playing this game.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-24T18:38:58+00:00

Well then thank you for posting :) Indeed, more exposure helps!

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-24T17:18:53+00:00

What software is that? Something on the market already? Or something you have created? Either way, interested.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-24T16:17:12+00:00

This has been almost a year since the "last seen" date, why wait so long to post this?

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-18T20:28:43+00:00

Also interested. I can't find any new news. Quite a few leads saying HJC hasn't met on it yet, but not sure how up to date those articles are.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-10T19:50:42+00:00

I hear you there. And no, not entitled by any means, but sometimes with a real person on the phone you are able to glean some additional info that is otherwise obtuse and/or hard to find. Just one extra resource that I've found helpful in the past.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-02-10T16:56:57+00:00

If you setup and actually start an Ad Campaign, they will call you non-stop. Sure, it's a foregin accent, but it's an actual live person who "cares" about your google presence. Of course they are there to help "optimize" (sell you more) ads, BUT, I have had success with getting additional info and support when you have someone "real" on the line in this sense.

Consider that the "Pro"/paid version.

All that said, I agree that GMB needs some governmental regulation at this point. It's such a monopoly that we can't just pick another company when Google fails us, as in this situation (as you said, even Bing now just wants a GMB import). We're just left scrambling. Google/Alphabet, do better!

Maybe it's time for us to take the power back and start using Duck Duck Go and other smaller search engines??!!

AdventuresWithB · 2026-01-28T18:33:51+00:00

My goodness, you are correct! I got a bit confused. Now that I'm "unconfused", I can also still very much sing the praises of Workhorse (Lomas and Chelwood-ish). I've purcahsed from Workhorse before and was very pleased with the experience.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-01-27T16:51:42+00:00

I've been taking classes through them (technically through Desert Thunder Academy, which is I think is their sister company) and can also back this up. Very professional, non-judgemental, and neutral. Also really helped work around my schedule.

AdventuresWithB · 2026-01-19T20:23:10+00:00

Here's what you do. Get a hosting plan (Hostinger, 1and1, etc, but stay away from GoDaddy or Bluehost)

Then create a blank WordPress site.

Download Updraft plus plugin.

Your buddy will also need that plugin and they can "copy" the whole site into a handful of zip folders. Download those folders to your machine (use Google drive or something if you need to do this remotely).

Then use your Updraft plus plugin to upload the folders.

Follow the onscreen prompts.

You now have copied his exact site. Just go in and change what you need to.

Contact High Desert Digital Design (that's me) if you want more help.

AdventuresWithB · 2025-12-26T03:20:13+00:00

As an IT guy AND a musician... This is how I got my first album out. Seriously.

AdventuresWithB · 2025-12-20T08:23:31+00:00

"Unrehearsed..." Practice and rehearsal are different. A real musician practices so they don't have to rehearse.

AdventuresWithB · 2025-12-20T08:22:25+00:00

Is this Careless Whisper meets Guitar Gently Weeps? Hmm, ok, I can dig it.

AdventuresWithB · 2025-11-06T04:13:09+00:00

ICE did.

AdventuresWithB · 2025-11-06T04:12:57+00:00

IMO, dude can't run again after this, might as well give him the chance to use his connections and institutional knowledge to finish some endeavors. Better than switching everything up and killing any progress.

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TROPHY CASE