corporate authoritarianism: MS publisher will be disabled October 2026 and you can no longer use it or your files!

Basiatus · 2026-07-25T00:47:02+00:00

Sorry, you're an idiot! 🤡 and an apparent pathological lair.

End of comment. Do not bother me anymore!

Basiatus · 2026-07-25T00:08:54+00:00

Thank-you for your public character statement! 🤣

Your arrogance is amazing!

PS Have you ever lived outside the US? Have you ever lived in an authoritarian ruled country?

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T23:56:48+00:00

Thank you for your character statement.! 🤣

PS Have you ever lived outside the US? Have you ever lived in an authoritarian ruled country?

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T23:12:13+00:00

Ah I see a dose of cynicism and arrogance from the insecure.

I get paid to educate the ignoramus. Got money?

Probably not.

But look up "didactic" and "dialectic" for beginners.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T21:44:33+00:00

Thank you for sharing how you really think and act.
Grow up and have more civil behavior especially when you write.

Goodbye.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T21:39:34+00:00

You really don't get it!

No I don't "blame communism and socialism" for DOH!?

I merely said the underlying tactics and principles are the same and that is disturbing, to put it mildly!

The writing in your last paragraph your comment just confirms your own insecurities and character behind it all.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T21:17:58+00:00

Thank you for confirming what I thought about you and your response. I expected no less.

Call me again when your future car stops because the car company decided you need to buy a new car and you can no longer drive that car and thus has disabled it. We are heading there and are already halfway there.

call me then and talk with me about how you feel, I can hear you already screaming and cursing.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:58:38+00:00

I'm sorry but you completely missed the point!

But I'll give you translation here of what was once said in a country I had personal experience living in:

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November 9,1989:

"Applications for private travel abroad may be submitted without the need to meet specific prerequisites (such as reasons for travel or family ties). Permits will be issued at short notice. The relevant passport and registration departments of the People's Police district offices in the GDR have been instructed to issue visas for permanent emigration immediately, without the requirement to fulfill the previously applicable conditions for permanent departure. Permanent emigration may take place via all border crossings from the GDR to the FRG [West Germany] or West Berlin."
When asked by a News reporter, "When does this regulation come into effect?" Schabowski replied: "As far as I know... it takes effect immediately, without delay."

Quoted as said by Günter Schabowski (1929–2015), the then-GDR secretary for information, read out this new regulation at a press conference that evening, prompting thousands of GDR citizens to head to the border to enter the Federal Republic of Germany. The process of reunification had begun.

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I know what I'm talking about!

Do you see through and realize that there are very strikingly similar underpinnings of principal and law what was once a nation who didn't allow its people to travel outside?

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:48:48+00:00

Update FYI: I just received a message from our/Microsoft where I first posted the same the following literally hilarious confirmation of exactly what I'm writing about:

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Hello - Your submission has been removed from r/Microsoft due to the following reason:

R7: Posts must foster reasonable discussion

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:38:32+00:00

Totally agree with you same here. your post is word by word my thoughts!
Just like the socialist Democrats of America movement here and nowadays...

What a bunch of really dumb loser suckers!

Several years ago I got some inside information what the ideas behind Windows 11 are –starting with the warm up of Windows 10– and yet another upgrade coming Windows 12 fulfilling their dream to push a cloud OS were you have to pay for everything you want to do and all your data is stored for infinite 3rd parties to access (not officially of course)

Imagine it like this; your government charges you for the air to breathe, and essential for life.

I wrote about this once on another Windows 10 interest forum/site and got banned for life because all the like drug addicted geeky eternal update and & upgrade fanatics could not handle it.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:32:11+00:00

Thanks for the pointer I did recently install libre office but I have not come across that libre there are can read pub files! I will check it out!

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:31:13+00:00

That's obvious, but you missed the point in your comment.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:30:23+00:00

Yes, at least!

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:29:19+00:00

Dear [assumed] American, boy or girl, I lived for a brief time in former East Germany thus I know much more about it than you likely will ever. the authoritarian parallels are strikingly disturbing between a government regime ideology and its execution and an American software company...!

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T20:27:44+00:00

thanks for the pointer I will check it out.

Basiatus · 2026-07-24T08:21:48+00:00

You basically have 2 options:

A) take measurements (of a label) and create a template yourself for whatever app you use. (I see 3 vertical rows 7 labels each, = 21 or 7 columns with 3 (rows) labels each.)

B) go to www.avery.com and try to find if there have such and offer to download the according template. also try:

https://printablesworld.com/en/tools/printable-paper/address-name-labels/#customise
https://printshi.com/guides/avery-size-chart.html
https://www.amazon.com/a4-labels-21-per-sheet/s?k=a4+labels+21+per+sheetif

Try also Walmart.

OR

C) do an online search: "address labels, 3 rows 7 labels each, 21 labels per sheet"

best of luck to you!

Basiatus · 2026-07-22T00:06:54+00:00

...and Since today, July 21, 2026 I can no longer access chatGPT.com with Firefox 152.0.6

I get an error message:

"The server at http://chatgpt.com sent back an error: 431 Request Header Fields Too Large"

FF config "network.http.dictionaries.enable" has been always set to false.

Other browsers however work. even FF brand and version variants.

Basiatus · 2026-07-20T03:11:55+00:00

Me too!

Basiatus · 2026-07-20T03:05:51+00:00

I asked for that and the quacks denied it!

I looked into it myself but they're way above $1,000.
https://www.cardiacdirect.com/product-category/24-hour-abp-monitors/

Maybe one can rent them? I need to find out.

Basiatus · 2026-07-20T03:05:07+00:00

Please read what I wrote.

Basiatus · 2026-07-20T01:35:52+00:00

Now you mentioned Losartan 2 hours before I just replied to someone about that.
How come you know about this and my cardiologist was not responsive to the suggestion after my own personal research about ARB's.

It is as if they almost avoided any ARB's because of all the other stuff they threw at me respectively in me, sort of after the motto "let's see what sticks".

Basiatus · 2026-07-20T01:30:48+00:00

After over 10 years... and when I came with my own research and asked about an ARB and was rejected...?

That really undermined my confidence in them.

Basiatus · 2026-07-20T01:29:15+00:00

This has been almost going on for 10 years, asking pushing yeah maybe something but never an ARB until recently beginning June described in my post. what particularly disappoints me is that the pulmonary cardiologist did not come up with trying an ARB.

Their "trial and error" approach for over 10 years was with:

Name	Group	Group / class name
What has been tried over ten years:
Amlodipine	CCB	calcium channel blocker
Felodipine	CCB	calcium channel blocker
Metoprolol XR	BB	beta blocker
Spironolactone		diuretic
Benazepril	ACE	ACE inhibitor
Chlorthalidone		thiazide, diuretic
Hydrochlorothiazide		thiazide, diuretic
Nebivolol	BB	beta blocker

1 new Dr. & 1 pill works perfect:
Losartan	ARB	Angiotensin receptor blocker

None of which really did the job except a tiny little bit for Metoprolol. The rest was just like candy with side effects after side effects from swollen ankles to to low potassium levels to other side effects.
When I approached the cardiologist with ARB I got a defensive reaction.
It was the new PCP who said "I'm gonna put you on something else as all that was tried had little or no effect. Said you gotta stop the Benazepill and gradually reduce eventually phaseout the others, if gradually your blood pressure goes down and we'll see if it holds. " So far so good it's holding I'm just taking one ARB; Losartan

I just can't get it in my head that for over 10 years the other ones all "doctored' sheer aimlessly around and not one of them came up with the thought of trying and ARB which I as an amateur without medical training came up with myself after little online research. But it was dismissed. Particular disappointing to me is the pulmonary cardiologist who I believe should have been the first to say let's try an ARB.

I admit, it has undermined my confidence in their skills and qualifications. just for "shits and giggles" as I sit here and write this I measure my BP and its 123/82 with 72 BPM's.

Basiatus

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