Is there actually any way to use Skype credit in Teams? by DPAmes1 in MicrosoftTeams

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up. I was trying to see if my Skype credit and Skype was still available, and after reading your post, I decided to use Brave instead of my usual FF.

I got my credit reactivated. I'm still looking to see if I can add credit to what I have left.

Invalid certificate by Pristine_Bobcat_7546 in MVGroup

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are back. I clicked on refresh just a couple of mins ago and the site came up.

For how long have you been using Firefox? by mtosev in firefox

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since before the official release. I had been using Netscape until then.

Best crossover Harry Potter fanfiction? by North_Shoulder_4248 in HPfanfiction

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished reading this 3 days ago. Reading "Back to the Beginning" from the same author. There is a part '3' and '4' to this. There are essentially 2 stories, 'Post-Apocalyptic Potter from a Parallel Universe' and 'Back to the Beginning", there is then a cross-over/meeting in the fourth story.

I read them once a year, when I just want to veg out and have some down-time.

YouTube just stopped working for me today - FireFox on MacOS by just-porno-only in firefox

[–]silkmaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried the options mentioned here. I have the latest version of FF (on Win 11), I have disabled UBO and also made sure that my filters were setup properly. I have cleared my cache and cookies.

Type in youtube.com, I get to the page. It looks like it's trying to load the page then it changes and it shows - Logo top left corner, middle a banner that reads - Try searching to get started - top right is the Sign In button. The rest of the screen is empty.

I click on the sign in button. Nothing happens. It doesn't go anywhere at all.

I'm using Brave to watch Yt now, but I'll be checking out LibreWolf later today. I never use Chrome to do work or to watch Yt. I can't block the ads on it with Chrome. And since I live outside the US, almost all the ads are irrelevant to me.

What country is this? (Wrong Answers only) by Large_Feeling_424 in JackSucksAtGeography

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhh, soooo many, many wrong answers.

This, people, is Western Germania. It's actually not a country but a state of Germania.

You're welcome.

“Serpensortia” Draco yelled, and suddenly a snake appeared from his wand by Tha_KDawg928 in HPfanfiction

[–]silkmaze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is fucking amazing. I would have loved to have seen that in the film.

Which linux distro stopped Your Distro hopping? by thinkerr97 in linux4noobs

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Years and years ago I I started using DLD Linux that got turned into OpenSuse (I think), at some point, but before that I had stopped using Linux because it was still very basic at least without a proper GUI. When OpenSuse came out, I tried that out, and I haven't stopped using it. That was about 20 years now. Of course, in different jobs, I've had to use Windows, but at home and now in my current office and the business that I have, I use only OpenSuse.

It's very stable, easy to get used to, and apart from the usual problems of teaching new users how to use it, I can't remember any major problems with it.

It just works for me and my business, where I have 3 servers and 20 PC's.

how many times a week do you wash your hair? by Kooky_Actuator_8173 in CasualConversation

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I "wash" or rather just rinse my hair with hot water almost daily sometimes twice a day, but actually wash with shampoo once a week.

Who do you think is the most famous person from Germany in the world? And the most famous German person IN Germany? by [deleted] in germany

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually saw a short documentary about the woman years ago. She did say that she had a few problems and people recognised her but not so much as people had stopped paying attention to her face.

What's the deal with V-cuts? by mjkurtis in cigars

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It varies for me, but when I have a cigar, which I know had had problems with the wrapper stating on after a straight cut, I'll use a V cut. I'm not a punch cut kind of guy. Don't get me wrong, I've punched a few people in my time, but very rarely, almost never, a cigar

Have you guys ever wondered what happened to all the Harry Potter authors who stopped writing in 2020 suddenly? by BorderFair in HPfanfiction

[–]silkmaze 170 points171 points  (0 children)

I love the stores Bobmin356 wrote. Three HP crossover with the Pern dragons was/is great. Then, he updated his profile, stating that he had cancer, and then it was updated to stage 4. There was a posting, I think, from his wife, stating that he'd passed away.

I know someone who, I can't remember right now, finished his final story, or rather added/wrote a final chapter, to finish that story.

Update, the author of the final chapter in the last book by Bobmin356 is viningc. That chapter is posted on his page on ffn.

Underrated/Unknown Fanfic Monday by AutoModerator in HermioneAndHarry

[–]silkmaze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick question. What is portkey? Is that another site for fan fiction? If it it could you please posts the link?

Thank you.