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    kaylar wrote a new post, Do You Remember Bulletin Board Service? 7 years, 8 months ago

    In a previous item I mentioned Bulletin Board System (or Servers), (BBS) as if they were on every street corner.   I realise that many of you who came into Cyberspace in the 1990s or 2000s, might have never […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, What Happens When You lose Your Copyright 7 years, 8 months ago

    This is not a fiction story.   This happened on a writing site.   A real site.   A site which holds competitions for fiction writing.

    There was a contest and I didn’t participate.  I was a member, I had a vot […]
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      acelawrites replied 7 years, 8 months ago

      That was really saddening! Some sites have so long Terms of Service,and in very small fonts, too much legalese words or sentences that one ma find it so tiring to read or will consume a lot of time. Your post will serve as a warning for us, writers, to be very cautious about it. (reminds me I have to read the TOU’s of Literacybase!)

      I found that site but did not join. It’s good I didn’t sign up!

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        kaylar replied 7 years, 8 months ago

        I almost always read and reread the TOS. If I didn’t before that day, I did after. Could you imagine writing a story so good it’s on TV and you don’t even get a mention?

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    kaylar replied to the topic Writing Sites; Learning From Mistakes/Successes in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 7 years, 8 months ago

    GIVING AWAY YOUR COPYRIGHT

    Every site has a TOS, (Terms of Service) or TOU (Terms of Use).   You MUST read before you start, to insure that you don’t lose your copyright.

    You may say, ‘oh it’s just a little article…’   until you find it under some one else’s name, on some other site.

    There’s a site up right now called Seekyt.

    It DOES NOT P…[Read more]
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    kaylar replied to the topic Writing Sites; Learning From Mistakes/Successes in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 7 years, 8 months ago

    Wikinut was solid as was Blogjob.   They were good sites.
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Avoiding Crazy People On line 7 years, 8 months ago

    it doesn’t take long for you to get in the radar of some kind of Evangelist.   These could be Christian or Atheist. But they are anxious to shove their opinions down your throat.

    In Real Life, these people avoid […]
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      Damian Lissi replied 7 years, 8 months ago

      I LOVE IT AND ITS CORRECT, PEOPLE GET SO STUPIDLY OBSESSED WITH RELIGIOUS AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON, IT IS A BIT LIKE THE JOURNALIST TAKING PHOTOS FOR MEDIA NEWS SOME OF THEM ARE SICKOS.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, So Many Scams! Be Careful 7 years, 8 months ago

    I just read an item about a scam that was right here on Literacybase.   Seems a ‘user’ sent an email to a member saying it was urgent.

    I have been in Cyberspace before Jamaica got Commercial Internet Connection […]
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    kaylar replied to the topic Writing Sites; Learning From Mistakes/Successes in the forum Group logo of Making Money OnlineMaking Money Online 7 years, 8 months ago

    The only other one I can mention is Niume.  Many well written things.
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave… 7 years, 8 months ago

    Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chair, Paul Manafort,  had links to former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.   The evidence seems unarguable.

    A document found in a safe in Kiev (the Capital of the U […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, A New More Accurate Map 7 years, 8 months ago

    We all know the ‘Mercator’ map.   It’s used world wide.   We can probably visualise it in our minds, because it is seen every where.  That the map of the Earth.  Right?   That’s what the Earth looks like, Righ […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Notes From a Corporate Trouble Shooter 7 years, 8 months ago

    Any one involved in any form of business consulting knows a basic problems  is ‘Over Staffing’.  Governments, primarily those in 3rd and 4th World Countries are famous for this.   It isn’t limited, for course to […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Attention Whores; Why Some People Need Notice 7 years, 8 months ago

    Odette is very ugly.  Outside as well as inside.  There is no attractive part of her.   Ignoring her is the best method because she is uglier inside than outside.   But Odette wants attention.

    She will see you […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, When You Realise You are The Scorn 7 years, 8 months ago

    Every organisation, whether religious, political, professional or social has various elected or appointed offices.  There may be a President or a Chairman.   There may be a Secretary or Treasurer.   And of co […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, A Source of Fake News 7 years, 8 months ago

    The New York Times a respected News Paper,  confirmed that the rather unsavoury report. Fox News has a legal analyst,  Andrew Napolitano, who created his allegation that Barack Obama asked British intelligence to […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Current Brazil Meat Scandal 7 years, 8 months ago

    Brazil is no stranger to scandal.  But this one is going global.

    There is a meat scandal in Brazil.

    Rotten meat may  not only have been eaten by Brazilians, but exported.

    There is evidence that the employees of […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, It Can’t Happen To Me! 7 years, 8 months ago

    Of all the famous ‘last words’ the title of this article is probably in the top three.   The idea that certain things can’t happen to you is putting out a welcome mat for those very things.

    Intelligent people, […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Importance of Keeping Your Spirits Up 7 years, 8 months ago

    No one has a perfect life.

    Some people hit wonderful patches when everything is going well.   Happiness is natural. There is nothing to be unhappy about.  Everything is working, everyone in your circle is g […]
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      Dina replied 7 years, 8 months ago

      Smile is contagious, as it is proven by myself. Even if I am not smiling wide, but my lips are pursed into a semi-smile and my eyes looks happy, I always get to see a smile too to the person I meet along the way and even on the jeepney I ride to work each morning.

      When I also get smiles, I feel happy because I was able to make them smile, as they too made me happy and positive to face the day.

      A smile can make an achy heart smile too. It helps them to at least be happy even for that very moment they smile, even if their heart is achy.

      If only all the people will smile when they meet people on the streets, this world will be a happy place to live.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Another Draw Back to Trump’s Policies 7 years, 8 months ago

    America has always gone after the best and brightest of other countries.  American recruiters have virtually stood at graduations to offer jobs to those who had done exceptionally well.

    American businesses, […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Truth is a Complete Defense 7 years, 8 months ago

    It doesn’t matter what you are accused of, how bad, how ridiculous; if it is true, the accuser stands firm.

    Although it seems obvious, there have been many cases in which someone made an accusation, another sued […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Seeing Someone Slipping into Senility 7 years, 8 months ago

    Peter Abrahams was murdered in Jamaica.  He was a famous writer.  Born in South Africa, migrating first to England, then to Jamaica.   He was a well known journalist and commentator for many years.  He was on tel […]
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    kaylar wrote a new post, Jihadis in France; deadly misjudgement 7 years, 8 months ago

    If one thought the terrorist attacks in France were accidental or misguided, reality interposes.
    Ziyed Ben Belgacem launched an attack at the Orly Airport today shot a police officer earlier in the day to get the […]
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