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by John Little
Fri Aug 15, 2025 3:42 pm
Forum: News and Information
Topic: How to cure compulsive internet based conspiracy obessions
Replies: 0
Views: 123

How to cure compulsive internet based conspiracy obessions

Just read a book we inadvertently stole from Sunfolk called "How to be Right" by talk radio show host James O'Brien. It consists of the on air conversations he's had with various callers but this one was positive. Ray: I was just listening to what you said about the internet melting our br...
by John Little
Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:41 am
Forum: Language learning
Topic: Using "Se" and "si" in Portuguese
Replies: 0
Views: 430

Using "Se" and "si" in Portuguese

In Portuguese, "se" and "si" are both pronouns, but they are used in different contexts: 🔹 SE Type: Reflexive pronoun or part of impersonal/passive voice. Usage: 1. Reflexive actions (when the subject acts on itself): Ele se cortou. – He cut himself. 2. Impersonal sentences (no s...
by John Little
Mon Jun 16, 2025 3:51 pm
Forum: Language learning
Topic: Portuguese verb tenses
Replies: 1
Views: 558

Re: Portuguese verb tenses

Pretérito Perfeito Ontem comi bacalhau. Happened one time in the past. Pretérito Imperfeito Quando era pequena, eu brincava muito com os meus amigos. Ongoing or usual past actions. Pretérito Mais-Que-Perfeito Quando ele entrou em casa, eu já tinha saído. An action that happened before another in th...
by John Little
Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:53 am
Forum: Language learning
Topic: Portuguese verb tenses
Replies: 1
Views: 558

Portuguese verb tenses

Future https://duome.eu/tips/en/pt#Verbs%3A-Phrasal-Future-Tense Comprar Poder Abrir Eu comprarei poderei Abrirei Ele/Ela/Voce Comprara podera abrira Eles Comprarao poderao abrirao Nós Compraremos poderemos abriremos Future Perfect https://duome.eu/tips/en/pt#Verbs%3A-Future-Perfect Comprar Poder A...
by John Little
Mon Jun 09, 2025 5:15 pm
Forum: Language learning
Topic: Language App Poll
Replies: 0
Views: 751

Language App Poll

Just for fun and interest, lets do a poll of your top 3 favourite language apps:-



Anki, Babbel, Busuu, Clozemaster, Duolingo, Langua, Lexis Rex, Memrise, Readlang, Qlango,
by John Little
Wed May 21, 2025 9:27 am
Forum: News and Information
Topic: Chat GPT (AI)
Replies: 0
Views: 6910

Chat GPT (AI)

I know we all ridiculed the early manifestations of AI searches. Terribly inaccurate and misleading results proclaimed with undeserved authority. But recently, I have been astonished by how thorough and accurate they have been for me. Just now I asked about my Pharmacy2u app that I use to order repe...
by John Little
Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:16 am
Forum: Teapot Cafe
Topic: Another example of trump type meddling
Replies: 0
Views: 9281

Another example of trump type meddling

Not Panama , Greenland or Canada but The Teapot Cafe. The "Powers that Be", or one of them, has unilaterally decided to change the name of the Teapot Cafe to "Bare Bites". Regardless of the fact that the pavilion cafe has always been an autonomous business. Remember that John and...
by John Little
Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:19 pm
Forum: Fun Stuff
Topic: A valentine's poem
Replies: 0
Views: 19244

A valentine's poem

Roses can be red
But watch out for the thorns
They can hurt like the rejection
When your valentine is scorned
©John Little/Little John/Colin Jacks
by John Little
Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:40 am
Forum: News and Information
Topic: List of names of babies under one year old killed in Gaza
Replies: 0
Views: 12261

List of names of babies under one year old killed in Gaza

According to Palestinian officials, since October 7, 2023 at least 16,800 children have been,killed in Gaza. . That is one Palestinian child killed every 30 minutes, or about one out of every 65 children in the Gaza Strip. Thousands more are missing under the rubble, most of them presumed dead. Here...
by John Little
Mon Jan 13, 2025 6:37 am
Forum: News and Information
Topic: Dyson cinetic Bigball Animal permanently on hose - fixed
Replies: 1
Views: 5313

Re: Dyson cinetic Bigball Animal permanently on hose - fixed

The hose was ordered from "E Spares (apparently linked to Screwfix). We found it on their site, paid for it and then got a messages saying it was out of stock. When we paid, we had been given a delivery date so we thought we'd wait to see what happened but expected a fight to get our money back...