@2433bcdf I don't think that's it; then the failure would be on trying to reach the redirected-to page. Either way several of those were still free (though some were no longer available for free), so I got at least some value out of the effort. Maybe I'll find a next favorite among the bunch. 🙂
I already had South Breaks from before, and even gave it a honest try, but unfortunately it wasn't quite my cup of tea. (Frankly I found the character names confusing.) I'm sure others enjoy it though!
@2433bcdf Thank you; that one worked much better! The original link still doesn't seem to work for me; not sure what's wrong. For me the browser just sits there trying to connect until it eventually times out. (My Internet connection is fine, as evidenced by that I'm posting this... 🙂)
@2433bcdf The page doesn't even load for me, and it's too late for me to feel up to spending time on it. 😞 Guess for now I'll have to make do with what I have.
@2433bcdf I don't think you need to apologize. If people don't like what you're boosting, they can turn off seeing boosts from you, or they can mute you for a while, or they can unfollow if they think it's bad enough to warrant that. In the meantime, if it helps you deal with your unhappiness, well, if people want to see a picture-perfect version of their favorite author who never voices an opinion on anything other than their own books, well, that's what Instgram is for, isn't it? 🙂 🥰
@ae1c89a6 I know what you mean.
I still remember the days when "getting on the Internet" meant figuring out the PPP settings for Trumpet Winsock.
My first web browser was Netscape Navigator 0.<something> which my ISP shipped on floppies as part of a welcome package. It was even reasonably current at the time.
Just the other day I called my credit card company about an issue with their online service. "What web browser?" "Firefox." "Can you try Chrome?" "*No.*" "Umm, okay... well then..."
@ae1c89a6 There's also "you know you can use our app to..." when calling customer service about something-something-or-another and waiting to get through to a representative.
To which my immediate answer is almost invariably: No, I cannot.
Nor do I want to be able to.
(I actually do own a tablet, which I use for a *very* limited set of tasks. It's the least bad option. That doesn't mean I like needing to use it, or am going to use it for anything more than what strictly requires it.)
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I realize that I should have added a smiley at the end. I'm perfectly aware (and eagerly awaiting the next Wolf book). I was kind of going along with Paul's joke and the theme in the titles of the Wolf books so far.
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