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And, I just got this one, from today's Advent Calendar:
Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Christmas Aisha' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

It's finally over.... I don't even want to talk about the amount of NP I spent on this one lol I had gone to only spending 2k a day on it, but so many days it took xD

Missed the actually screenie cause I was going so fast, but I saw it when closing the page and freaked LOL

Just got this one, a few minutes ago:
Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Borovan Dipped' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

I'm still locked out of my account. 😞 I sent a ticket bc I did change my password yesterday using my phone but couldn't log in today. There goes my Trudy 100k Spin, I was at 1 today!

Just managed to snag this one, with a "Blue Paintbrush":
Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'That's Not Rubbish' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

Just managed to snag this one, with a "Blue Paintbrush":
Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'That's Not Rubbish' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!

@Granny63020, Go back to the Festival of Neggs page, http://www.neopets.com/neggfest/, and make sure you see the first clue:

Once you do, you should then be able to choose the Negg of your choice at Legendary Petpets. Hope this helps!

@Granny63020, Go back to the Festival of Neggs page, http://www.neopets.com/neggfest/, and make sure you see the first clue:

Once you do, you should then be able to choose the Negg of your choice at Legendary Petpets. Hope this helps!

See if this Let's Encrypt! site shows as being secure, with Brave and Chrome:

https://valid-isrgrootx1.letsencrypt.org/
I'm hoping it will get sites working for you, again, with Brave and Chrome, on Windows 7.

You can try http://23.96.35.235 for Neopets IP Address. Are you using any VPN connections?

https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17937164512000364/?hl=en
A bit of sausage roll-making from a Brit chef-turned-farmer the I follow on Insta. Primarily for Scoobs, but for all to enjoy! I hope the lady from Belton Garden Centre picks your compliment up out of the ether, too.
Oh, but now I remember that you can't actually watch highlights unless you have an Instagram account. 😬
 

My pie is yummy! Want a slice? Come and get it!  

@Duma that looks fantastic! 😮 Is it something custardy? Do give us all the details.

It's actually mostly milk and sugar.
Here's the recipe:
500ml milk
3 medium sized eggs (or 4 smaller ones)
250g sugar
3 packages of vanilla sugar (each package is about 7 gram here)
150g of self-raising flour
Separate the egg yolk from the whites. Mix all the dry ingredients first and then add the wet ingredients to it except for the egg whites (for now).
Beat the egg whites to snow until you can hold the container upside down without them pouring out. Then stir it gently with the rest.
Butter your tin and sprinkle it with some self-raising flour. Make sure to pick a tin that won't leak! The batter is very liquid at this stage.
Add the batter to the tin and bake for 40 minutes at 200°C.
After baking, you can place the pie (gently) upside down on a roster to cool down. Make sure it's well baked before flipping it or you'll have a messy kitchen 🤭
The upside down is to make sure that some moisture still in the cake at the bottom will distribute to the top, making the whole cake moist again. The roster will leave it's figure in the top.
After cooling down, you can sprinkle it with some powdered sugar or add whipped cream.
 
It's not really hard to make but if you mess up you can easily get a messy kitchen at 3 stages:
1. If your egg whites aren't beaten enough and you hold them upside down to check
2. If your tin isn't leak proof your batter will just go everywhere. Maybe you can test it with water before hand? If water can stay in for at least an hour without leaking it should be okay I guess? I used a flexible pie tin instead of a metal one.
3. If your cake isn't baked long enough or warm enough and you didn't check before flipping your pie to cool (Check it by using a fork, if it comes out clean it should be okay, if it comes out wet bake it some more.)
2 out of those 3 has happened to me when I first tried to make this pie. Luckily it hasn't happened this time! (I've never messed up with the egg whites).

Oh, man! I sure miss sausage rolls! What's behind the counter looks nice, too.
That's like saying everything on the Internet is true...

@Angeló The Enabler My Apologies. You did state you have a Windows 7 device. Which is why I shouldn't post, late at night, when I am tired. And, for whatever reason you need Windows 7, I understand. Just be careful on the 'Net. So, here is how to get the "new" certificates and how to install them in Windows:
1. Go to https://letsencrypt.org/certificates/.
2. Under "Root Certificates", "Active", "ISRG Root X1", where it shows "Self-signed:", click on the link for "der". When asked, if using Firefox, click "Save File".
3. Under "Root Certificates", "Active", "ISRG Root X2", where it shows "Self-signed:", click on the link for "der". When asked, if using Firefox, click "Save File".
4. Under "Intermediate Certificates", "Active", "Let's Encrypt R3", where it shows "Signed by ISRG Root X1:", click on the link for "der". When asked, if using Firefox, click "Save File".
5. You should now have three (3) files saved in Firefox's "Downloads" - isrgrootx1.der, isrg-root-x2.der, and lets-encrypt-r3.der.
6. In Firefox's "Downloads", click on the isrgrootx1.der file. If you receive a "warning" message, click "OK". If you receive another "warning", from Windows, click "Open".
7. If you see this: click the "Install Certificate..." button.
8. Select "Local Machine", and click "Next". Windows should ask for "admin" permissions. Click "Yes", when prompted.
9. Select "Place all certificates in the following store" and click the "Browse" button. Click on "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click "OK", and then click "Next.
10. Click "Finish". You should then see a pop-up that the certificate was successfully installed.
11. Repeat steps 6 through 10 by going back to Firefox's "Downloads" and clicking on the isrg-root-x2.der certificate.
12. Go back to Firefox's "Downloads" and click on the lets-encrypt-r3.der certificate.
13. Repeat steps 6 through 10, but, for step 9, select "Place all certificates in the following store", and when clicking the "Browse" button, click on "Intermediate Certification Authorities".
14. If you have Brave or Chrome open, close them. Open them, and see if TDN and JN now open/display properly.
If you still have problems, or if my instructions sound confusing, please post.
For Windows 10, my computer had the "2021-09 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5005611)" in Windows Update as an optional install, which I told it to download and install. It did require a reboot, and, after it rebooted, I noticed the "ISRG Root X1" certificate was now present in my Windows Certificate Store. So, as I expected, Microsoft did "fix" the issue with an update. However, the steps I provided work with Windows 7 and Windows 10.

Faerie Crossword Answers - [Play] Daily Puzzle Answer - [Play] Across:
4. tonu
6. tag
8. nine
9. bow
10. art
11. ixi
13. acres Down:
1. anshu
2. fortune
3. nova
5. ant
6. two
7. gabar
9. bite
12. red Kanrik is the current leader of what?
Answer: Thieves Guild
Prize: 350 NP

TDN uses certificates from "Let's Encrypt!" JellyNeo may, too, but I'm not positive. Yesterday, the "DST Root CA X3" certificate expired (30 September 2021). That root certificate was used by "Let's Encrypt!" when they first started, and root certificates are used in/by web browsers to trust other certificates issued by them. For example, TDN gets a certificate from "Let's Encrypt!". Your web browser has the "DST Root CA X3" certificate installed. Therefore, your web browser will "trust" TDN's certificate, because of the "DST Root CA X3" certificate. Here is information from "Let's Encrypt!" about their certificate expiring, which was intended:
https://letsencrypt.org/docs/dst-root-ca-x3-expiration-september-2021/
The Brave browser is derived from Chrome, and, now, so is Microsoft Edge. Your Windows PC has a centralized certificate store. Chrome uses that certificate store, instead of having its own. The "DST Root CA X3" is most likely in your Windows centralized certificate store. (I just checked, and it is in mine). Because the certificate is expired, is why Brave and Chrome give those error messages.
On the other hand, Firefox doesn't use Windows centralized certificate store. It uses its own certificate store, built into Firefox. Because Pale Moon is a Firefox derived browser, it does the same. If you look in Firefox, you will most likely find the "DST Root CA X3" certificate in there. However, Firefox, also, has the new "ISRG Root X1" certificate installed, where my Windows PC certificate store doesn't. Because it has the new certificate, is why the sites work in Firefox and Pale Moon.
The issue was supposed to be transparent, meaning sites were not supposed to "break" (except for older devices) after 30 September 2021, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Well, they didn't for Firefox. Your Windows PC should receive an update, with the updated certificate. Or, at least, that's what I believe will happen. Until then, this site has an explanation and fix:
https://www.stephenwagner.com/2021/09/30/sophos-dst-root-ca-x3-expiration-problems-fix/
The "fix" may not be clear. Right now, it is late, for me, but I will post instructions tomorrow on how to install certificates in Windows. Hope this helps.
If you are on Windows 10, check to see if there are any Windows Updates available. Mine just found one. I'm currently downloading and installing it. I'll see if it fixes the issue after a reboot. If it does, I'll post to let everyone know.
By the way, TDN's "Let's Encrypt!" certificate is still valid/not expired. If you are receiving the "not secure" message, it is due to the "DST Root CA X3" certificate being expired.

Ok, Scoobs inspires me to go hunting for cute autumn-y gifs and stuff!
This speaks to me!

Here is a link to an article by "The Verge". Basically, it is "NFTs 101". Near the very end of the article is the question, "Will trading my Logan Paul NFTs contribute to global warming and melt Greenland?" The answer is why "people are being upset with Neopets".
ref: https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq
However, to quickly summarize, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are, basically, digital "art" or "property". Blockchain is used to track ownership (digital ledger, so to speak). Blockchain is also what cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, etc) are based on. Mining cryptocurrencies, and/or making NFTs uses a lot of electricity. Fossil fuels are still used to create electricity, and use (of) can lead to global warming/climate change. People are upset at Neopets for wanting to create NFTs, which consumes electricity, which can lead to global warming/climate change.
At least, is what I believe the "whole NFT thing" is, on Neopets.
 
@jellysundaeYou know, the names could be used as adjectives, in a way. Only we on TDN/Neopets may understand, but I could say I was having a "Rico S" kind of day, and hoping tomorrow will be more like an "Alice W" one...

Hope Duma managed to ward off the monsoon! Autumn weather, flexin' as is gets closer to the equinox. 💪🌧️