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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Software: On & Off the Web in the forum Discussion 1 day, 14 hours ago
Oh my Zsh looks like a really friendly interface for terminal wrox, with the added bonus of batteries included, they say. π
Yeah, a spaceship simulator to navigate the wide open parsecs, guess that’s all in NMS – heaps of others like Universe Sandbox for instance.
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Samsung Tablets in the forum Projects 3 days, 17 hours ago
Received some birthday scratch lottery tickets upon which there was a note saying that either their website or the Android app could scan them for you, revealing the results that way. Good idea so thought, and to save a bunch of nails promptly went about doing so.
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects 3 days, 17 hours ago
Yes it was, and they included evidence of the battery having been vetted with an attached note entitled “Battery Qualification Test” revision “123”, tabulating Date, Time, Operator IDs, Model, Serial numbers, Voltage and Impedance all signed off. Quite weighty as well, so transit costs may prohibit any return if it turns out to be a dud.
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion 6 days, 9 hours ago
Yeah, Scorsese’s yuppie nightmare cycle sounds like a fair addition to the burgeoning hamster wheel backlog over here. π
Pretty sure that version of Firecracker showed up on FTA about a year ago, she was good in the action scenes at least.
Hope they bring Lawnmower Man to FTA here, anything from a Stephen King story is worth a gander. π
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic The Long Hall of Hilarity in the forum Discussion 6 days, 10 hours ago
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects 6 days, 10 hours ago
Yes, seems OK, now have to test the rig on it. π
Oh, and beneath the molded pulp packaging was, yes, the instructions for installation. Their download url for it is a tiny image which takes a while to load in the browser, no doubt small enough to obscure the doc id (990-1603V) and date of publication (10/2005) on the top left. Directly under that…[Read more] -
DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Software: On & Off the Web in the forum Discussion 6 days, 14 hours ago
In searching through Dostips (mentioned previous page) came across this post:
DOS is an old operating system. DISK OPERATING SYSTEM. What you mean is batch is old but in reality as far as scripting languages and shells go it is not even as old as CSH or TCSH or Korn for that matter.
He forgot to mention Thompson on primordial Unix back in ’71.…[Read more]
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects 1 week, 1 day ago
In Windows the only option provided is FAT32, could try an NFTS formatted flash for Recovery, could it be their program would actually query the file system?
No recovery required yet, as everything is fine now, as the deck chairs on the Titanic are all aligned and looking very comfortable. πJust succumbed the urge to oscillate from the thread…[Read more]
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DeVaultSetter started the topic Android: Site Login Options? in the forum Forum 1 week, 3 days ago
In Chrome, clicking “Login” at the top left of the home page gets a list of sites including WordPress.org (but not including Stearnvault.com) instead of getting the regular blue frame logion box at centre of screen. The obvious way to avoid any oddities is to navigate to a forum post and login at the post area, doesn’t repro after logging off,…[Read more]
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion 1 week, 4 days ago
Giant robots fighting fires even? First thing that comes up is the Dragon Firefighter which has seen some improvements:
Simon is funny, wonderful if he could pop up in a feed – never checked out theRegister before, cool stuff, doesn’t look as if they have a newsletter at this time.
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects 1 week, 6 days ago
As USB sticks are quite cheap these days, purchased 64gb one from the local office suppliers. All well and good until it came to make it a recovery drive. The recovery program spat the dummy not recognizing the format. Windows did report 64gb as per volume info on the drive, so went ahead and formatted it through explorer – funny that it would…[Read more]
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Looks very nice. Never had any luck over here with e-shavers and batteries, mainly because everything then was Ni-Cad. Which explains the preference for power straight to the sockets – (and hence the rickety connections π ). So good idea to check on the efficacy and user experience of any battery powered units.
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion 2 weeks, 4 days ago
No problem with the actual shaving moves, even with the blades blunt as they are. The ultimate wish is for a blunt blade flash alert, requiring a snazzy kind of shaver with such self-check features. π
Better performance in Freecell today.
Wonder why MS can’t provide direct urls for those results, other than more paying customers that is. π
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
My kind of movie, pity about the subtitles, on these screens one has to squint.
Johhny Mnemonic was a nice concept, the intro got you in, somehow the rest of it failed to retain much interest, probably attributable to a set of expectations of the movie at odds with those of the director. π
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion 1 month ago
Up here have an old Philips HQ6415, downstairs an HQ6946 which has an online registration posted somewhere.
Did get replacement blades three or four years ago for both, worn out again unfortunately. The big problem with these is the socket connector is too loose, so cord tends to fall out while in use. Might not be an issue with the pricier…[Read more] -
DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects 1 month ago
A rather irritating issue has cropped up with the HP, no usable mouse or keyboard at the UEFI. No-one is biting, hopefully something after posting a few more updates there?
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects 1 month ago
it’s safe to say there was an acute awareness of the two HDRs, even though a little voice piped up to say, “yes, play Oblivion with this on in windows, and you won’t have to worry about the HDR in the game settings.” Pixies have teamed up with goblins again. In any case, there’s another reason to skip the Windows HDR settings on the ViewSonic, is…[Read more]
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion 1 month ago
Merlin’s name was actually Emrys, only used by Druids and diviners in the show.
Their reason for ethereal plots is that ghosts are of that composition, an idea that could have been conveyed in the film’s prologue, Carradine would have been the perfect choice. π
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DeVaultSetter replied to the topic The TCG Thread in the forum Discussion 1 month ago
Looks much better! π
Thought it might be worth throwing in a passing mention to the old LOTR TCG (not to be confused with the LOTR Card Game) in the off chance you had not seen it. There was quite an adverse reaction to the game at the time, hopefully The Players’ Council have made the game playing experience more palatable for the detractors. -
DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Hardware Relics in the forum Discussion 1 month ago
Grease is always a problem, what was once tried here was to dip a hard med/small paintbrush into a cup containing hot water and a good squeeze of detergent concentrate, and holding the keyboard upside down, run the brush slowly around the keys. Solvents might be a bit risky. Keep keyboard upside down until dry, and clean up with a soft cloth…[Read more]
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