Stearn Vault | DeVaultSetter | Activity https://stearnvault.com/members/devaultsetting/activity/ Activity feed for DeVaultSetter. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:40:08 +1100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f48a2ea17cec74f4390ec2f2b42c59d4 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic The Long Hall of Hilarity in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/the-long-hall-of-hilarity/page/2/#post-5825 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:42 +1100 Happy Halloween Hangover! Due to excessive exorbitance re acquisition this merch won’t cure it:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4551294553/hangover-kit-halloween-hangover-kit
Potential hairdresser names.
Last bit of election humour before mid-terms:

]]> 9e5c8d805b2abea79ae2624d573a4da0 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/18/#post-5813 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:01:15 +1100 Both of those are excellent movies, sure to have seen them sometime back, memory is a bit short on the details, so pencilled in for future viewing on Tubi of course. πŸ™‚
Saw this one on local FTA:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_to_Me_(2022_film)
Good moves and scares in there, perhaps spoiled a little (for aged viewers in particular) by a…[Read more]

]]> f19b34d4a79317836b662f48247e4dda DeVaultSetter replied to the topic The Long Hall of Hilarity in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/the-long-hall-of-hilarity/page/2/#post-5795 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:56:55 +1100 If it comes to joining the queue for the latest Weird Al merch, I’m first in line bud!
Election humour, from Texas this time:

]]> 9577c4f34c97a583b362435ebb32eed3 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/25/#post-5792 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:04:14 +1100 $100 or so per night for a small double room at the Angel and Royal doesn’t sound too exorbitant, no doubt special discounts willingly lavished on special visitors bedecked with cherub regalia.
Trinity House is more like a state corporation, is there a parallel on the US?
Curious that Shirley Plantation is the oldest in the List of oldest…[Read more]

]]> 5b98a8047c434333ed58ac93b06a8d68 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Power to the Pluggers and Players in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/power-to-the-pluggers-and-players/page/2/#post-5788 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:14:26 +1100 Took the opportunity of reviewing the new rig’s power consumption in generating the following report with the terminal command powercfg -energy:
https://stearnvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/energy-report.html
If any settings in the report are adjudged by the system to be out of whack, user is prompted to correct them by running the deprecated…[Read more]

]]> 87132eb9d88571cf8c16c477e1091b33 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic From Go to Blown in Wind's Woes in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/from-go-to-blow-in-winds-woes/page/2/#post-5786 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:41:19 +1100 Funny thing installing the latest WinMerge beta when it got to registering the shell extensions. A system freeze.
Looking at it later, could have been an after effect of any of or all of this involving APCupsd uninstallation and installation of PowerChute Personal Edition (and an upgrade from an older to a newer legacy of that product, an earlier…[Read more]

]]> e36af10742796f26a69087784ae75084 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Software: On & Off the Web in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/software-on-off-the-web/page/11/#post-5784 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:56:08 +1100 Agree, Discord has always emanated vibes of a discordant hue and cry, which, funnily enough, is intended and expected behaviour. πŸ˜›
YouTube’s thumbnail cdn url ytimg.com doesn’t resolve to a navigable page, would it make any difference for it to be so? Found this one in an old file:
Monkeys at hand
Want the thumbnail blown up to fill the page? Use maxresdefault.…[Read more]

]]> 75a3cdde6423a90286210c6ea58a5ffe DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Hardware Relics in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/hardware_relics/page/5/#post-5782 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:49:02 +1100 All the Logitech keyboards purchased locally have ended up with non-functioning keys, like the spacebar. No matter how the touch of the keystrokes went down, Logitech have spacebarred this user for good! So, onto a new keyboard – it seems of late the AULA F98 Pro V3 has gone on sale, yet the general reaction is warm, so we plunged, and came up…[Read more]

]]> f88df74835ac557c895b389bc44e77bf DeVaultSetter replied to the topic From Go to Blown in Wind's Woes in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/from-go-to-blow-in-winds-woes/#post-5779 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:25:06 +1100 The new rig also kept waking up from the Back-UPS RS 900G hibernation. The device descriptor may or may not have had Remote Wakeup:
Device Status: ...
...
Remote Wakeup Enabled

And Windows may or may not have been picking it up, in which case manually re-allocating the UPS connection to another USB slot seems to have settled it down a…[Read more]

]]> 462ec2045036c737f45bcc245e1d755a DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Power to the Pluggers and Players in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/power-to-the-pluggers-and-players/page/2/#post-5775 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:48:32 +1100 Bit of a song & dance with a bad socket today, Have to say Windows safe mode has come a long way since the clunky 640X480 days of yore. Most of the devices in Device Manager are marked as bricked, because as we know, it’s safe. πŸ™‚

]]> 7fd3ab4967cc1b9489d8df960ea050e5 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/computer-setup/page/5/#post-5761 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:59:51 +1100 It’s now back and the logs only give up BugCheckProgress: 0x00040049.
The original C: Drive SSD was installed with Windows in late July. Mr Fixit added in an old Working SATA (not the faulty one above) in early August. There exists a 2GB dump dated that day in LiveKernelReports which most likely relates to that enumeration of that drive. It was I:…[Read more]

]]> 09fe128d5942141e58d767547db3bed3 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Software: On & Off the Web in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/software-on-off-the-web/page/11/#post-5760 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:57:23 +1100 Couple of years back Boris did take the ENB forums offline due to spambots and scrapes. No matter, all the content is amazingly preserved (minus image links) at WayBack, including some old posts courtesy yours truly here. Still not absolutely convinced ENBoost did anything much other than boost player confidence. πŸ˜›

]]> 996740d9a1c53876c29bed488eed5a1b DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/computer-setup/page/5/#post-5739 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:03:11 +1100 Mr Fixit came back with the drive H/W as okay, after reseating and re-installing the drive. Will pick up the rig next week. Not 100% sure of the health of the drive as some programs exhibited a little glitchiness – could be a memory thing too.

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow

As we know, continued use of hibernation is…[Read more]

]]> b7a41822644ff472b2ed17459fef6ac5 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Power to the Pluggers and Players in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/power-to-the-pluggers-and-players/page/2/#post-5736 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:00:21 +1100 Ever found the safety features on some power boards overkill? Here’s an example, but there was an easy solution this time. πŸ™‚
When very young, was inspired by the different designs and implementations of power poles. Some of note in this country, Britain and notably, France. Nothing compared to…[Read more]

]]> b63758f3fb7a1b44d3542cc5094b520e DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/25/#post-5734 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:33:22 +1100 Fascinating! Interesting comments as well, the in 2020 warns of the downsides of using SF6 in the breakers. Not too hot on electrostatic loudspeakers unfortunately.
The copper foil sheets would make a difference for shielding as well – Marantz comes to mind for that.

This I Don’t Believe


He spoke on the radio…[Read more]

]]> eda6eb6f25548bd851efaf5e2feb5a3d DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/computer-setup/page/5/#post-5729 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:42:17 +1000 Aw snap, something happened to the Micron 3400 SSD. Not long after resume from hibernation Windows detected an error, after which the PC would boot up to the BIOS. No boot device found. No idea what the cause is – other than a power spike which got through the UPS or too hot from a fan fail?

]]> ba05479f438317d6223708d3411da211 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5727 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:33:21 +1000 Good sc-fi is sadly lacking these days – and more Black Mirror please!
There are bound to be some good horror shows at IA, time to get a list up. πŸ™‚
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, is recommended if for nothing else but its epic style and presentation of Tolkien-like heroes. The atmosphere encompassing the build-up through the first few…[Read more]

]]> fd1284f5444795a8d26b5ff5479aacd2 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/25/#post-5726 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:01:42 +1000 Very interesting – the full 1995 article is at the archive:
https://ia601801.us.archive.org/21/items/statistical-crystallography-a-practical-method-to-quantify-toxic-effects-on-spider-web-patterns/Statistical%20Crystallography%20A%20practical%20method%20to%20quantify%20toxic%20effects%20on%20spider%20web%20patterns_text.pdf
It all started in 1948…[Read more]

]]> e103d8da6f0a833fc41020745681cc85 DeVaultSetter started the topic Email Delivery Improvements in the forum Forum https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/email-delivery-improvements/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:51:16 +1000 The hosting providers have tightened up some areas relating to email authentication, thus (hopefully) resulting in even more email hosters accepting emails from StearnVault.

]]> 45e78c752ff51b4d98c33357f16fdefa DeVaultSetter replied to the topic From Go to Blown in Wind's Woes in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/from-go-to-blow-in-winds-woes/#post-5671 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:40:51 +1000 Further eruptions of shenanigans, now with hibernation – Hibernate Resume: How to wake on USB keyboard and not on USB mouse?
It’s personal preference really that nudging a mouse should wake the system. If the mouse is configured to wake the computer, the pointer can sometimes be lost due to the weird handling of the power state.
Hibernate is also…[Read more]

]]> 18342a315fda9518140ff8893c6f7860 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Hardware Relics in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/hardware_relics/page/5/#post-5644 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:06:55 +1000 Great info on the site! πŸ™‚
The Answers section is a bit odd on account of the thin detail in most of the questions – as of late most of those would get a fairly good quality response in the browser AIs.
What kind of vacuum tubes are you working with? There’s some good info at Antique Radios where it’s proposed the reliability of some may not be…[Read more]

]]> 715743e4346c0b96826375d230e0d237 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5633 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:49:36 +1000 Just curious if Code Geass is available in other languages – take it there is an English dub?
Back to some of the other stuff – admittedly much of it is formula driven along with recurrences of familiar themes. Treasure & Dirt offers a wide spectrum of character templates mixed together in a raw and cinematic setting of heat, rock and intrigue and…[Read more]

]]> 0a520e9f335c5ef7f12cc7b6cb6527db DeVaultSetter replied to the topic The Long Hall of Hilarity in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/the-long-hall-of-hilarity/page/2/#post-5630 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:22:01 +1000 The kids love it, adults not so sure it seems:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqe37zrw2xo
Someone on a comedy show mentioned – The Hindenburg?

]]> 0b3c1b8c365e8970f9b74d369bebc3ee DeVaultSetter replied to the topic From Go to Blown in Wind's Woes in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/from-go-to-blow-in-winds-woes/#post-5628 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:08:29 +1000 Funny thing, after connecting the Windows account to the new PC, got a couple of Welcome to Windows 11 emails about a week on. Guess there is no way MS know how long you have been running the PC on a device only account beforehand, else the email could read something like “A Belated Welcome to Windows 11 (in case your initial experience was…[Read more]

]]> c4744ab3dd19fb1dc4035f5056d8eb1e DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5627 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:53:48 +1000 Wonder if they’ll ever get an explore-at_own_risk/no_particular_destination mode for robots? No doubt extra accommodation will be appreciated by travellers ending up in places like Timbuktu!
AI is now doing the academic rounds and popping up in more esoteric areas such as astrophysics explaining things like
Why the Speed of Light Is NOT a Speed.…[Read more]

]]> f17ae0660f18ec009a31b737fa70bc8d DeVaultSetter replied to the topic From Go to Blown in Wind's Woes in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/from-go-to-blow-in-winds-woes/#post-5625 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:11:41 +1000 Excellent list of games, do the community features extend to participation – anonymous players joining in at any time for eternal ArchLinux Hall of Fame glory?
Yikes, the above link was retired, and the above keyboard lights issue has undergone some resolution.
Windows now has native tarball support, albeit a bit wonky. In the site backup…[Read more]

]]> 46419f6c7b90ff116fb81543f44905f0 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Computer Setup in the forum Projects https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/computer-setup/page/5/#post-5621 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:19:59 +1000 After a couple of hiccups here and here, the new machine is setup just about.
https://valid.cpuid.com/j2jys8n3
Our local Mr Fixit put it all together rather smoothly until I presented him with an old SATA drive that was thought to be okay – but had an invalid status with the read only flag permanently on. πŸ˜›
It sports the old SB soundcard and the…[Read more]

]]> afe486f945ae23ff0b3a2a9187ac4266 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5616 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:52:52 +1000 Yeah, there’s also an issue with using batteries (in either series or parallel) with differing DCIRs/Capacity/Voltage in torches, say, when things can get rather unstable.
Teetotaler then? Sometimes use it with meat here, do have a penchant f0r brandy puddings.
What are your thoughts on interacting with a world of L5 autonomous…[Read more]

]]> bee005addabac297b9572c7396611704 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Cooking in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/cooking/page/2/#post-5612 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:36:15 +1000 There’s a nice little article on sharpening:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sharpening/wiki/gettingstarted
Funny, some of the text displayed in the Google Reddit page snippets in search results are not found on the page!
Also found out that both sides must be sharpened if using for slicing.
Nice, it’s fair to say more details on some recipes would be a…[Read more]

]]> 1a16ecb704af0f947d18e376f93cabed DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5596 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:32:42 +1000 Careful, He Might Hear You suffers from a once common Australian ailment – superb orchestration to much over the top in covering the comparatively mediocre dramatic episodes that bedeck the narrative. Still, themes and motifs are consistent, and the happy ending comes as a pleasant surprise.
Seven Types of Ambiguity is a well-crafted and intricate…[Read more]

]]> 6836f081e4d883db11431261259172bc DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5595 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:49:45 +1000 There’s one in the deep south still:
https://www.royalwarrant.org/company/mcilhenny-company
Have a bottle of the habanero somewhere – potent stuff. πŸ™‚

The curious case of increasing capacity versus increasing voltage:

How to Connect Batteries in Series and Parallel


It seems fine conceptually, and then again electricity…[Read more]

]]> ecf7c228f02775cd4300dc9f486995b8 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic MWEdit in the forum Projects https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/mwedit/page/17/#post-5594 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:39:32 +1000 Oh right, are you still on Debian or were there plans to change to Arch Linux/OpenSuse?
OpenSuse looks cool for the VM: prefer Leap to Tumbleweed?

]]> e1d5923c169586cab0561de25e6c8213 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic MWEdit in the forum Projects https://www.stearnvault.com/forums/topic/mwedit/page/17/#post-5589 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:19:33 +1000 Ok, looks like a bit going on with it, especially when the docs refer to using version x of this with version y of that, what happens when the versions change? Well, the good news is a new Windows rig coming this way this week, details of which will be posted accordingly.
It’s preferable to use that instead of the HP, as the security here gets a…[Read more]

]]> 59387219dd21242681454ead7cb3ab8d DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Sounds and Music in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/sounds-and-music/page/5/#post-5586 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:46:52 +1000 Thanks – will keep in mind electric fence etiquette:

They chose a mighty fine song to wind up Shrek 4:

]]> 1c02b4d74520ca434ab29da7bcfe440c DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5542 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:15:44 +1000 Never experienced anything like a crypto themed dream- the complexity of a musical one is sure to be enhanced by different tuning/scaling. Come to think of it, how about some kind of psychometric device for downloading dreams and converting them to text?
Wow, an absolute monster indeed. Looks like it’s ready t0 go in a Linux system – do you use…[Read more]

]]> c3bee4c52f93f8ed3bd77a45c1fb4aef DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Veg in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/veg/page/2/#post-5540 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:27:07 +1000 The worms suffered a near mass extinction event soon after- possible reasons being new home/acidity/heat – all of which were checked out. In the case of heat, the bin is well protected under the house, and some worms in castings in a separate area exposed to sun were fine. Population recovery is slow but sure. πŸ™‚
Have a young Indian guava outside…[Read more]

]]> 53ef41459d420154159074cfefd016ef DeVaultSetter replied to the topic The Long Hall of Hilarity in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/the-long-hall-of-hilarity/page/2/#post-5536 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:50:07 +1000 Consensus is pretty good! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/249785452-mad-about-dc-2026–1-mad-about-dc
Weird – Amazon offer a Kindle version and another which won’t ship to this location. Going into a newsagency/magazine shop used to be so easy. πŸ™

In what day of the year do all parents decide to focus greatly on their progeny and issue?
In…[Read more]

]]> 8c08a581282b85f27d79a9d56c18f59d DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Sounds and Music in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/sounds-and-music/page/5/#post-5535 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:43:29 +1000
Ren and Stimpy also had La Femme from the same composer:

Funny as there seems to be a foul-up with the KPM listing. This and this have it as by Caesar Giovannini & Wayne Robinson.
La Femme doesn’t have piano for a start, and the arrangement style is more akin…[Read more]

]]> d6c5d1f996931a155c92cf563538699e DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5534 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:29:10 +1000 Titan’s too cold for us at present – is there hope in establishing a colony underneath the surface of the moon? Bio-engineering our brain processes to vicariously sense robots skating and cavorting on the icy plains above is another possibility.
It might also depend on the provenance of the coffee itself. It seems 6-7 bars works for many – in…[Read more]

]]> 9654a47a2a0f049eb7c7d760790f1857 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5530 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:59:25 +1000 All those things would certainly add multiple dimensions to the game experience. Especially when balancing stuff like this:

Yes, the links to Calvin Ball in that section are tenuous at best.

Never put a candidate in a hat

And then pull out a rabbit instead. Which probably means Penn & Teller want to get…[Read more]

]]> 4540fe939035839ac2b12b6d6387399c DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5529 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:44:17 +1000 Ah, okay the FTA channels and streamers get a lot of content from Britbox over here, so super lucky. If ever reaching out for a rich serving of good ol’ classic Coen Bros. yeehah, look no further than Raising Arizona. The banjo Ode to Joy continues chime in with the tinnitus even as we type. πŸ˜›

]]> c4d8f3fd829b918fc21d7647d9575cc8 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5527 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:37:47 +1000 The Jetty is one where they throw a bunch of characters, mysteries, tropes, moralising and murder into the pot and hope it all comes out right. Would have been bearable if the dialogue had any pith, and the ending was not such a disaster. Nevertheless, a potential salve for depression is there if so inclined. πŸ™‚
Cheat was better, but don’t expect…[Read more]

]]> aa8e09d0fa5de42bdb9701ae3fa1d76a DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/24/#post-5525 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:55:48 +1000 Fabulous. πŸ™‚ Updated the Wikipedia link.
Oh, the memory has returned – turns out Lucille Ball’s husband was Henry after all. πŸ˜›
Great! More info over here:
https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Calvin_Ball

According to Role-playing game designer Ron Edwards, “Calvinballing” is when a player in a tabletop role-playing game utilizes mean-spirited…

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]]> f2927807a6f307ebecdd87a5e1362e5f DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/23/#post-5522 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:31:35 +1000 The original Evil Overlod list is here: https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Butler%27s_Original_Evil_Overlord_List
Best to get a copy in case, as the original site has gone, and if it exists in IA, not easy to find.
Anspach’s version is everywhere, including at IA where this was crawled in…[Read more]

]]> 7923840ae4b426f2b6af7bcf3d125f19 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/23/#post-5501 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:52:48 +1000 Is there some element of engagement farming as one critic put it?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600730
It’s a bit catty admittedly, it’s not easy to determine whether all of the prose and images were AI generated. No matter, the article is engaging enough to warrant a nod of affirmation at least. πŸ˜›
Anaesthesia with diethyl ether impairs…[Read more]

]]> 8dc23be3e7272a89a0e8f7cd42aaa80a DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5497 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:18:03 +1000 Also came across this one, lo-fi sci-fi comedy with an Aussie tang:

The YouTube link has the episodes. πŸ™‚
Civil War doesn’t tick all of the boxes, especially those for the faint hearted. Sweeping aside the reason and purpose of the conflict involving a…[Read more]

]]> 14b5a3d0afb754ff3e560b093575d8da DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/23/#post-5496 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:44:13 +1000 Yeah, the plastic components are sure to degrade faster in sunlight, and as well as algΓ¦ there are ants and spiders. Still, an ezy clip/Velcro cover might work. πŸ˜›
Funny how our conception of Leonardo’s approach to each subject is as Leoni arranged it, long time taught in schools and in encyclopΓ¦dic reference. The new Leonardo paradigm will be t…[Read more]

]]> 975913ec04ccb93ab45b8a6ce8faae25 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Films & TV Shows in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/films-tv-shows/page/17/#post-5488 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:46:13 +1000 Never got into SpongeBob – from the promos it never looked as if it had added anything to than say the artistic finery of The Simpsons – or Beavis & Butthead et all. It seemed to flounder after a while, too. Did you get any laughs from it?
πŸ™‚ There’s a project for a rainy day, a rogue’s gallery of snapshots from your favourite D-grade movies.…[Read more]

]]> b0bc0f59d07cfd7c7a6eadf7ab03b0c1 DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/23/#post-5485 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:29:13 +1000 Bigger brains aren’t necessarily better it seems, here’s the video btw:

On the radio the other day was Purity, filth and ‘promiscuous defecators’: why we’re weird about poo, note the classification under “Philosophy, Public Health, Recycling and Waste Management.” For a start reverse the order read Waste…[Read more]

]]> df361dbf7c4c2b73084e3a2d905f4d8e DeVaultSetter replied to the topic Random in the forum Discussion https://stearnvault.com/forums/topic/random/page/23/#post-5469 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:20:58 +1000 Descarte’s notion of consciousness => pain was a good try, bottom line is we cannot feel what animals fell unless we can be imbued with animal traits for experimentation. Which means becoming a candidate for a fun filled jaunt over at the
The Island of Doctor Moreau or similar. Not on this bucket list. πŸ˜›
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