NanoRaptor

vampiress , 2 months ago to random

Words can't effectively describe how much I hate modern PCs.

Just fought a losing battle against the ghastly work heater I was issued years ago, which has decided it will now display nothing on the screen ever, because I changed cables between it and the monitor.

Even when I change them back, it doesn't work.

All the cables/plugs work fine with my various macs and raspberry pis.

NanoRaptor , 2 months ago

@vampiress The rants I do at work... oh so similar.

I have the opposite problem too, a HP monitor that when plugged into one particular RIP (a Win7 PC) will die to black screen in minutes. After that it just won't work with ANY other device.

Give it a few days in the pile of things to be thrown out, and it works again with anything for any amount of time, except the one PC that 'kills' it.

futurebird , 2 months ago to random

I've finally started saving the pdfs of the papers I read in organized folders by topic so I can find them again. I give them clear titles so I know what they are (not DOI345234.pdf) I even put the folder "in the cloud" so I can read them on my phone when I'm bored.

...

please clap

NanoRaptor , 2 months ago

@futurebird if I applaud you then I applaud me and I’m up for that. Relatively organised folders of well-named files <3.

futurebird , 2 months ago to random

Whenever complementing someone's pet I like to use the category that includes their pet along with ants.

Pet Bees "adorable hymenopterans!"
Pet Beetle "what a lovely insect"
Pet Crab "what a cute arthropod"
Pet dog "Such a charming bilaterian!"

NanoRaptor , 2 months ago

@futurebird rabbits are literal grass hoppers.

vampiress , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

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NanoRaptor , 3 months ago

@vampiress I'd even prefer a return to overdone HDR effect photos compared to this gunk.

NanoRaptor , 3 months ago to random

For a co-worker.

A photo of a medication box for Spice melange 60 straws. The box has a blue sky and sand dune image, with warnings. CAUTION MAY CAUSE PERMANENT IRIS AND SCLERA DISCOLOURATION and PRESCIENCE ENHANCER RESULTS WILL VARY.

NanoRaptor OP , 3 months ago

@Limey_tank Bread.

vampiress , 3 months ago to random

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NanoRaptor , 3 months ago

@vampiress Anti-Christ. I was in a very different place in life to now, and the one time I watched it and it made it to my top 3 was what I needed, and that's it, no need to think any more on it, it did its job and it will now stay where it is.

vampiress , 3 months ago to random

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NanoRaptor , 3 months ago

@vampiress

Yes!

Xfiles album track 0 - 'Time jesum transeuntum et non riverentum'.

Found by starting to play track 1 then seeking backwards before the beginning for several minutes.

epic track too!

vampiress , 4 months ago to random

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NanoRaptor , 4 months ago

@vampiress One of my two irc hangouts is the #68kmla (very classic mac focused, but also random weird stuff). It's on irc.68kmla.org (the other is #xkcd on irc.slashnet.org and is other general kind geekfolk.)

NanoRaptor , 4 months ago to random

Did you know if you don't want to retrobright your AEKII then you can wrap your iMac in the same colour to match and it works a treat.

NanoRaptor OP , 4 months ago

@vampiress And the sides too! There's a nice large bezel there. I am yet to do this one and I have the files floating around somewhere.