That is pretty awesome!
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'War Stories'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Gudanov - Sep 25, 2020 10:34:08 am PDT #25393 of 25488
Coding and Sleeping
Gris - Sep 26, 2020 10:08:41 am PDT #25394 of 25488
Hey. New board.
Thanks! I gave my students a little template project to make really basic single-screen apps - essentially an html file with a couple of sample screens in that form and a javascript function called "switch_screen(id)" to enable the screen switching through hiding/showing the sections - to let them focus more on the javascript side of things and less on the HTML. We have been learning java in the course mostly, and there are decent GUI builder tools for java GUI apps, but a lot of them want to do web stuff for their final project.
The drag-and-drop javascript DOM API is much easier to use than I thought it would be, honestly.
aurelia - Oct 04, 2020 4:36:16 pm PDT #25395 of 25488
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
What would cause my computer to display some websites and some email without the letters Y and z, and display x as quote marks? Wall Street Journal does that. And NY Times shows up that way but resolves into normal. Am I missing a font or something?
Zenkitty - Oct 29, 2020 6:19:51 am PDT #25396 of 25488
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Never mind, problem solved.
Tom Scola - Nov 10, 2020 10:36:00 am PST #25397 of 25488
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
It's interesting watching Intel's stock price drop in real time during Apple's presentation.
Tom Scola - Nov 15, 2020 8:42:29 am PST #25398 of 25488
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
By far the best new feature of macOS Big Sur is that they changed the sound it makes when you empty the trash can.
SO satisfying.
sj - Dec 19, 2020 11:10:12 am PST #25399 of 25488
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My very old printer will no longer speak to my computer. I’ve tried all the internet advice for fixing it and nothing works. So I need recommendations for a printer scanner that will work well with a PC and a Mac and isn’t pricey.
Gris - Dec 21, 2020 3:18:23 am PST #25400 of 25488
Hey. New board.
I like Brother printers and combos. Laser though, not inkjet, not sure what your preference is.
Jessica - Dec 21, 2020 6:24:12 am PST #25401 of 25488
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
My Epson inkjet has been on the brink of death for years now and I really just need it to get it over with so I can buy a laser printer instead.
Vonnie K - Dec 21, 2020 2:38:23 pm PST #25402 of 25488
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
One quick Google later -- A Printer That *Won’t* Dry Up Between Jobs — & 4 Others Printers For Infrequent Use: [link]
I have an old InkJet but can't be arsed to deal with dried-out cartridges, so haven't used it for a couple of years. This convo reminded me that I need an affordable printer/copier/scanner, preferably Laser, that I occasionally have to use for those weeks when I have to WFH. Too lazy for further research, so I just went ahead and bought the first recommended printer on that article off Amazon, which is not bad price-wise ($138), with an after-market non-HP B/W cartridge that's $20 cheaper than the HP version. Hopefully it works fine! There are a bunch of one star reviews about connectivity issues, but I just plan on parking it on the desk with a USB connector to my desktop, so it should be straightforward? We shall see.